# Simon Schempp

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

2 medals (2 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
| 2010 Vancouver | — | — | — | — | 5th | — |
| 2014 Sochi | 16th | 15th | 6th | 13th | Silver | 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)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
| 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)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
| 2007 Martell-Val Martello | 5th | 4th | Bronze | Gold |
| 2008 Ruhpolding | 9th | 5th | 5th | Bronze |
| 2009 Canmore | 5th | 6th | Silver | Gold |

### World Cup

| Season | Overall | Overall | Individual | Individual | Sprint | Sprint | Pursuit | Pursuit | Mass start | Mass start |
| Season | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position |
| 2008–09 | 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 | 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 | 3rd | 228 | 4th | 146 | 7th |
| 2015–16 | 769 | 4th | 79 | 9th | 316 | 2nd | 251 | 6th | 123 | 14th |
| 2016–17 | 741 | 5th | 68 | 13th | 209 | 11th | 233 | 6th | 231 | 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 | — | 53 | 44th | 44 | 32nd | 22 | 41st |

### 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-Anterselva | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2013–14 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) | 18 January 2014 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2014–15 3 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu, 1 MS) | 18 January 2015 | Ruhpolding | 15 km mass start | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2014–15 3 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu, 1 MS) | 22 January 2015 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2014–15 3 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu, 1 MS) | 24 January 2015 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2015–16 5 victories (3 Sp, 2 Pu) | 11 December 2015 | Hochfilzen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2015–16 5 victories (3 Sp, 2 Pu) | 17 December 2015 | Pokljuka | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2015–16 5 victories (3 Sp, 2 Pu) | 19 December 2015 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2015–16 5 victories (3 Sp, 2 Pu) | 22 January 2016 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2015–16 5 victories (3 Sp, 2 Pu) | 19 March 2016 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2016–17 2 victory (2 MS) | 8 January 2017 | Oberhof | 15 km mass start | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2016–17 2 victory (2 MS) | 19 February 2017 | Hochfilzen | 15 km mass start | Biathlon World Championship |
    *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.