Julia Simon (biathlete)

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Julia Simon
Julia Simon during World Cup competitions in Oberhof, Thuringia, Germany in January 2020
Personal information
Born 9 October 1996
Albertville, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Professional information
Club Les Saisies
Olympic Games
Teams 1 (2022)
Medals 1
World Championships
Teams 4 (2019–2023)
Medals 4 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 8 (2016/17–)
Individual victories 10
All victories 21
Overall titles 1 (2022–23)
Discipline titles 2:
1 Pursuit (2022–23),
1 Mass Start (2022–23)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing France
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 2 0 2
Total 2 1 2
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Mixed relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Pokljuka Single mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2023 Oberhof 10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Oberhof 12.5 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Oberhof Mixed relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ridnaun Single mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Otepää 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Ridnaun 10 km pursuit
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Minsk 3 × 6 km relay
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Presque Isle 3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Presque Isle 6 km sprint

Julia Simon (born 9 October 1996) is a French biathlete. She competes in the Biathlon World Cup.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2018 Pyeongchang (did not race / selected as an alternate)
2022 Beijing 21st 29th 8th 6th 6th Silver

World Championships

4 medals (2 gold, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
2019 Östersund 24th 61st — — 8th 8th 7th
2020 Antholz-Anterselva 31st 41st 35th 5th 14th 7th —
2021 Pokljuka DNF 28th 22nd 16th 8th 5th Gold
2023 Oberhof 5th 10th Gold Bronze 4th Bronze —

World Cup

World Cup rankings
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2016–17 29 79th 0 — 16 69th 13 73rd 0 —
2017–18 42 67th 0 — 29 60th 13 66th 0 —
2018–19 415 23rd 47 23rd 168 17th 115 25th 85 24th
2019–20 551 8th 74 13th 211 9th 144 8th 128 12th
2020–21 575 13th 19 44th 140 19th 192 10th 181 3rd
2021–22 - 12th - 8th - 15th - 7th - 8th
2022–23 1093 1st 155 2nd 295 3rd 373 1st 270 1st
Individual victories

10 victories (1 Sp, 5 Pu, 4 MS)

Simon winning the Pursuit at the World Championships at Oberhof on 12th February 2023
No. Season Date Location Discipline Level
1 2019–20 14 March 2020 Kontiolahti 10 km Pursuit Biathlon World Cup
2 2020–21 17 January 2021 Oberhof 12.5 km Mass Start Biathlon World Cup
3 23 January 2021 Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km Mass Start Biathlon World Cup
4 2021–22 11 March 2022 Otepää 7.5 km Sprint Biathlon World Cup
5 2022–23 4 December 2022 Kontiolahti 10 km Pursuit Biathlon World Cup
6 10 December 2022 Hochfilzen 10 km Pursuit Biathlon World Cup
7 15 January 2023 Ruhpolding 12.5 km Mass Start Biathlon World Cup
8 12 February 2023 Oberhof 10 km Pursuit Biathlon World Championships
9 2023–24 6 January 2024 Oberhof 10 km Pursuit Biathlon World Cup
10 21 January 2024 Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km Mass Start Biathlon World Cup
Relay victories

11 victories

Simon / Bescond / Aymonier / Braisaz finishing 3rd at Oberhof on 11th January 2020
No. Season Date Location Discipline Level Team
1 2018–19 19 January 2019 Ruhpolding Relay Biathlon World Cup Simon / Bescond / Braisaz / Chevalier
2 2019–20 25 January 2020 Pokljuka Mixed Relay Biathlon World Cup Fillon Maillet / Desthieux / Braisaz / Simon
3 2020–21 10 January 2021 Oberhof Single Mixed Relay Biathlon World Cup Simon / Jacquelin
4 18 February 2021 Pokljuka Single Mixed Relay World Championships Guigonnat / Simon
5 2021–22 5 December 2021 Östersund Relay Biathlon World Cup Bescond / Chevalier / Simon / Braisaz
6 14 January 2022 Ruhpolding Relay Biathlon World Cup Chevalier / C.Chevalier / Braisaz / Simon
7 2022–23 11 December 2022 Hochfilzen Relay Biathlon World Cup Jeanmonnot / Chevalier / C.Chevalier / Simon
8 8 January 2023 Pokljuka Mixed Relay Biathlon World Cup Claude / Fillon Maillet / Chevalier / Simon
9 22 January 2023 Antholz-Anterselva Relay Biathlon World Cup Jeanmonnot / Chevalier / C.Chevalier / Simon
10 2023–24 7 January 2024 Oberhof Relay Biathlon World Cup Jeanmonnot / Braisaz / Chauveau / Simon
11 10 January 2024 Ruhpolding Relay Biathlon World Cup Jeanmonnot / Richard / Chauveau / Simon
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.