Matthias Simmen

{{Short description|Swiss biathlete (born 1972)}}

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| birth_place = Altdorf, Uri, Switzerland

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Matthias Simmen (born in Altdorf, Uri on {{birth date|1972|2|3}}) is a retired Swiss biathlete.[http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTSUI10302197201 IBU Profile]

He competed in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191747/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/matthias-simmen-1.html Sports-Reference Profile]

He earned one Biathlon World Cup podium finish, 3rd in the sprint event in the 2006/07 event at Hochfilzen. That was the first podium finish ever for a Swiss biathlete.{{cite web |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases/do/detail.html?presse=1285 |title=Oslo Awards and Endings |author=Jerry Kokesh |website=Biathlonworld |publisher=International Biathlon Union |accessdate=25 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012032356/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases/do/detail.html?presse=1285 |archivedate=12 October 2014 }} His best finish at the Biathlon World Championships was 10th, in 2007. His best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup came in 2006/07, when he placed 29th.

Simmen retired after the 2010–11 season.