Fabien Claude

{{Short description|French biathlete (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox biathlete | name = Fabien Claude | image = Claude Fa. – Biathlon 2023 Nove Mesto 8002.jpg | caption = Fabian Claude in 2023 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|12|22}} | birth_place = Épinal, France<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fabien Claude|url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/athletes/fabien-claude/id/btfra12212199401/|access-date=2020-12-05|website=International Biathlon Union - IBU}}</ref> | height = 1.80 m | weight = 77 kg | disciplines = Biathlon | club = Basse sur le rupt ski nordique | skis = Fischer | wcdebut = 2016 | olympicteams = '''1''' (2022) | olympicmedals = '''1''' | olympicgolds = | worldsteams = '''6''' (2017, 2020–2025) | worldsmedals = '''3''' | worldsgolds = 1 | wcseasons = '''9''' (2015/16–) | wcwins = | wcrelayswins = '''5''' | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's biathlon}} {{Medal|Country|{{FRA}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2026 Milano Cortina|4 × 7.5 km relay}} {{Medal|Silver|2022 Beijing|4 × 7.5 km relay}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2023 Oberhof|4 × 7.5 km relay}} {{Medal|Silver|2025 Lenzerheide|4 × 7.5 km relay}} {{Medal|Bronze|2024 Nové Město|4 × 7.5 km relay}} {{Medal|Competition|Junior World Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2014 Presque Isle|12.5 km pursuit}} {{Medal|Silver|2014 Presque Isle|4 × 7.5 km relay}} {{Medal|Silver|2015 Raubichi|10 km sprint}} {{Medal|Bronze|2015 Raubichi|4 × 7.5 km relay}} {{Medal|Competition|Youth World Championships}} {{Medal|Gold| 2013 Obertilliach | 7.5 km sprint}} {{Medal|Bronze| 2013 Obertilliach | 3 × 7.5 km relay}} }}

'''Fabien Claude''' (born 22 December 1994) is a French biathlete. He is a two-time Olympic medalist in the men's relay event, winning gold in 2026 and silver in 2022.

==Career== His first year in biathlon was 2006. He made his international debut in 2011. He won the Junior Men's pursuit<ref>{{Cite web|title=Junior Men 12.5 km Pursuit|url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT1314JWRLCH__JMPU|access-date=2020-12-05|website=IBU datacenter|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000558/http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT1314JWRLCH__JMPU|archive-date = 4 March 2016}}</ref> and placed 2nd with the French relay team at the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Junior Men 4 x 5.5 km Relay|url=https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1314/BT/JWRL/CH__/JMRL/BT_C73C_1.0.pdf|access-date=2020-12-05|website=IBU datacenter}}</ref> 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.

==Personal life== His brothers Florent Claude and Emilien Claude are also biathletes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fabien Claude|url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/athletes/fabien-claude/id/btfra12212199401/|access-date=2020-12-05|website=International Biathlon Union - IBU}}</ref> Their father Gilles Claude died by drowning in Lac Saint-Jean during a guided snowmobiling tour across a channel when the ice broke beneath the tourists in 2020. Fabien dedicated his first world cup podium to his father, saying through tears, ""This podium is for him. I am sure he is proud of us and I am proud of what I have done today".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/lacstjean-identified-1.5440620|title=Lac Saint-Jean body identified as missing snowmobiler Gilles Claude|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=25 January 2020}}</ref>

==Biathlon results== All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.<ref name="IBUprofile">International Biathlon Union. [http://biathlonresults.com/?IBUId=BTFRA12212199401 Fabien Claude]. IBU Datacenter. Retrieved 06 February 2024.</ref>

===Olympic Games=== ''2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="28%"|Event !width="12%"|Individual !width="12%"|Sprint !width="12%"|Pursuit !width="12%"|{{nowrap|Mass start}} !width="12%"|Relay !width="12%"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}} |- | align=left |{{flagicon|China}} 2022 Beijing | 9th | 21st | 16th | 26th | style="background:silver;"| '''Silver''' |  — |- | align=left |{{flagicon|Italy}} 2026 Milano Cortina | 17th | 41st | 24th | 27th | style="background:gold;"| '''Gold''' |  — |}

