Simon Fourcade (born 25 April 1984) is a French former

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and

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. He won a gold medal in the individual at the 2003 Biathlon Junior World Championships. Although he never took a solo

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race win, he took eight World Cup wins as a member of relay teams - six in men's relays and two in mixed relays. He retired from competition in March 2019. He is the older brother of fellow biathlete

Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade (; born 14 September 1988) is a French biathlete and sous-lieutenant. He is a five-time Olympic champion, a thirteen-time World Champion and a seven-time winner of the Overall World Cup. As of February 2018, he is the most succes ...

Biathlon results

Olympics

World Championships

''5 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.''

World Cup

;World Cup rankings ;Relay victories 8 victories

References

External links

Personal website
* 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Perpignan French male biathletes Olympic biathletes for France Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon World Championships medalists {{France-biathlon-bio-stub