Simon Desthieux (; born 3 December 1991) is a French retired biathlete,IBU Profile both an Olympic and world champion.
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's relay.
He announced his retirement after the 2021/22 season.
Biathlon results Olympic Games 2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2014 Sochi —45th21st —8th — 2018 Pyeongchang 27th 12th 7th 22nd 5th Gold 2022 Beijing 17th 24th 7th 16th Silver —
World Championships 3 medals (1 gold, 2 silver) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelaySingle 2013 Nové Město —67th — — — —rowspan="4" 2015 Kontiolahti49th — — — — — 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 27th Silver 5th 13th 4th — — *The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
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 Level1 2020–21 6 March 2021 Nové Město10 km SprintBiathlon World Cup2 21 March 2021 Östersund15 km Mass startBiathlon 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 Team1 2016–17 11 December 2016 Pokljuka Relay Biathlon World CupBéatrix / Fillon Maillet / Desthieux / Fourcade2 5 March 2017 Pyeongchang Relay Biathlon World CupBéatrix / S.Fourcade / Desthieux / Fourcade3 12 March 2017 Kontiolahti Mixed Relay Biathlon World CupDorin Habert / Bescond / Desthieux / Fillon Maillet4 2017–18 20 February 2018 Pyeongchang Mixed Relay Winter Olympic GamesDorin Habert / Bescond / Desthieux / Fourcade5 2018–19 2 December 2018 PokljukaMixed Relay Biathlon World CupBescond / Braisaz / Fourcade / Desthieux6 17 February 2019 Salt Lake CityMixed Relay Biathlon World CupFillon Maillet / Desthieux / Aymonier / Chevalier7 2019–20 18 January 2020 Ruhpolding Relay Biathlon World CupJacquelin / Fourcade / Desthieux / Fillon Maillet8 25 January 2020 Pokljuka Mixed Relay Biathlon World CupFillon Maillet / Desthieux / Braisaz / Simon9 22 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva Relay Biathlon World ChampionshipsJacquelin / Fourcade / Desthieux / Fillon Maillet10 2020–21 15 January 2021 Oberhof Relay Biathlon World CupDesthieux / Fillon Maillet / Claude / Jacquelin11 23 January 2021 Antholz-Anterselva Relay Biathlon World CupGuigonnat / Fillon Maillet / Desthieux / Jacquelin
Junior World Championships EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2010 Torsby15th42nd15th2nd 2011 Nové Město1st7th5th5th 2012 Kontiolahti9th 3rd10th 3rd
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