Matthias Simmen

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Matthias Simmen
Full name Matthias Simmen
Born (1972-02-03)February 3, 1972
Altdorf, Uri, Switzerland
Height 186 cm
Updated on February 27, 2013.

Matthias Simmen (born in Altdorf, Uri on (1972-02-03)February 3, 1972) is a retired Swiss biathlete.[1]

He competed in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. His best finish was 9th, as a member of the Swiss relay team in 2010. His best individual performance was 23rd, in the 2006 pursuit.[2]

He earned one Biathlon World Cup podium finish, 3rd in the sprint event in the 2006/07 event at Hochfilzen. That was the first podium finish ever for a Swiss biathlete.[3] His best finish at the Biathlon World Championships was 10th, in 2007. His best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup came in 2006/07, when he placed 29th.[1]

Simmen retired after the 2010–11 season.[3]

World Cup Podiums

Date Location Event Rank[1]
December 8, 2006 Hochfilzen Pursuit 3rd

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IBU Profile
  2. Sports-Reference Profile
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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