Martin Fourcade

Martin Fourcade
Martin Fourcade in 2017
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 36)
Céret, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Websitemartinfourcade.fr
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubEMHM Nordic 66
World Cup debut13 March 2008
Retired14 March 2020
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals7 (5 gold)
World Championships
Teams10 (20092020)
Medals28 (13 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 (20082020)
Individual races283
All races347
Individual victories83
All victories98
Individual podiums150
All podiums186
Overall titles7 (2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18)
Discipline titles26:
5 Individual (2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019-20);
8 Sprint (2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019-20);
8 Pursuit (2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18);
5 Mass start (2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18)
Medal record
Representing  France
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 5 2 0
World Championships 13 10 5
Total 18 12 5
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 20 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 15 km mass start
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver 15 km mass start
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi 15 km mass start
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2012 Ruhpolding 10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2012 Ruhpolding 12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2012 Ruhpolding 15 km mass start
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nové Město 20 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kontiolahti 20 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2016 Oslo 10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2016 Oslo 12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2016 Oslo 20 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2016 Oslo Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hochfilzen 12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2020 Antholz 20 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2020 Antholz 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nové Město 10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nové Město 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nové Město Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kontiolahti Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Oslo 15 km mass start
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hochfilzen 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hochfilzen Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hochfilzen 10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hochfilzen 20 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Antholz 10 km sprint
Youth World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Martell 3 × 7.5 km relay

Martin Fourcade (French pronunciation: [maʁtɛ̃ fuʁkad]; born 14 September 1988) is a retired French biathlete.[1] He is a five-time Olympic champion, a thirteen-time World Champion and a seven-time winner of the Overall World Cup.[2][3] As of February 2018, he is the most successful French Winter Olympian of all time.[4] Fourcade is the all-time biathlon record holder of overall World Cup titles with seven big crystal globes and he's also the all-time record holder of the most consecutive Major Championships titles with at least one non-team gold medal in every major championship from 2011 to 2018.[5]

On 13 March 2020, he announced his retirement following the 2019–2020 season.[6][7] Since April 2018, he serves as president of the Athletes' Commission of the organising committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, France. In February 2022 Fourcade was elected to serve eight-year terms as a member of both the International Olympic Committee and the IOC Athletes' Commission.[8][9]

  1. ^ Fourcade, Martin, Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011.
  2. ^ "France's Fourcade wins overall biathlon title". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. ^ "2012–2013 World Cup standings". IBU. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Martin Fourcade takes gold in biathlon Mass Start, becoming France's greatest Winter Olympian - France 24". 18 February 2018. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Datacenter". biathlonworld.com. IBU. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Martin Fourcade retiring from biathlon". NBC Sports. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. ^ Pete Sharland (13 March 2020). "Martin Fourcade announces retirement". Eurosport. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. ^ "IOC Session elects five new Members". olympics.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Beijing Olympians elect two new members to IOC Athletes' Commission". olympics.com. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.