Simon Schempp


Simon Schempp is a German biathlete. In 2009, he made his World Cup debut. He became world champion by winning gold in the 15km mass start race at the Biathlon World Championships 2017 in Hochfilzen. He also won three more gold medals, two for being part of the German Biathlon World Championships 2010 mixed relay team in Khanty-Mansiysk and the German Biathlon World Championships 2017 mixed relay team in Hochfilzen, and one gold medal as part of the German Biathlon World Championships 2015 men's relay team in Kontiolahti.
He also competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing fifth as part of the German team in the men's relay.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

2 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
2010 Vancouver5th
2014 Sochi16th15th6th13thGoldDSQ
2018 Pyeongchang36th7th5thSilverBronze

World Championships

8 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
2010 Khanty-MansiyskGold
2012 Ruhpolding90th19th9th26thBronze
2013 Nové Město28th18th14thBronze13th
2015 Kontiolahti8th77th8thGold
2016 Oslo16th8th18th19thSilverSilver
2017 Hochfilzen13th9th10thGold4thGold

Junior/Youth World Championships

5 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
2007 Martell-Val Martello5th4thBronzeGold
2008 Ruhpolding9th5th5thBronze
2009 Canmore5th6thSilverGold

World Cup

Individual victories

12 victories
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
2013–14
2 victories
17 January 2014 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2013–14
2 victories
18 January 2014 Antholz-Anterselva12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2014–15
3 victories
18 January 2015 Ruhpolding15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
2014–15
3 victories
22 January 2015 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2014–15
3 victories
24 January 2015 Antholz-Anterselva12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2015–16
5 victories
11 December 2015 Hochfilzen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2015–16
5 victories
17 December 2015 Pokljuka10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2015–16
5 victories
19 December 2015 Pokljuka12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2015–16
5 victories
22 January 2016 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2015–16
5 victories
19 March 2016 Khanty-Mansiysk12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
2016–17
2 victory
8 January 2017 Oberhof15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
2016–17
2 victory
19 February 2017 Hochfilzen15 km mass startBiathlon World Championship