Fabien Claude

Fabien Claude
Fabian Claude in 2023
Personal information
Born (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 30)
Épinal, France[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubBasse sur le rupt ski nordique
SkisFischer
World Cup debut2016
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2022)
Medals1
World Championships
Teams5 (2017, 2020–2024)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 (2015/16–)
All victories5
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Oberhof 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Nové Město 4 × 7.5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Presque Isle 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2014 Presque Isle 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Raubichi 10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Raubichi 4 × 7.5 km relay
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Obertilliach 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Obertilliach 3 × 7.5 km relay

Fabien Claude (born 22 December 1994) is a French biathlete.

Career

His first year in biathlon was 2006. He made his international debut in 2011. He won the Junior Men's pursuit[2] and placed 2nd with the French relay team at the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2014.[3] He was part of the French relay team that achieved 3rd place in the relay in Hochfilzen during the 2019–20 season. His first individual podium position was 3rd place in the individual discipline in Pokljuka during the 2019–20 season. His second podium was 2nd place in the pursuit in Kontiolahti during the 2020–21 season. His brothers Florent Claude and Emilien Claude are also biathletes.[4]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[5]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
China 2022 Beijing 9th 21st 16th 26th Silver  —

World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 25th — — — — — —
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 19th — — — — — —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 40th 40th 11th — — — —
Germany 2023 Oberhof 37th 16th 21st 8th Gold — 5th
Czech Republic 2024 Nové Město 41st 26th 10th 5th Bronze — —
*The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup

World Cup rankings
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2015–16 - not ranked - not ranked - - - - - -
2016–17 - 55th - 44th - 92nd - 47th - -
2017–18 - 85th - - - 78th - 78th - -
2018–19 - 47th - not ranked - 44th - 46th - 34th
2019–20 - 19th - 5th - 23rd - 14th - 29th
2020–21 - 19th - - - 17th - 8th - 23rd
2021–22 - 14th - 5th - 26th - 17th - 18th
2022–23 - 10th - 17th - 12th - 5th - 6th
2023–24 - 18th - 21st - 26th - 16th - 12th
Relay victories

7 victories

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level Team
1 2020–21 15 January 2021 Germany Oberhof Relay Biathlon World Cup Desthieux / Fillon Maillet / Claude / Jacquelin
2 2022–23 8 January 2023 Slovenia Pokljuka Mixed Relay Biathlon World Cup Claude / Fillon Maillet / Chevalier / Simon
3 18 February 2023 Germany Oberhof Relay Biathlon World Championships Guigonnat / Claude / Jacquelin / Fillon Maillet
4 5 March 2023 Czech Republic Nové Město Mixed Relay Biathlon World Cup Jeanmonnot / Colombo / Perrot / Claude
5 2023–24 3 March 2024 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen Mixed Relay Biathlon World Cup Simon / Chauveau / Claude / Fillon Maillet
6 2024–25 1 December 2024 Finland Kontiolahti Relay Biathlon World Cup Claude / Fillon Maillet / Perrot / Jacquelin
7 2024–25 15 December 2024 Austria Hochfilzen Relay Biathlon World Cup Claude / Fillon Maillet / Perrot / Jacquelin

References

  1. ^ "Fabien Claude". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Junior Men 12.5 km Pursuit". IBU datacenter. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Junior Men 4 x 5.5 km Relay" (PDF). IBU datacenter. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Fabien Claude". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. ^ International Biathlon Union. Fabien Claude. IBU Datacenter. Retrieved 06 February 2024.
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