Olympic biathlete who is recognized for having won the silver medal in the mass start relay during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He has also been a gold medalist in the Biathlon World Championships.
He made his biathlon World Cup debut in 2009.
He took second place overall in the 2016-2017 World Cup season.
He is the son of Reiner and Roswitha Schempp.
He competed against Martin Fourcade in the mass start biathlon event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.