Simon Eder

Simon Eder
Personal information
Full name Simon Eder
Born February 23, 1983
Zell am See, Austria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
World Cup
Seasons 2003–
Wins 2
Additional podiums 9
Total podiums 11
Updated on March 22, 2014.

Simon Eder (born February 23, 1983) is an Austrian biathlete.

His first World Cup win was in the Khanty-Mansiysk mass-start race on 29 March 2009.[1]

Eder represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics and in 2014 Winter Olympics. He won 2 medals: silver in the Men's relay in 2010, and a bronze in Men's relay in 2014. Both of the relays together with Daniel Mesotitsch, Dominik Landertinger and Christoph Sumann.

He is known for his fast shooting times, having recorded sub-20 second performances on the shooting range. He is the son of former biathlete and Austrian national biathlon coach Alfred Eder.[2]


Record

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
Canada 2010 Vancouver 6th 11th 4th 25th Silver N/A
Russia 2014 Sochi 4th 7th 8th 16th Bronze -

World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Sweden 2008 Östersund 20th 33rd 23rd 15th 4th
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 8th 14th 8th Silver
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 17th 17th 14th 9th 9th
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 23rd 46th 34th 5th
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 42nd 10th 12th 18th 5th

Individual victories

2 victories (1 Pu, 1 MS)

Year Event Competition Level
29 March 2009 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
22 March 2014 Norway Holmenkollen10 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup

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