Martin Fourcade

Martin Fourcade
Martin Fourcade
Personal information
Full name Martin Fourcade
Born 14 September 1988 (1988-09-14) (age 23)
Céret, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Professional information
Club SC Nordic 66
World Cup
Seasons 2008-
Wins 6
Additional podiums 11
Total podiums 17
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Competitor for  France
Olympic Games
Silver 2010 Vancouver Mass start
World Championships
Gold 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Pursuit
Silver 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Sprint
Bronze 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
Updated on March 19, 2011.

Martin Fourcade (born in Céret on 14 September 1988) is a French biathlete. Fourcade won the pursuit at the 2011 Biathlon World Championships, and is also an Olympic silver medalist and winner of the 2009-10 Pursuit World Cup.

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Early career

Fourcade took up biathlon in 2002 and started competing internationally in 2006,[1] following in the footsteps of his older brother Simon Fourcade. The younger Fourcade competed for France in the 2007 and 2008 Junior World Championships, winning a bronze medal in the relay in 2007.[1][2]

Fourcade first competed in the Biathlon World Cup at Oslo in March 2008, finishing 61st in what would be his only World Cup appearance that season.[1] The next season was already much more successful for him, as he grabbed his first World Cup points at Hochfilzen, placing 36th in the individual race and 10th in the sprint.[1] His best results that year came at the 2009 World Championships, where he finished in the top 20 in every competition, including an 8th place in the pursuit and a 4th place in the relay.[1][3][4] Fourcade finished 24th in the overall World Cup that year.[5]

2009-10 season

Fourcade again improved in the 2009-10 season, consistently finishing in the top 10 and making the French team for the 2010 Winter Olympics, together with his brother.[6] Fourcade grabbed a silver medal in the mass start,[7] marking the first time he made the podium in a World Cup event.[1] Fourcade then claimed his first victory in a pursuit at Kontiolahti,[8][9] and followed up with two more first places at Oslo, in a sprint and another pursuit.[1][10] The two pursuit victories meant Fourcade won the 2009-10 Pursuit World Cup, edging out Austria's Simon Eder by just one point.[10][11] In the overall World Cup he finished 5th, sixty-four points ahead of his brother Simon, who finished a career-best 7th.[12][13]

2010-11 season

The ongoing 2010-11 season has also been highly successful for Fourcade. He opened the season at Östersund with three top 5 finishes, including two 3rd places.[1] After somewhat weaker showings at Pokljuka and Oberhof, Fourcade placed runner-up in all three races at Ruhpolding.[1][14] Fourcade won mass starts at both Antholz and Fort Kent,[1][15] and entered the 2011 World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia as one of the favourites.[16]

The first event at the World Championships was the mixed relay, where the French placed 3rd after Fourcade as anchor showed the best male performance in the race to lift his team up from 5th.[17] Fourcade then claimed the silver medal behind Arnd Peiffer in the sprint, despite missing two shots at the prone stage; Fourcade was the fastest skier in the competition.[18] The next day in the pursuit Fourcade won the gold despite three penalties,[19] thanks to turning in another fastest skiing performance.[20]

Fourcade is currently 3rd in the overall World Cup[21] and leading the mass start cup.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j IBU Profile
  2. ^ "IBU DATACENTER - JUNIOR/YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Martell-Val Martello (ITA)". IBU. http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT0607JWRLCH__YMRL. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  3. ^ "IBU DATACENTER - IBU BIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Pyeong Chang (KOR) - Men's 12.5 km Pursuit". IBU. http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT0809SWRLCH__SMPU. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  4. ^ "IBU DATACENTER - IBU BIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Pyeong Chang (KOR) - Men 4 x 7.5 km Relay". IBU. http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT0809SWRLCH__SMRL. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  5. ^ "E.ON RUHRGAS IBU WORLD CUP BIATHLON - MEN'S WORLD CUP TOTAL SCORE" (pdf). IBU. 2009-03-29. http://docs.biathlonresults.com/0809%5CBT%5CSWRL%5CSMTS.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  6. ^ "Martin Fourcade Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/martin-fourcade-1.html. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  7. ^ Dure, Beau (2010-02-21). "Tim Burke feels biathlon's cruelty in men's 15K mass start". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/vancouver/biathlon/2010-02-21-mass-start-15k_N.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  8. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (2010-03-14). "Martin Fourcade Runs Away with Pursuit". IBU. http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=899. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  9. ^ "IBU DATACENTER - E.ON RUHRGAS IBU WORLD CUP - Kontiolahti (FIN) -Men 12.5 km Pursuit". IBU. http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT0910SWRLCP07SMPU. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  10. ^ a b Kokesh, Jerry (2010-03-20). "Martin Fourcade Takes Oslo Pursuit for Third Win in a Row". IBU. http://www.biathlonworld3.de/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=909&PHPSESSID=a09b89d578f9321108cb7506bf9cee2e. Retrieved 2010-03-21. 
  11. ^ "e.on Ruhrgas IBU WORLD CUP BIATHLON - MEN'S WORLD CUP PURSUIT SCORE" (pdf). IBU. 2010-03-20. http://docs.biathlonresults.com/0910%5CBT%5CSWRL%5CSMPU.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  12. ^ "E.ON RUHRGAS IBU WORLD CUP BIATHLON - MEN'S WORLD CUP TOTAL SCORE" (pdf). IBU. 2010-03-27. http://docs.biathlonresults.com/0910%5CBT%5CSWRL%5CSMTS.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  13. ^ "Simon Fourcade IBU Profile". IBU. http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTFRA12504198401. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  14. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (2011-01-16). "Ferry Takes Ruhpolding Pursuit". IBU. http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1157. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  15. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (2011-01-22). "Martin Fourcade Claims Antholz Mass Start". IBU. http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1165. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  16. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (2011-03-04). "Sprinting for Championships on Saturday". IBU. http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1241. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  17. ^ "FINAL RESULTS MIXED 2 X 6 + 2 X 7.5 KM RELAY" (PDF). IBU. 2011-03-03. http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/MXRL/BT_C73C_1.0.pdf. 
  18. ^ "COMPETITION ANALYSIS - MEN 10 KM SPRINT" (pdf). IBU. 2011-03-05. http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SMSP/BT_C77B_1.0.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  19. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (2011-03-06). "Martin Fourcade Skis to Pursuit Title". IBU. http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1245. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  20. ^ "COMPETITION ANALYSIS - MEN 12.5 KM PURSUIT" (pdf). IBU. 2011-03-06. http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SMPU/BT_C77D_1.0.pdf. 
  21. ^ "MEN'S WORLD CUP TOTAL SCORES - INTERMEDIATE AFTER 21 COMPETITIONS" (PDF). IBU. 2011-03-06. http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011_BT_SWRL_SMTS.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  22. ^ "MEN'S WORLD CUP MASS START SCORES - INTERMEDIATE AFTER 3 COMPETITIONS" (PDF). IBU. 2011-03-06. http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011_BT_SWRL_SMMS.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 

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