Simon Schempp

Simon Schempp is a German former biathlete, born on 14 November 1988, who made his World Cup debut in 2009. He became world champion by winning gold in the 15 km mass start race at the 2017 Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen, and won three more gold medals: two as part of the German mixed relay teams at the 2010 World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk and the 2017 World Championships in Hochfilzen, and one with the German men's relay team at the 2015 World Championships in Kontiolahti. In all he won eight World Championship medals, four gold, two silver and two bronze, and three Olympic medals, one of each colour. He competed at the Winter Olympics in 2010, where he finished fifth with the German men's relay team, then in 2014 and 2018. He recorded 12 individual victories and announced his retirement on 28 January 2021.