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Austrian biathlete

Simon Eder

Personal information

Nationality

Austrian

Born

(1983-02-23) 23 February 1983 (age 41)
Zell am See, Austria

Height

1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight

79 kg (174 lb)

Professional information

Sport

Biathlon

Club

HSV Saalfelden

World Cup debut

18 January 2003

Olympic Games

Teams

4 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)

Medals

2 (0 gold)

World Championships

Teams

12 (2007–2021)

Medals

5 (0 gold)

World Cup

Seasons

18 (2002/03–2003/04, 2005/06–)

Individual victories

All victories

Individual podiums

All podiums

Medal record

Olympic Games

	2010 Vancouver	4 × 7.5 km relay
	2014 Sochi	4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
	2009 Pyeongchang	4 × 7.5 km relay
	2021 Pokljuka	Mixed relay
	2016 Oslo	20 km individual
	2017 Hochfilzen	15 km mass start
	2017 Hochfilzen	4 × 7.5 km relay
Junior World Championships
	2002 Ridnaun	15 km individual
	2004 Haute Maurienne	10 km sprint

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

Career

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

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.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2010 Vancouver	6th	11th	4th	25th	Silver	—
2014 Sochi	4th	7th	8th	16th	Bronze	—
2018 Pyeongchang	11th	28th	14th	14th	4th	10th
2022 Beijing	20th	18th	37th	7th	10th	10th

:*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

5 medals (2 silver, 3 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	68th	—	—	—	6th	—	—
2008 Östersund	20th	33rd	23rd	15th	4th	—
2009 Pyeongchang	—	8th	14th	8th	Silver	—
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	17th	17th	14th	9th	9th	—
2012 Ruhpolding	23rd	46th	34th	—	5th	—
2013 Nové Město	42nd	10th	12th	18th	5th	—
2015 Kontiolahti	20th	46th	12th	19th	5th	5th
2016 Oslo	Bronze	27th	16th	11th	4th	5th
2017 Hochfilzen	12th	22nd	12th	Bronze	Bronze	9th
2019 Östersund	DNF	15th	10th	7th	8th	—	—
2020 Rasen-Antholz	40th	37th	12th	—	6th	—	6th
2021 Pokljuka	7th	16th	9th	4th	10th	Silver	6th
2023 Oberhof	DNS	23rd	37th	—	—	4th	—
2024 Nové Město na Moravě	12th	62nd	—	25th	12th	6th	9th

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Junior/Youth World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay
2002 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna	Gold	35th	17th	9th
2003 Kościelisko	13th	18th	9th	8th
2004 Haute Maurienne	4th	Bronze	7th	—

Individual victories

3 victories (2 Pu, 1 MS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
2008–09 1 victory (1 MS)	29 March 2009	Khanty-Mansiysk	15 km mass start	Biathlon World Cup
2013–14 1 victory (1 Pu)	22 March 2014	Oslo Holmenkollen	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup
2015–16 1 victory (1 Pu)	9 January 2016	Ruhpolding	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

Khanty-Mansiysk win
"Simon Eder – Biathlon: Red Bull Snow". Red Bull. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
"Simon Eder". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

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