Simone Hauswald

Simone Hauswald

Hauswald in Sandnes
Full name Simone Hye-Soon Denkinger
Born (1979-05-03) May 3, 1979
Rottweil, West Germany
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Ski club SC Gosheim
World Cup career
Seasons 2000-2010
Individual wins 7
Indiv. podiums 16
Updated on March 21, 2010.

Simone Hye-Soon Hauswald (born Simone Hye-Soon Denkinger, May 3, 1979, in Rottweil) is a former German biathlete and Winter Olympics bronze medalist. In 2008, she won her first single World Cup Race. Hauswald retired after the 2009–10 season.[1]

Biography

Hauswald was born to a German father and Korean mother. As a teenager she trained at the Skiinternat Furtwangen, an alpine sports training facility in Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, and met her coach and future husband, former skier Steffen Hauswald.[2] The couple have twin daughters.

Career highlights

IBU World Championships
2003, Khanty-Mansiysk, 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at team relay (with Disl / Wilhelm / Glagow)
2004, Oberhof, 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at team relay (with Glagow / Apel / Wilhelm)
2009, Pyeongchang, 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd at sprint
2009, Pyeongchang, 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at mixed relay
IBU World Junior Championships
1998, Jericho, 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at individual race
1998, Jericho, 8th at sprint
1999, Pokljuka, 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Flatscher / Glagow)
1999, Pokljuka, 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd at individual race
World Cup
2002, Östersund, 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Apel / Disl / Wilhelm)
2002, Pokljuka, 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / K. Beer)
2002, Osrblie, 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / K. Beer / Wilhelm)
2003, Antholz, 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd at team relay (with Disl / R. Beer / Wilhelm)
2004, Ruhpolding, 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Disl / Apel / Wilhelm)
2005, Antholz, 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at pursuit
2005, Khanty-Mansiysk, 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at sprint
2005, Hochfilzen, 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at team relay (with Glagow / Apel / Wilhelm)
2006, Ruhpolding, 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / Apel)
2007, Ruhpolding, 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd at team relay (with Hitzer / Neuner / Wilhelm)
2007, Kontiolahti, 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at individual race
2007, Hochfilzen, 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / Wilhelm)
2007-08, Oberhof, 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Henkel / Hitzer / Wilhelm)
2008, Hochfilzen, 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at sprint
2008, Hochfilzen, 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at pursuit
2008, Hochfilzen, 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at individual race
2009, Vancouver-Whistler 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at individual race
2009, Trondheim, 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd at mass start
2009, Khanty-Mansiysk, 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd at sprint
2009, Khanty-Mansiysk 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at mass start
World Military Championships
2004, Östersund, 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd at team patrol (with Künzel / Apel / Wilhelm)
European Championships
2000, Zakopane, 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at individual race
2000, Zakopane, 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at team relay (with Wagenführ / Klein / Wilhelm)
2001, Haute Maurienne, 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with K. Beer / Flatscher / Menzel)
2001, Haute Maurienne, 2nd, silver medalist(s) 2nd at sprint
2002, Kontiolahti, 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Menzel / Klein / Buchholz)
European Cup
2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at pursuit
2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Niziak / Ertl / Buchholz)
2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st, gold medalist(s) 1st at sprint

Season titles

Season Discipline
2010 Sprint

Race victories

7 race victories (3 Sprint, 2 Mass Start, 1 Individual, 1 Pursuit)

Season Date Location Race
2009 12 December 2008Austria Hochfilzen, Austria Sprint
11 March 2009Canada Vancouver-Whistler, Canada Individual
29 March 2009Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Mass Start
2010 8 January 2010Germany Oberhof, Germany Sprint
18 March 2010Norway Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway Sprint
20 March 2010Norway Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway Pursuit
21 March 2010Norway Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway Mass Start

References

  1. Kokesh, Jerry (21 November 2010). "New-Look German Team Aiming for the Top". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. "Hier ist es fast schöner als im Schwarzwald" (in German). Badische Zeitung. August 31, 2010.
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