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Simon Desthieux (born 3 December 1991) is a French biathlete,[1] olympic champion and world champion.

Simon Desthieux

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1991-12-03) 3 December 1991 (age 30) Belley, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Lompnes
World Cup debut	2012
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals	2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	7 (2013–2021)
Medals	4 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	10 (2012/13–2021/22)
Individual victories	2
All victories	13
Individual podiums	8
All podiums	31
Overall titles	0
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  France Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Mixed relay 2022 Beijing 4 × 7.5 km relay World Championships 2020 Antholz 4 × 7.5 km relay 2017 Hochfilzen 4 × 7.5 km relay 2021 Pokljuka 10 km sprint Junior World Championships 2011 Nové Město 15 km individual 2012 Kontiolahti 10 km sprint 2012 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay Youth World Championships 2010 Torsby 3 × 7.5 km relay

He competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics for France where he finished 45th in the sprint and 21st in the pursuit. Desthieux won his first World Championship medal in Hochfilzen 2017 when he was a part of men's relay team that became second. Next year he was a part of France's mixed relay team in the 2018 Winter Olympics and won his first Olympic gold medal. In Antholz-Anterselva 2020 won his first World Championship title with men relay.

He announced his retirement after the 2021/22 season.[2]

Career

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2014 Sochi	—	45th	21st	—	8th	—
2018 Pyeongchang	27th	12th	7th	22nd	5th	Gold
2022 Beijing	17th	24th	7th	16th	Silver	—

World Championships

3 medals (1 gold, 2 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2013 Nové Město	—	67th	—	—	—	—	—
2015 Kontiolahti	49th	—	—	—	—	—
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen	28th	12th	6th	24th	9th	—
2017 Hochfilzen	51st	34th	27th	—	Silver	—
2019 Östersund	6th	5th	32nd	11th	6th	8th	—
2020 Antholz-Anterselva	59th	18th	8th	5th	Gold	—	—
2021 Pokljuka	28th	Silver	5th	13th	4th	—	—

*The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Biathlon World Cup

World Cup rankings

Season	Overall		Individual		Sprint		Pursuit		Mass start
	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position
2012–13	–	57th	—	—	–	48th	–	57th	—	—
2013–14	–	20th	–	19th	–	22nd	–	26th	–	5th
2014–15	–	56th	–	65th	–	51st	–	43rd	—	—
2015–16	–	16th	–	26th	–	21st	–	20th	–	10th
2016–17	–	25th	–	42nd	–	19th	–	23rd	–	27th
2017–18	–	8th	–	10th	–	6th	–	10th	–	11th
2018–19	–	4th	–	6th	–	3rd	–	4th	–	6th
2019–20	–	6th	–	11th	–	5th	–	7th	–	9th
2020–21	–	9th	–	22nd	–	8th	–	9th	–	11th
2021–22	–	7th	–	3rd	–	10th	–	6th	–	11th

Individual victories

2 victories (1 Sp, 1 MS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1	2020–21	6 March 2021	Nové Město	10 km Sprint	Biathlon World Cup
2		21 March 2021	Östersund	15 km Mass start	Biathlon World Cup

Relay victories

11 victories; victories at Winter Olympics are not counted as World Cup victories, but are listed here.

No.	Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level	Team
1	2016–17	11 December 2016	Pokljuka	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Béatrix / Fillon Maillet / Desthieux / Fourcade
2		5 March 2017	Pyeongchang	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Béatrix / S.Fourcade / Desthieux / Fourcade
3		12 March 2017	Kontiolahti	Mixed Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Dorin Habert / Bescond / Desthieux / Fillon Maillet
4	2017–18	20 February 2018	Pyeongchang	Mixed Relay	Winter Olympic Games	Dorin Habert / Bescond / Desthieux / Fourcade
5	2018–19	2 December 2018	Pokljuka	Mixed Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Bescond / Braisaz / Fourcade / Desthieux
6		17 February 2019	Salt Lake City	Mixed Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Fillon Maillet / Desthieux / Aymonier / Chevalier
7	2019–20	18 January 2020	Ruhpolding	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Jacquelin / Fourcade / Desthieux / Fillon Maillet
8		25 January 2020	Pokljuka	Mixed Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Fillon Maillet / Desthieux / Braisaz / Simon
9		22 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva	Relay	Biathlon World Championships	Jacquelin / Fourcade / Desthieux / Fillon Maillet
10	2020–21	15 January 2021	Oberhof	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Desthieux / Fillon Maillet / Claude / Jacquelin
11		23 January 2021	Antholz-Anterselva	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Guigonnat / Fillon Maillet / Desthieux / Jacquelin

Junior World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay
2010 Torsby	15th	42nd	15th	2nd
2011 Nové Město	1st	7th	5th	5th
2012 Kontiolahti	9th	3rd	10th	3rd

References

External links

• Simon Desthieux at IBU
• Simon Desthieux at Olympics.com
• Simon Desthieux at Olympedia
• Simon Desthieux at the French Olympic Committee (in French)

На других языках

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- [en] Simon Desthieux

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[es] Simon Desthieux

Simon Desthieux (Belley, 3 de diciembre de 1991) es un deportista francés que compite en biatlón.[1]

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[fr] Simon Desthieux

Simon Desthieux, né le 3 décembre 1991 à Belley[1], est un biathlète français, champion olympique du relais mixte à PyeongChang en 2018 et champion du monde du relais masculin à Antholz-Anterselva en 2020. Il remporte sa première médaille individuelle aux championnats du monde le 12 février 2021, l'argent, à l'arrivée du sprint gagné par Martin Ponsiluoma. En mars 2021, il remporte les deux premières victoires individuelles de sa carrière en Coupe du Monde, d'abord sur le sprint à Nove Mesto, puis sur la mass-start finale de la saison à Östersund. En mars 2022, il annonce mettre un terme à sa carrière à l'issue de la saison 2021-2022.

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[it] Simon Desthieux

Simon Desthieux (3 dicembre 1991) è un biatleta francese.

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[ru] Детьё, Симон

Симо́н Детьё[3][4] (фр. Simon Desthieux; род. 3 декабря 1991 года в Белле) — французский биатлонист, олимпийский чемпион в смешанной эстафете (2018), чемпион мира в эстафете 2020 года. Завершил карьеру 15 марта 2022 года.

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