# Simone Hauswald

Simone Hye-Soon Hauswald (born Simone Hye-Soon Denkinger; 3 May 1979) is a former German biathlete and Winter Olympics bronze medalist. In 2008, she won her first single World Cup Race. Hauswald retired after the 2009–10 season.

## Biography

Hauswald was born to a German father and Korean mother. As a teenager she trained at the Skiinternat Furtwangen, an alpine sports training facility in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, and met her coach and future husband, former skier Steffen Hauswald. The couple have twin daughters.

## Career highlights
### IBU World Championships

    2003, Khanty-Mansiysk, 3rd at team relay (with Disl / Wilhelm / Glagow)
    2004, Oberhof, 3rd at team relay (with Glagow / Apel / Wilhelm)
    2009, Pyeongchang, 2nd at sprint
    2009, Pyeongchang, 3rd at mixed relay

### IBU World Junior Championships

    1998, Jericho, 1st at individual race
    1998, Jericho, 8th at sprint
    1999, Pokljuka, 1st at team relay (with Flatscher / Glagow)
    1999, Pokljuka, 2nd at individual race

### World Cup

    2002, Östersund, 1st at team relay (with Apel / Disl / Wilhelm)
    2002, Pokljuka, 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / K. Beer)
    2002, Osrblie, 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / K. Beer / Wilhelm)
    2003, Antholz, 2nd at team relay (with Disl / R. Beer / Wilhelm)
    2004, Ruhpolding, 1st at team relay (with Disl / Apel / Wilhelm)
    2005, Antholz, 3rd at pursuit
    2005, Khanty-Mansiysk, 3rd at sprint
    2005, Hochfilzen, 3rd at team relay (with Glagow / Apel / Wilhelm)
    2006, Ruhpolding, 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / Apel)
    2007, Ruhpolding, 2nd at team relay (with Hitzer / Neuner / Wilhelm)
    2007, Kontiolahti, 3rd at individual race
    2007, Hochfilzen, 1st at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / Wilhelm)
    2007–08, Oberhof, 1st at team relay (with Henkel / Hitzer / Wilhelm)
    2008, Hochfilzen, 1st at sprint
    2008, Hochfilzen, 3rd at pursuit
    2008, Hochfilzen, 3rd at individual race
    2009, Vancouver-Whistler 1st at individual race
    2009, Trondheim, 2nd at mass start
    2009, Khanty-Mansiysk, 2nd at sprint
    2009, Khanty-Mansiysk 1st at mass start

### World Military Championships

    2004, Östersund, 2nd at team patrol (with Künzel / Apel / Wilhelm)

### European Championships

    2000, Zakopane, 3rd at individual race
    2000, Zakopane, 3rd at team relay (with Wagenführ / Klein / Wilhelm)
    2001, Haute Maurienne, 1st at team relay (with K. Beer / Flatscher / Menzel)
    2001, Haute Maurienne, 2nd at sprint
    2002, Kontiolahti, 1st at team relay (with Menzel / Klein / Buchholz)

### European Cup

    2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st at pursuit
    2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st at team relay (with Niziak / Ertl / Buchholz)
    2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st at sprint

### Season titles

| Season | Discipline |
| 2010 | Sprint |

### Race victories

7 race victories (3 Sprint, 2 Mass Start, 1 Individual, 1 Pursuit)
| Season | Date | Location | Race |
| 2009 | 12 December 2008 | Hochfilzen, Austria | Sprint |
| 2009 | 11 March 2009 | Vancouver-Whistler, Canada | Individual |
| 2009 | 29 March 2009 | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | Mass Start |
| 2010 | 8 January 2010 | Oberhof, Germany | Sprint |
| 2010 | 18 March 2010 | Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway | Sprint |
| 2010 | 20 March 2010 | Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway | Pursuit |
| 2010 | 21 March 2010 | Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway | Mass Start |