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Simone Hauswald

Simone Hye-Soon Hauswald 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.

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Simone Hauswald
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Personal information
Full nameSimone Hye-Soon Denkinger
Born (1979-05-03) 3 May 1979
Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportSkiing
ClubSC Gosheim
World Cup career
Seasons2000–2010
Indiv. podiums16
Indiv. wins7
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 12.5 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 4 × 6 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pyeongchang 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Oberhof 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pyeongchang Mixed relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Jericho/Valcartier Individual
Gold medal – first place 1998 Jericho/Valcartier Relay
Gold medal – first place 1999 Pokljuka 3 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1999 Pokljuka 12.5 km individual
Updated on 21 March 2010

Simone Hye-Soon Hauswald (born Simone Hye-Soon Denkinger; 3 May 1979) 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 place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at team relay (with Disl / Wilhelm / Glagow)
2004, Oberhof, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at team relay (with Glagow / Apel / Wilhelm)
2009, Pyeongchang, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at sprint
2009, Pyeongchang, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at mixed relay
IBU World Junior Championships
1998, Jericho, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at individual race
1998, Jericho, 8th at sprint
1999, Pokljuka, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Flatscher / Glagow)
1999, Pokljuka, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at individual race
World Cup
2002, Östersund, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Apel / Disl / Wilhelm)
2002, Pokljuka, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / K. Beer)
2002, Osrblie, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / K. Beer / Wilhelm)
2003, Antholz, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at team relay (with Disl / R. Beer / Wilhelm)
2004, Ruhpolding, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Disl / Apel / Wilhelm)
2005, Antholz, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at pursuit
2005, Khanty-Mansiysk, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at sprint
2005, Hochfilzen, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at team relay (with Glagow / Apel / Wilhelm)
2006, Ruhpolding, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / Apel)
2007, Ruhpolding, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at team relay (with Hitzer / Neuner / Wilhelm)
2007, Kontiolahti, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at individual race
2007, Hochfilzen, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / Wilhelm)
2007–08, Oberhof, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Henkel / Hitzer / Wilhelm)
2008, Hochfilzen, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at sprint
2008, Hochfilzen, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at pursuit
2008, Hochfilzen, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at individual race
2009, Vancouver-Whistler 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at individual race
2009, Trondheim, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at mass start
2009, Khanty-Mansiysk, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at sprint
2009, Khanty-Mansiysk 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at mass start
World Military Championships
2004, Östersund, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at team patrol (with Künzel / Apel / Wilhelm)
European Championships
2000, Zakopane, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at individual race
2000, Zakopane, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at team relay (with Wagenführ / Klein / Wilhelm)
2001, Haute Maurienne, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with K. Beer / Flatscher / Menzel)
2001, Haute Maurienne, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at sprint
2002, Kontiolahti, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Menzel / Klein / Buchholz)
European Cup
2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at pursuit
2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at team relay (with Niziak / Ertl / Buchholz)
2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st place, 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 2008 Austria Hochfilzen, Austria Sprint
11 March 2009 Canada Vancouver-Whistler, Canada Individual
29 March 2009 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Mass Start
2010 8 January 2010 Germany Oberhof, Germany Sprint
18 March 2010 Norway Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway Sprint
20 March 2010 Norway Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway Pursuit
21 March 2010 Norway Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway Mass Start
References

References

  1. Kokesh, Jerry (21 November 2010). "New-Look German Team Aiming for the Top". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. "Hier ist es fast schöner als im Schwarzwald" (in German). Badische Zeitung. 31 August 2010.
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