===World Championships=== ''2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !Event !style="width:70px;"|Individual !style="width:70px;"|Sprint !style="width:70px;"|Pursuit !style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}} !style="width:70px;"|Relay !style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}} !style="width:70px;"|Single {{nowrap|mixed relay}} |- | align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} 2017 Hochfilzen | 25th | — | — | — | — | — | {{n/a}} |- | align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2020 Antholz-Anterselva | 19th | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2021 Pokljuka | 40th | 40th | 11th | — | — | — | — |- | align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} 2023 Oberhof | 37th | 16th | 21st | 8th | style="background:gold;"| '''Gold''' | — | 5th |- | align=left |{{flagicon|CZE}} 2024 Nové Město | 41st | 26th | 10th | 5th | style="background:#cfaa88;"| '''Bronze''' | — | — |- | align=left |{{flagicon|SUI}} 2025 Lenzerheide | 21st | 8th | 16th | 15th | style="background:silver;"| '''Silver''' | — | — |} :''*The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.''

===World Cup=== ;World Cup rankings {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="66%" |- class="hintergrundfarbe5" ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Overall ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Individual ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Pursuit ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Mass start |- class="hintergrundfarbe5" |- | 2015–16 || '''—''' || — || — || — || — |- | 2016–17 || '''55th''' || 44th || 92nd || 47th || — |- | 2017–18 || '''85th''' || — || 78th || 78th || — |- | 2018–19 || '''47th''' || — || 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 |- | 2024–25 || '''12th''' || 14th || 11th || 15th || 9th |- | 2025–26 || '''16th''' || 13th || 24th || 10th || 8th |}

====Individual podiums====

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" |- ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| No. ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:190px;"| Location ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:180px;"| Level ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place |- | align=center|1 || rowspan="2" align="center" |2020–21 || align=right| 5 December 2020 || align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kontiolahti || | World Cup || Pursuit ||align=center bgcolor="silver"| 2nd |- | align=center|2 || align=right| 11 December 2020 || align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen || | World Cup || Sprint ||align=center bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd |- | align=center|3 || rowspan="2" align="center" |2024–25 || align=right| 13 December 2024|| align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen || | World Cup || Sprint ||align=center bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd |- | align=center|4 || align=right| 10 January 2025|| align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof || | World Cup || Sprint ||align=center bgcolor="silver"| 2nd |}

;Relay victories ''7 victories'' {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. ! Season ! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Level ! Team |- |1 | 2020–21 | 15 January 2021 || {{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof || Relay || Biathlon World Cup ||Desthieux / Fillon Maillet / Claude / Jacquelin |- |2 | rowspan="3" | 2022–23 | 8 January 2023 || {{flagicon|SLO}} Pokljuka || Mixed Relay || Biathlon World Cup ||Claude / Fillon Maillet / Chevalier / Simon |- |3 | 18 February 2023 || {{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof || Relay || Biathlon World Championships ||Guigonnat / Claude / Jacquelin / Fillon Maillet |- |4 | 5 March 2023 || {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město || Mixed Relay || Biathlon World Cup ||Jeanmonnot / Colombo / Perrot / Claude |- |5 | 2023–24 || 3 March 2024 || {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo Holmenkollen || Mixed Relay || Biathlon World Cup ||Simon / Chauveau / Claude / Fillon Maillet |- |6 | 2024–25 || 1 December 2024 || {{flagicon|FIN}} Kontiolahti || Relay || Biathlon World Cup || Claude / Fillon Maillet / Perrot / Jacquelin |- |7 | 2024–25 || 15 December 2024 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Hochfilzen || Relay || Biathlon World Cup || Claude / Fillon Maillet / Perrot / Jacquelin |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons}} * {{International Biathlon Union}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/44675 Fabien Claude] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Team France}} * {{Instagram}}

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