Martin Fourcade is a famous French biathlete and winner of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. Today he is the pride of France and one of the strongest athletes of our time. The personal life of Martin Fourcade is not advertised on his initiative, but it is of great interest to all admirers of his talents.
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Sports childhood
The future champion was born on September 14, 1988 in the small French town of Sere. Of the three brothers, he became the middle child in the family. An energetic sports atmosphere always reigned in the Fourcades' house. Martin Fourcade's parents shared and encouraged their children's sports hobbies. And no wonder: the father of a large family was a coach by profession winter views sports.
Marten did not come to biathlon right away, snowboarding and hockey were the first in his life. With his father and older brother Simon, he began to practice early amateur running by ski. Growing up, Simon switched to biathlon. At the age of 14, Marten also joins him. Since 2002, he has been actively involved in this sport. Thus began his path to fame. It was family sports traditions that played a decisive role in the development of the champion biography of Martin Fourcade.
Successful career in sports
Today, the biathlete is a multiple winner of the World Cups and the winner of the Olympic Games. Together with his elder brother, he confidently continues to follow the chosen path. Fourcades are in the French national team. Thanks to the success of Martin, modern French biathlon has no equal competitors around the world.
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The young man, who was not yet completely confident in himself, was accepted into the biathlon team in 2006. The 2007 World Junior Championships brought him a bronze medal, but there was still a lot of work ahead on the path to real glory.
About Martin Fourcade started talking seriously with the advent of 2010. The reason for the growth of his popularity was the 3rd place he won in the World Cup. Already in 2012, the guy becomes the winner of the overall World Cup standings and the owner of a prestigious award - two Small Crystal Globes at once. In subsequent races, he got crystal awards in all types of competitions. Today Marten is a 5-time winner of the crystal World Cup.
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The athlete entered the history of the 2014 Olympics as a two-time winner in the pursuit and individual race. The 2015-2016 season was no less successful for the biathlon star. He added another Small Crystal Globe to his collection and pleased France with 5 medals from the World Championship. In all types of competitions, Fourcade outperformed his competitors with surprising ease. Sports experts from different countries invariably note his excellent training and impeccable technique.
Biathlete's personal life
The champion belongs to those celebrities who are not used to talking about themselves widely. Apart from sports achievements, the object of increased attention is his personal life. Martin Fourcade seeks to preserve his personal freedom as much as possible and is not particularly talkative in this regard.
People who know him personally say that the guy has always been emotional and amorous. In his youth, he even wanted to quit biathlon on the basis of a passionate love for a girl. Fortunately for French sports, at the last moment the young man changed his mind.
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Today, Martin Fourcade has been living in a civil marriage for 10 years. His beloved woman is a school teacher named Helen. In conversations with journalists, the athlete often calls her "wife", although they are not going to officially register the marriage yet. Young people are happy without it. Helen always finds time to help her energetic husband prepare for competitions.
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In September 2015, the champion became a father for the first time. Amazingly, Martin Fourcade and his daughter Manon are practically the same person! The athlete does not have a soul in his daughter and dreams of taking her with him to all competitions. He always wanted to have a big family. Martin Fourcade and his wife recently announced that they are expecting their second child by the end of winter.
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Biathlete is a supporter healthy lifestyle life and anti-doping propaganda. He does not accept various stimulant drugs and always relies only on his own strength. Successes in the personal life of Martin Fourcade also significantly affect his sports victories. When Helen and Manon are with him, luck is guaranteed.
The French biathlon star is famous for his sophisticated sense of humor. To the frequently asked question about what is the secret of his constant victories, he invariably answers: "It's all about my DNA."
Martin Fourcade is quite self-critical. He does not hide his strengths and weaknesses. To the first, he refers to reliability and love for the family, and considers egocentrism to be the main drawback of his character.
The most necessary item in the life of a biathlete is a telephone. The athlete is selective in relationships and has only one devoted friend. After graduation sports career he plans to still stay in the sport and have many children. The young champion does not like gifts, and his greatest fear is the death of loved ones.
A lot of speculation gives rise to the origin of Martin Fourcade. Some are confused by his not quite typical appearance for a Frenchman. And there is some truth in this.
By nationality, Martin Fourcade is by no means French. He has a common French surname, but in an interview he hinted at his Spanish origin.
In a conversation with reporters, the athlete used the expression "we are Spaniards by origin." Thus, he resolved all the questions that arose about the nationality of his parents. Martin Fourcade is still devoted to France and is doing everything to glorify her in the sports world.
