Simon Schempp

{{Infobox biathlete

| name = Simon Schempp

| image = 2018-01-15 Olympiaeinkleidung Deutschland 2018 by Sandro Halank–123.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| alt =

| caption = Schempp in 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|11|14}}

| birth_place = Mutlangen, West Germany

| occupation = Customs officer

| height = 1.78 m

| weight =

| website = [http://www.simon.com.de/ simon.com.de]

| disciplines = Biathlon

| club = SZ Uhingen

| skis = Rossignol

| rifle = Anschütz

| wcdebut = 11 March 2009

| olympicteams = 3 (2010, 2014, 2018)

| olympicmedals = 3

| olympicgolds = 0

| worldsteams = 4 (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017)

| worldsmedals = 8

| worldsgolds = 4

| wcseasons = 13 (2008/09–2020/21)

| wcraces =

| wcraceswithrelays =

| wcwins = 12

| wcrelayswins = 18

| wcpodiums = 26

| wcrelayspodiums = 55

| wcoveralls =

| wctitles =

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCount

|Olympic Games|0|2|1

|World Championships|4|2|2

|Total|4|4|3

}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Pyeongchang|Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start}}

{{MedalGold|{{nowrap|2010 Khanty-Mansiysk}}|Mixed relay}}

{{MedalBronze|{{Nowrap|2012 Ruhpolding}}|{{Nowrap|4 × 7.5 km relay}}}}

}}

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.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/simon-schempp-1.html |title=Simon Schempp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191027/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/simon-schempp-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17}}

On 28 January 2021, he announced his retirement.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTGER11411198801 |title=Simon Schempp |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=20 July 2015}}

=Olympic Games=

2 medals (2 silver)

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}}

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}}

align=left |{{flagicon|Canada}} 2010 Vancouver

| —

| 5th

| {{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|Russia}} 2014 Sochi

| 16th

| 15th

| 6th

| 13th

| style="background:silver"| Silver

| DSQ

align=left |{{flagicon|South Korea}} 2018 Pyeongchang

| 36th

| 7th

| 5th

| style="background:silver"| Silver

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

:*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

=World Championships=

8 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)

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!Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}}

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}}

align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk

| {{n/a}}

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} 2012 Ruhpolding

| 90th

| 19th

| 9th

| 26th

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

| —

align=left |{{flagicon|CZE}} 2013 Nové Město

| —

| 28th

| 18th

| 14th

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

| 13th

align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} 2015 Kontiolahti

| 8th

| 77th

| —

| 8th

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

| —

align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} 2016 Oslo

| 16th

| 8th

| 18th

| 19th

| style="background:silver;"| Silver

align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} 2017 Hochfilzen

| 13th

| 9th

| 10th

| style="background:gold"| Gold

| 4th

| style="background:gold"| 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)

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!Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2007 Martell-Val Martello

| 5th

| 4th

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} 2008 Ruhpolding

| 9th

| 5th

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

align=left |{{flagicon|CAN}} 2009 Canmore

| 5th

| 6th

| style="background:silver"| Silver

| style="background:gold;"| Gold

=World Cup=

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class="hintergrundfarbe5" ! rowspan="2" style="width:4%;"\| Season ! colspan="2" \| Overall ! colspan="2" \| Individual ! colspan="2" \| Sprint ! colspan="2" \| Pursuit ! colspan="2" \| Mass start
class="hintergrundfarbe5" ! style="width:5%;"\| Points ! style="width:5%;"\| Position ! style="width:5%;"\| Points ! style="width:5%;"\| Position ! style="width:5%;"\| Points ! style="width:5%;"\| Position ! style="width:5%;"\| Points ! style="width:5%;"\| Position ! style="width:5%;"\| Points ! style="width:5%;"\| Position
\|2008–09	86	60th	17	59th	38	58th	31	54th	0	{{n/a}}
\|2009–10	216	36th	0	{{n/a}}	94	36th	122	13th	0	{{n/a}}
\|2010–11	26	87th	13	60th	0	{{n/a}}	13	70th	0	{{n/a}}
\|2011–12	367	26th	59	16th	116	28th	132	21st	60	27th
\|2012–13	341	29th	6	63rd	127	27th	106	32nd	102	17th
\|2013–14	521	10th	32	26th	211	11th	218	6th	60	21st
\|2014–15	792	4th	64	14th	354	style="background:#cfaa88;"\| 3rd	228	4th	146	7th
\|2015–16	769	4th	79	9th	316	style="background:silver;"\| 2nd	251	6th	123	14th
2016–17	741	5th	68	13th	209	11th	233	6th	231	style="background:silver;"\| 2nd
2017–18 \|484 \|12th \|53 \|9th \|212 \|7th \|140 \|16th \|79 \|25th
2018–19 \|134 \|44th \|40 \|27th \|29 \|56th \|49 \|39th \|16 \|40th
2019–20 \|119 \|41st \|0 \|{{n/a}} \|53 \|44th \|44 \|32nd \|22 \|41st

=Individual victories=

12 victories (5 Sp, 4 Pu, 3 MS)

Season ! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Level
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rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"\| 2013–14 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu)	17 January 2014	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Antholz-Anterselva	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
18 January 2014	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Antholz-Anterselva	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"\| 2014–15 3 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu, 1 MS)	18 January 2015	{{flagicon\|GER}} Ruhpolding	15 km mass start	Biathlon World Cup
22 January 2015	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Antholz-Anterselva	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
24 January 2015	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Antholz-Anterselva	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"\| 2015–16 5 victories (3 Sp, 2 Pu)	11 December 2015	{{flagicon\|AUT}} Hochfilzen	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
17 December 2015	{{flagicon\|SLO}} Pokljuka	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
19 December 2015	{{flagicon\|SLO}} Pokljuka	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
22 January 2016	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Antholz-Anterselva	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
19 March 2016	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Khanty-Mansiysk	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"\| 2016–17 2 victory (2 MS)	8 January 2017	{{flagicon\|GER}} Oberhof	15 km mass start	Biathlon World Cup
19 February 2017	{{flagicon\|AUT}} Hochfilzen	15 km mass start	\|Biathlon World Championship