Simone Hauswald

Simone Hye-Soon Hauswald (born Simone Hye-Soon Denkinger; 3 May 1979) is a former German biathlete and Winter Olympics bronze medalist. In 2008, she won her first single World Cup Race. Hauswald retired after the 2009–10 season.[1]

Simone Hauswald
Hauswald in Sandnes
Full nameSimone Hye-Soon Denkinger
Born (1979-05-03) 3 May 1979
Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Ski clubSC Gosheim
World Cup career
Seasons2000-2010
Individual wins7
Indiv. podiums16
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver12.5 km mass start
2010 Vancouver 4 × 6 km relay
World Championships
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
2009 Pyeongchang 7.5 km sprint
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 6 km relay
2004 Oberhof 4 × 6 km relay
2009 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
Updated on March 21, 2010.

Biography

Hauswald was born to a German father and Korean mother. As a teenager she trained at the Skiinternat Furtwangen, an alpine sports training facility in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, and met her coach and future husband, former skier Steffen Hauswald.[2] The couple have twin daughters.

Career highlights
IBU World Championships
2003, Khanty-Mansiysk, 3rd at team relay (with Disl / Wilhelm / Glagow)
2004, Oberhof, 3rd at team relay (with Glagow / Apel / Wilhelm)
2009, Pyeongchang, 2nd at sprint
2009, Pyeongchang, 3rd at mixed relay
IBU World Junior Championships
1998, Jericho, 1st at individual race
1998, Jericho, 8th at sprint
1999, Pokljuka, 1st at team relay (with Flatscher / Glagow)
1999, Pokljuka, 2nd at individual race
World Cup
2002, Östersund, 1st at team relay (with Apel / Disl / Wilhelm)
2002, Pokljuka, 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / K. Beer)
2002, Osrblie, 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / K. Beer / Wilhelm)
2003, Antholz, 2nd at team relay (with Disl / R. Beer / Wilhelm)
2004, Ruhpolding, 1st at team relay (with Disl / Apel / Wilhelm)
2005, Antholz, 3rd at pursuit
2005, Khanty-Mansiysk, 3rd at sprint
2005, Hochfilzen, 3rd at team relay (with Glagow / Apel / Wilhelm)
2006, Ruhpolding, 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / Apel)
2007, Ruhpolding, 2nd at team relay (with Hitzer / Neuner / Wilhelm)
2007, Kontiolahti, 3rd at individual race
2007, Hochfilzen, 1st at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / Wilhelm)
2007-08, Oberhof, 1st at team relay (with Henkel / Hitzer / Wilhelm)
2008, Hochfilzen, 1st at sprint
2008, Hochfilzen, 3rd at pursuit
2008, Hochfilzen, 3rd at individual race
2009, Vancouver-Whistler 1st at individual race
2009, Trondheim, 2nd at mass start
2009, Khanty-Mansiysk, 2nd at sprint
2009, Khanty-Mansiysk 1st at mass start
World Military Championships
2004, Östersund, 2nd at team patrol (with Künzel / Apel / Wilhelm)
European Championships
2000, Zakopane, 3rd at individual race
2000, Zakopane, 3rd at team relay (with Wagenführ / Klein / Wilhelm)
2001, Haute Maurienne, 1st at team relay (with K. Beer / Flatscher / Menzel)
2001, Haute Maurienne, 2nd at sprint
2002, Kontiolahti, 1st at team relay (with Menzel / Klein / Buchholz)
European Cup
2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st at pursuit
2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st at team relay (with Niziak / Ertl / Buchholz)
2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st at sprint

Season titles
Season Discipline
2010Sprint

Race victories

7 race victories (3 Sprint, 2 Mass Start, 1 Individual, 1 Pursuit)

Season Date Location Race
200912 December 2008 Hochfilzen, AustriaSprint
11 March 2009 Vancouver-Whistler, CanadaIndividual
29 March 2009 Khanty-Mansiysk, RussiaMass Start
20108 January 2010 Oberhof, GermanySprint
18 March 2010 Oslo-Holmenkollen, NorwaySprint
20 March 2010 Oslo-Holmenkollen, NorwayPursuit
21 March 2010 Oslo-Holmenkollen, NorwayMass Start

References
  1. Kokesh, Jerry (21 November 2010). "New-Look German Team Aiming for the Top". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. "Hier ist es fast schöner als im Schwarzwald" (in German). Badische Zeitung. August 31, 2010.
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