Most Recent Achievements
Biathlon is an age related sport. Today the star ski view sport is 28 years old, but any more experienced professional can envy his medals and titles. For three years in a row, he has become the strongest biathlete in the world. Despite the recent start of 2017, the famous champion has already managed to add to the list of his victories:
- January, March 2017, Sprint World Cup;
- January, March 2017, Pursuit World Cup
Being the hope of sports France, he does not get tired of regular victories and huge popularity. Today, Martin Fourcade is still one of the most famous and popular people in the world, and his plans for the future include further conquest of the sports Olympus.
Famous French biathlete Martin Fourcade was born in the French district of Sere, in the Eastern Pyrenees. This event happened in 1988, on September 14th.
On Olympic Games 2010 in Vancouver, Martin Fourcade won a silver medal in the biathlon mass start. At the 2011 Biathlon World Championships, which was held last March in the Russian city of Khanty-Mansiysk, Martin Fourcade won a full set of World Championship medals. He is the younger brother of a biathlete.
Martin Fourcade began his biathlon lessons at the age of fourteen. Martin Fourcade got into the national biathlon team back in 2006, but he really began to play for the team only in 2008 at the World Cup in the city of Holmenkollen.
In 2007 and 2008 Martin Fourcade took part in the junior world championships, and in 2007 he took third place in the relay race.
In March 2008, in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, Martin Fourcade took 61st place in the Biathlon World Cup.
The next sports season for Marten was more successful. At the World Cup in Hochfilzin, Martin Fourcade took 36th place in the individual race and 10th place in the sprint race. Martin Fourcade finished the 2009 sports season with the 24th number in overall standings World Cup, and in every race this season, he consistently got into the top twenty.
In the 2009-2010 sports season, Martin Fourcade began to show better results than before. He finished every race no lower than 10th place. Martin Fourcade was included in the French national biathlon team at the 2010 Olympic Games in Canada, where he was able to win silver in the mass start.
In the Finnish city of Kontilahti, Martin Fourcade took first place in the pursuit. And in Oslo, Norway, he won the pursuit race and the sprint race.
Thanks to two victories in the pursuit Martin Fourcade won the 2009-2010 sports season in the pursuit program in the Biathlon World Cup. He beat Austrian biathlete Simon Eder by a point. In the overall standings, Martin Fourcade took 5th place, and his brother Simon was seventh.
The 2010-2011 sports season for Martin Fourcade went well. At biathlon competitions in the city of Östersund, he was three times in the top five athletes, of which he took third place twice. In the city of Ruhpolding, Martin Fourcade won silver medals in each of the three races, and in Fort Kent and Antholz, Martin Fourcade won the mass start. At the Biathlon World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Martin Fourcade arrived as one of the obvious contenders for a medal.
In the mixed relay, Martin Fourcade took third place, showing excellent shooting quality and good speed on the road. In the sprint race, Martin Fourcade won silver, although he missed twice - speed compensated for mistakes in shooting at the turn. A day later, Martin Fourcade became the first in the pursuit race, although he “missed” three times.
In the overall standings of the World Biathlon World Cup this season, Martin Fourcade became the third and ran from Antholz to Oslo in the red jersey of the dealer in the mass start.
In the 2011-2012 sports season, Martin Fourcade set himself the task of second or even first place in the overall standings of the Biathlon World Cup.
In the Swedish city of Östersund, Martin Fourcade took first place in the pursuit and in the individual race. This allowed Marten to put on the yellow jersey of the world biathlon leader.
Started biathlon in 2002, member national team since 2006.
The younger Fourcade competed for France in 2007 and 2008 at the World Junior Championships, winning a bronze medal in the relay in 2007.
The first time Fourcade performed at the Biathlon World Cup in Oslo in March 2008, finishing the race sixty-first.
The following season was much more successful for him, as he took his first World Cup points at Hochfilzen, finishing thirty-sixth in the individual and 10th in the sprint. His best result this year came at the 2009 World Championship where he finished in the top 20 in every event. Fourcade finished this season in 24th place in the overall World Cup standings.
Season 2009-2010
Martin improved his performance in the 2009-2010 season, consistently finishing in the top 10 and took part in the French team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Fourcade won the silver medal in the mass start.
Marten won his first victory in the pursuit in Kontiolahti, and subsequently won two more first places in Oslo - in the sprint and pursuit. Two victories in the pursuit allowed Fourcade to win the 2009-2010 World Cup in the pursuit program, ahead of the Austrian Simon Eder by only one point. In the overall World Cup standings, he finished fifth, ahead of his brother Simon, who finished the season in his best seventh position.
