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

Career

His first

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win was in the

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mass-start race on 29 March 2009.Khanty-Mansiysk win
/ref> Eder represented

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at the

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and in

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. 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 Christoph "Sumi" Sumann (19 January 1976) is a former Austrian biathlete. Life and career As was the case with many of his fellow biathletes, Sumann switched over from cross-country skiing, which he had been doing since childhood. By the mid-199 ...

. 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

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Olympic Games

''2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)'' :''*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.''

World Championships

''5 medals (2 silver, 3 bronze)'' :''*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)''

Individual victories

''3 victories (2 Pu, 1 MS)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

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and the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eder, Simon 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Zell am See Austrian male biathletes Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Austria Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Olympic silver medalists for Austria Biathlon World Championships medalists