Martin Fourcade sits at the top. The former French biathlete, who ended his career two years ago, is the most successful and medal-winning Frenchman in the history of the Winter Olympics. He is ahead of Jean-Claude Killy.
Martin Fourcade hung up his skis and his rifle in March 2020. With one of the richest prize lists in French sport. In a little over ten years of career, he has won no less than seven large crystal globes, rewarding the winner of the Biathlon World Cup, and a multitude of small globes, awarded to the winner of each specialty (Individual, sprint , pursuit, mass start).
He also has 13 world championship titles (11 in individual events) for a total of 28 World Championship medals (10 silver medals and 5 bronze).
Martin Fourcade also built his legend at the Olympic Games with five gold medals and two silver medals. Olympic vice-champion in the mass start in Vancouver (Canada) in 2010 then in Sochi (Russia) four years later, he won gold in the individual and the pursuit in Russia. He was then crowned Olympic champion in the pursuit, mass start and mixed relay in 2018 in Pyeongchang (South Korea), becoming the most successful Frenchman and medalist in the history of the Winter Olympics.
He dethroned Jean-Claude Killy. The French skier, now 78, triumphed at the 1968 Olympics held in Grenoble. He won three gold medals in giant slalom, downhill and slalom, which allowed him to remain the most successful Frenchman for nearly 40 years. Before being overtaken by Martin Fourcade. Behind these two great figures of French sport, Pierre Brunet and Andrée Brunet share the 3and step of the podium with three medals won as a couple in figure skating between 1924 and 1932 (2 in gold and 1 in bronze).