Season 2010-2011
The 2010-2011 season was very successful for Fourcade. He opened his Östersund run with three top-5 finishes, including two third-place finishes. After several weak performances in Pokljuka and Oberhof, Maarten is in second place in all three races in Ruhpolding. Fourcade won the mass start in Antholz and Fort Kent, came to the World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk one of the favorites.
At the World Championships in the mixed relay, the French take 3rd place, where Fourcade shows high speed and accuracy. He goes on to win a silver medal in the sprint, finishing behind Arnd Peiffer despite 2 standing misses: Fourcade showed the fastest ski run in the race. The next day in pursuit, Marten won gold despite three inaccurate shots.
At the end of the season, Fourcade became 3rd in the overall World Cup standings and from the stage in Antholz to the stage in Oslo wore the red jersey of the leader in the mass start.
Season 2011-2012
Before the start of the season, Marten spoke about the tasks he set for himself: “The goal for the season is to take a place in the overall standings higher than last year. Last season I moved up from fifth to third. If I can get another two steps up, that will be great.”
At the first stage in Östersund, Sweden, Fourcade did not delay his tasks, starting the 2011-2012 season with two victories in the individual race and the pursuit, which allowed him to immediately take first place in the World Cup standings and try on the yellow jersey of the leader. One race before the end of the season, he officially won the overall World Cup. In addition, Marten won the Small Crystal Globes in the sprint and pursuit programs.
Fourcade Martin is one of the best French biathletes. 2014 Olympic champion. Martin is the younger brother of the equally gifted biathlete Simon Fourcade.
Carier start
Initially, the parents sent two brothers to the hockey section, but since it was far from home, they were not always able to take the children there. Therefore, Simon and Marten were transferred to the section. Over time, the brothers got tired of just running around, and they “thrown their rifles behind their backs”.
Martin Fourcade (see photo below) very successfully entered the sport. The beginning of his activity coincided with the end of the career of Rafael Poiret - legendary biathlete who decided to leave his skis and do coaching. In many of his interviews, Martin stated that Poiret is his idol.
For the first two years, Fourcade did not stand out in any way. He always managed to get into the points zone, but there were no victories and medals. No wonder they say that biathlon is considered an "adult" sport. Achievements of the Norwegian Bjoerndalen on last Olympics only confirm it.
Season 2009-2010
Fourcade Martin rose to prominence in 2010 when he won silver in the mass start at the Olympics. After that, he won the World Cup competition three times. Once in Kontiolahti and twice in Oslo. This allowed him to take fifth place in the overall standings. His brother became the seventh.
Season 2010-2011
For Fourcade it was a successful season. He started with three top 5 finishes in Östersund. Then he took 2nd place in Ruhpolding in all three races. And winning the mass start in Fort Kent and Antholz allowed him to come to the World Championships as a clear favorite.
Thanks to the high speed and accuracy of Martin, the French team took 3rd place in the mixed relay. Fourcade himself got in the sprint and gold in the pursuit (despite three misses). At the end of the season, the biathlete took 3rd place in the overall standings of the World Cup.
Season 2011-2012
Before the start of the season, Fourcade Martin set himself a clear goal - to take 1st or 2nd place in the standings. He began to realize this task right away, at the first stage, having won the pursuit race and the individual race. Even before the end of the season, it became clear that the athlete would take 1st place in the overall standings of the World Cup. In addition, Marten received Small Crystal Globes in pursuit and sprint.
Season 2012-2013
It was opened by the victory of the Frenchman in the Swedish Östersund (individual race). In the sprint, everything was not so successful - only 10th place. But then Fourcade was able to win the pursuit. The subsequent stages were not very successful: the Frenchman did not take the first places. The reason for this was the shoulder injury he received in Oberhof.
The absence of Svendsen in the pre-Olympic week in Sochi allowed Marten to win two of the two races held. In the individual competition for 20 kilometers, Fourcade missed only once, eliminating the 60-second gap from the leader - Binbacher. As a result, Marten's advantage at the finish line was 7 seconds. In the 10 km sprint competition, the Frenchman did not make a single mistake and confidently took first place, beating the silver medalist by 40 seconds.
The last stage of the World Cup, held in Khanty-Mansiysk, was a triumph for the Frenchman. Fourcade won the sprint race without a single miss. In pursuit, he could not achieve similar success. Marten missed at every turn, making 5 mistakes.
Despite a number of setbacks, at the end of 2013, Fourcade still overtook his main rival Svendsen by 421 points, thereby breaking the record for the number of points scored in a season. The biathlete also won crystal globes in all types of racing.
