Simon Desthieux

Simon Desthieux (born 3 December 1991) is a retired French biathlete, olympic champion and world champion.

He competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics for France, where he finished 45th in the sprint and 21st in the pursuit. Desthieux won his first World Championship medal in Hochfilzen 2017 when he was a part of men's relay team that became second. Next year he was a part of France's mixed relay team in the 2018 Winter Olympics and won his first Olympic gold medal. In Antholz-Anterselva 2020 won his first World Championship title with men's relay.

He announced his retirement after the 2021/22 season.

Olympic Games
2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

World Championships
3 medals (1 gold, 2 silver)
 * *The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup

 * World Cup rankings

2 victories (1 Sp, 1 MS)
 * Individual victories

11 victories; victories at Winter Olympics are not counted as World Cup victories but are listed here.
 * Relay victories