Simone Hauswald

Simone Hauswald
Simone Hauswald
	Hauswald in Sandnes
Full name	Simone Hye-Soon Denkinger
Born	3 May 1979 (age 46); Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Ski club	SC Gosheim
World Cup career
Seasons	2000–2010
Indiv. podiums	16
Indiv. wins	7
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing Germany
Olympic Games
World Championships
Junior World Championships
	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 at team relay (with Disl / Wilhelm / Glagow); 2004, Oberhof, 3rd at team relay (with Glagow / Apel / Wilhelm); 2009, Pyeongchang, 2nd at sprint; 2009, Pyeongchang, 3rd at mixed relay
IBU World Junior Championships: 1998, Jericho, 1st at individual race; 1998, Jericho, 8th at sprint; 1999, Pokljuka, 1st at team relay (with Flatscher / Glagow); 1999, Pokljuka, 2nd at individual race
World Cup: 2002, Östersund, 1st at team relay (with Apel / Disl / Wilhelm); 2002, Pokljuka, 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / K. Beer); 2002, Osrblie, 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / K. Beer / Wilhelm); 2003, Antholz, 2nd at team relay (with Disl / R. Beer / Wilhelm); 2004, Ruhpolding, 1st at team relay (with Disl / Apel / Wilhelm); 2005, Antholz, 3rd at pursuit; 2005, Khanty-Mansiysk, 3rd at sprint; 2005, Hochfilzen, 3rd at team relay (with Glagow / Apel / Wilhelm); 2006, Ruhpolding, 2nd at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / Apel); 2007, Ruhpolding, 2nd at team relay (with Hitzer / Neuner / Wilhelm); 2007, Kontiolahti, 3rd at individual race; 2007, Hochfilzen, 1st at team relay (with Glagow / Henkel / Wilhelm); 2007–08, Oberhof, 1st at team relay (with Henkel / Hitzer / Wilhelm); 2008, Hochfilzen, 1st at sprint; 2008, Hochfilzen, 3rd at pursuit; 2008, Hochfilzen, 3rd at individual race; 2009, Vancouver-Whistler 1st at individual race; 2009, Trondheim, 2nd at mass start; 2009, Khanty-Mansiysk, 2nd at sprint; 2009, Khanty-Mansiysk 1st at mass start
World Military Championships: 2004, Östersund, 2nd at team patrol (with Künzel / Apel / Wilhelm)
European Championships: 2000, Zakopane, 3rd at individual race; 2000, Zakopane, 3rd at team relay (with Wagenführ / Klein / Wilhelm); 2001, Haute Maurienne, 1st at team relay (with K. Beer / Flatscher / Menzel); 2001, Haute Maurienne, 2nd at sprint; 2002, Kontiolahti, 1st at team relay (with Menzel / Klein / Buchholz)
European Cup: 2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st at pursuit; 2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 1st at team relay (with Niziak / Ertl / Buchholz); 2005, Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, 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	Hochfilzen, Austria	Sprint
	11 March 2009	Vancouver-Whistler, Canada	Individual
	29 March 2009	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	Mass Start
2010	8 January 2010	Oberhof, Germany	Sprint
	18 March 2010	Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway	Sprint
	20 March 2010	Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway	Pursuit
	21 March 2010	Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway	Mass Start

References

^ 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.
^ "Hier ist es fast schöner als im Schwarzwald" (in German). Badische Zeitung. 31 August 2010.