# Simon Desthieux

Simon Desthieux (born 3 December 1991) is a retired French biathlete, olympic champion 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)
| 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 | 27th | Silver | 5th | 13th | 4th | — | — |
    *The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

### World Cup
#### World Cup rankings

| Season | Overall | Overall | Individual | Individual | Sprint | Sprint | Pursuit | Pursuit | Mass start | Mass start |
| Season | 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 | 2020–21 | 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 | 2016–17 | 5 March 2017 | Pyeongchang | Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Béatrix / S.Fourcade / Desthieux / Fourcade |
| 3 | 2016–17 | 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 | 2018–19 | 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 | 2019–20 | 25 January 2020 | Pokljuka | Mixed Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Fillon Maillet / Desthieux / Braisaz / Simon |
| 9 | 2019–20 | 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 | 2020–21 | 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 |