Simon Schempp
Encyclopedia
Simon Schempp is a German
biathlete
. In 2009, he ran his first single World Cup Race
. He competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics
, finishing fifth.
World Cup
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
biathlete
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
. In 2009, he ran his first single World Cup Race
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup has been held since the winter seasons of 1977/78 and 1982/83, for men and women, respectively ....
. He competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The biathlon competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics were held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The events were held between the 13th and 26 February 2010....
, finishing fifth.
Career highlights
IBU World Championships- 2010Biathlon World Championships 2010The Mixed Relay Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia on March 28, 2010. As for the rules of biathlon in the year of the Winter Olympic Games World Championships being played only in disciplines not included in the Olympic program, therefore the championship consists only...
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)
World Cup
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) - 2010, , OberhofOberhof, GermanyOberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and health resort. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year...
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/ PeifferArnd PeifferArnd Peiffer is a German biathlete. In 2008, he ran his first single World Cup Race, and the at the end of the same season he retrieved his first world cup victory.-Career highlights:IBU World Championships...
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, 2nd at mixed relay (with WilhelmKati WilhelmKati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant...
/ NeunerMagdalena NeunerMagdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...
/ LesserErik LesserErik Lesser is a German biathlete. In 2010, he ran his first single World Cup Race.-Career highlights:World Cup-References:...
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, 2nd at pursuit - 2011, , ÖstersundÖstersundÖstersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...
, 3rd at individual