2014 Olympics
On February 8, Martin Fourcade, whose photo is attached to the article, took part in the sprint race. Unfortunately, he missed on the bench. As a result, the athlete had to be content with 5th place.
On February 10, he participated in the pursuit, where he had no equal. The biathlete missed only once. In addition, Martin Fourcade's technique was impeccable. No wonder he was the first.
On February 13, Marten competed in the individual race at the Laura complex. And again, the athlete - one miss and the second gold. Then the German Erich Lesser took the 2nd place, and the Russian Yevgeny Garanichev took the 3rd place.
All biathlon fans were waiting for a fierce fight between Svendsen and Fourcade. And it took place on February 18 at the mass start. The duel was very exciting. To determine the winner, the judges had to look at the photo finish. This was Swensen's 4th Olympic win.
The 4 × 7.5 km relay race completed the Olympic biathlon. Martin Fourcade, although he ran at the last stage, could not help the French team in any way. As a result, she did not get on the podium.
Character and views
- Marten's main advantage is reliability, and the main drawback is egocentrism. He tries his best to eradicate it.
- Most of all in life he is afraid of the death of loved ones.
- The most necessary item for a biathlete is a phone.
- Doesn't like gifts.
- Wants to change her hair.
- Has only one true friend.
- Happiness for him is doing what he loves and being with loved ones more often.
When asked by journalists about what he will do after the end of his career, Fourcade Martin usually replies that it is too early to think about it. But, most likely, he will either remain in the sport, or will "live happily ever after in a beautiful castle with a princess, and, of course, have many children with her."
In general terms, this is his entire biography. Martin Fourcade on this moment is one of the most famous and popular biathletes in the world.
10 facts about Martin Fourcade that you might not know
Another brother, a house in Holmenkollen, an escape from the boarding school and other new biography details the best biathlete peace.
At the age of 16, Martin Fourcade was ready to quit biathlon. It was hard for him to be separated from his girlfriend and friends - and after the first semester, the guy ran away from the sports boarding school home. Later, Marten tried his hand at triathlon, but not too successfully - and eventually returned to biathlon, starting training in another sports center. Stefan Boutier and Siegfried Maze, the future coaches of the French national team, worked with him there.
After the 2010 Olympics, Marten and Simon constantly quarreled for two years. The middle Fourcade - Brice - told the newspaper Le Parisien how difficult the relationship between the older brothers became at some point. Simon was going to Vancouver as the favorite and was unprepared for his younger brother to win silver in the mass start, and his best result would be 14th in the same race. Simon almost cried from resentment - how could it be, because I'm older, I should be better! Since then, the brothers either quarreled or did not speak, it even got to the point that they refused to train in the same group. Everything changed two years later. Simon claims that by that time he had simply grown wiser and realized that one should not be jealous of his brother's achievements - they should be proud of them. Marten is sure that relations improved because he switched to more high level where his brother is not a competitor. As for Bris, he's just glad that everyone at home is feeling at ease again and not trying to avoid the unpleasant topic of sports results in conversation.
Martin Fourcade lives in Norway. There, the biathlete jokes, he can spend more time with his friend Tarjei Be. In fact, he planned to move to Holmenkolen immediately after the Olympics in Sochi, and he was able to fulfill his dream last year. I rented a house 100 meters from the stadium and in the off-season I managed to conduct several training sessions with the Norwegian biathletes. And on September 10, Martin and his girlfriend Helen had a daughter, Manon. It was in Norway, in the first months of Manon's life, that Martin Fourcade added one more talent to his talents - the ability to quickly and deftly change diapers for a child.
Martin Fourcade is not aiming to repeat Bjoerndalen's record of 95 (so far) World Cup victories.“Even if we imagine that I win all the races remaining before the Olympics in Pyeongchang,” the biathlete argues, “I still will not surpass the result of Ole Einar. And I haven’t thought about what I’ll do after the Olympics.” At the same time, Fourcade has repeatedly stated that he is in no way planning to run until the age of 42 (so far), as a Norwegian.
The preparation of Martin Fourcade for the 2016 World Cup was disrupted due to illness. After the completion of the American stage of the World Cup, the athlete developed sinusitis (inflammation of the paranasal sinuses - site). The disease was so severe that, according to Marten, he could not do anything at all for a week. “I don’t know what consequences such a stop in work will lead to,” the biathlete admitted, “but I’m sure this is definitely not the most ideal way to prepare for the World Championships.”
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Text: Natalya Volkova
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