Biathlon World Championships 1998

The 33rd Biathlon World Championships held in March 1998 in Pokljuka, Slovenia, and for the second time in Hochfilzen, Austria were only for the pursuit races (Pokljuka) and the team events (Hochfilzen) because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Nagano.

Men's results

12.5 km pursuit

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Vladimir Drachev	RUS		36:30.3
	Ole Einar Bjørndalen	NOR		+ 14.0
	Raphaël Poirée	FRA		+ 41.6

Team event

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Norway Egil Gjelland Sylfest Glimsdal Halvard Hanevold Ole Einar Bjørndalen	NOR		29:17.6
	Germany Ricco Groß Carsten Heymann Sven Fischer Frank Luck	GER		+ 43.7
	Russia Vladimir Drachev Alexei Kobelev Sergei Rozhkov Viktor Maigourov	RUS		+ 56.4

Women's results

10 km pursuit

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Magdalena Forsberg	SWE		37:58.6
	Corinne Niogret	FRA		+ 1:06.9
	Martina Zellner	GER		+ 1:25.8

Team event

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Russia Anna Volkova Olga Romasko Svetlana Ishmouratova Albina Akhatova	RUS		30:21.1
	Norway Hildegunn Mikkelsplass Ann Elen Skjelbreid Annette Sikveland Liv Grete Skjelbreid	NOR		+ 17.6
	Finland Katja Holanti Tiina Mikkola Mari Lampinen Sanna-Leena Perunka	FIN		+ 39.1

Medal table

Place	Nation				Total
1	Russia	2	0	1	3
2	Norway	1	2	0	3
3	Sweden	1	0	0	1
4	France	0	1	1	2
4	Germany	0	1	1	2
6	Finland	0	0	1	1