fullname updated birth_place height birth_date article_title name
matthias simmen february 27 , 2013 altdorf , uri , switzerland 186 cm 3 february 1972 matthias simmen
 matthias simmen
matthias simmen

matthias simmen -lrb- born in altdorf , uri on -rrb- is a retired swiss biathlete .
he competed in the 2002 , 2006 and 2010 winter olympics for switzerland .
his best finish was 9th , as a member of the swiss relay team in 2010 .
his best individual performance was 23rd , in the 2006 pursuit .
he earned one biathlon world cup podium finish , 3rd in the sprint event in the 2006/07 event at hochfilzen .
that was the first podium finish ever for a swiss biathlete .
his best finish at the biathlon world championships was 10th , in 2007 .
his best overall finish in the biathlon world cup came in 2006/07 , when he placed 29th .
simmen retired after the 2010 -- 11 season .
