Simon Eder


Simon Eder is an Austrian biathlete.

Career

His first World Cup win was in the Khanty-Mansiysk mass-start race on 29 March 2009.
Eder represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics and in 2014 Winter Olympics. He won 2 medals: silver in the Men's relay in 2010, and a bronze in Men's relay in 2014. Both of the relays together with Daniel Mesotitsch, Dominik Landertinger and Christoph Sumann.
He is known for his fast shooting times, having recorded sub-20 second performances on the shooting range. He is the son of former biathlete and Austrian national biathlon coach Alfred Eder.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

2 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
2010 Vancouver6th11th4th25thSilver
2014 Sochi4th7th8th16thBronze
2018 Pyeongchang11th28th14th14th4th10th

World Championships

4 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
2007 Antholz-Anterselva68th6th
2008 Östersund20th33rd23rd15th4th
2009 Pyeongchang8th14th8thSilver
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk17th17th14th9th9th
2012 Ruhpolding23rd46th34th5th
2013 Nové Město42nd10th12th18th5th
2015 Kontiolahti20th46th12th19th5th5th
2016 OsloBronze27th16th11th4th5th
2017 Hochfilzen12th22nd12thBronzeBronze9th
2019 ÖstersundDNF15th10th7th8th

Junior/Youth World Championships

2 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
2002 Ridnaun-Val RidannaGold35th17th9th
2003 Kościelisko13th18th9th8th
2004 Haute Maurienne4thBronze7th

Individual victories

3 victories
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
2008–09
1 victory
29 March 2009 Khanty-Mansiysk15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
2013–14
1 victory
22 March 2014 Oslo Holmenkollen12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2015–16
1 victory
9 January 2016 Ruhpolding12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup