Simon Schempp

Simon Schempp (born 14 November 1988) is a German former biathlete.

Career In 2009, he made his World Cup debut. He became world champion by winning gold in the 15 km 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.

On 28 January 2021, he announced his retirement.

Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games 3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2010 Vancouver — — — — 5th 2014 Sochi 16th 15th 6th 13th Gold DSQ 2018 Pyeongchang 36th 7th 5th Silver Bronze The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships 8 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk Gold 2012 Ruhpolding 90th 19th 9th 26th Bronze — 2013 Nové Město — 28th 18th 14th Bronze 13th 2015 Kontiolahti 8th 77th — 8th Gold — 2016 Oslo 16th 8th 18th 19th Silver Silver 2017 Hochfilzen 13th 9th 10th Gold 4th Gold During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Junior/Youth World Championships 5 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2007 Martell-Val Martello 5th 4th Bronze Gold 2008 Ruhpolding 9th 5th 5th Bronze 2009 Canmore 5th 6th Silver Gold

World Cup

Individual victories 12 victories (5 Sp, 4 Pu, 3 MS) Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.