Matthias Simmen (born in

Altdorf, Uri Altdorf (sometimes written as ''Altdorf UR'' in order to distinguish it from the other "Altdorfs"; German for "old village") is a historic town and municipality in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri. The municipality cove ...

on ) is a retired Swiss biathlete.IBU Profile
/ref> He competed in the

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, 2006 and

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for Switzerland. His best finish was 9th, as a member of the Swiss relay team in 2010. His best individual performance was 23rd, in the 2006 pursuit.Sports-Reference Profile
/ref> He earned one

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podium finish, 3rd in the sprint event in the 2006/07 event at

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. That was the first podium finish ever for a Swiss biathlete. His best finish at the

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was 10th, in

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. His best overall finish in the

came in 2006/07, when he placed 29th. Simmen retired after the 2010–11 season.

World Cup Podiums

References

1972 births Living people Swiss male biathletes Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Switzerland People from the canton of Uri {{Switzerland-biathlon-bio-stub