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 Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position2008–09 86 60th 17 59th 38 58th 31 54th 0 2009–10 216 36th 0 94 36th 122 13th 0 2010–11 26 87th 13 60th 0 13 70th 0 2011–12 367 26th 59 16th 116 28th 132 21st 60 27th2012–13 341 29th 6 63rd 127 27th 106 32nd 102 17th2013–14 521 10th 32 26th 211 11th 218 6th 60 21st2014–15 792 4th 64 14th 354 3rd 228 4th 146 7th2015–16 769 4th 79 9th 316 2nd 251 6th 123 14th2016–17 741 5th 68 13th 209 11th 233 6th 231 2nd2017–1848412th539th2127th14016th7925th2018–1913444th4027th2956th4939th1640th2019–2011941st05344th4432nd2241st
Individual victories 12 victories (5 Sp, 4 Pu, 3 MS) Season Date Location Discipline Level 2013–14 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) 17 January 2014 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup 18 January 2014 Antholz-Anterselva12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup 2014–15 3 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu, 1 MS) 18 January 2015 Ruhpolding15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup 22 January 2015 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup 24 January 2015 Antholz-Anterselva12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup 2015–16 5 victories (3 Sp, 2 Pu) 11 December 2015 Hochfilzen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup 17 December 2015 Pokljuka10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup 19 December 2015 Pokljuka12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup 22 January 2016 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup 19 March 2016 Khanty-Mansiysk12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup 2016–17 2 victory (2 MS) 8 January 2017 Oberhof15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup19 February 2017 Hochfilzen 15 km mass startBiathlon World Championship *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
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