Biathlon Junior World Championships were first held in 1967 for men and in 1984 for women. According to the International Biathlon Union rules, biathletes qualify as Junior if they turn 20, 21 or 22 during the season from November to October, they qualify as Youth when they turn 17, 18 or 19 during the season.[1]
| Biathlon Junior World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports event |
| Date(s) | January-February |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 1967 (men) 1984 (women) |
| Organised by | IBU |
History edit
The first venue was Altenberg (then East Germany). The age limit of the participating athletes is 20 years. On 24 June 2009, it was decided that Nove Mesto na Moravě (Czech Republic), Lahti (Finland) and Obertilliach (Austria) will be the venues for the World Junior Championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
The Biathlon Junior World Championships from 1967 to 1988 were held in the same period and in one venue as the World Championships.
Editions edit
Junior and youth competitions were held at the following locations:
- 1967:
Altenberg - 1968:
Luleå - 1969:
Zakopane - 1970: Östersund
- 1971:
Hämeenlinna - 1972:
Linthal - 1973:
Lake Placid - 1974:
Minsk - 1975:
Antholz - 1976: Minsk
- 1977:
Lillehammer - 1978:
Hochfilzen - 1979:
Ruhpolding - 1980:
Sarajevo - 1981: Lahti
- 1982: Minsk
- 1983: Antholz
- 1984:
Chamonix - 1985: Egg am Etzel
- 1986: Falun
- 1987: Lahti
- 1988: Chamonix
- 1989: Voss
- 1990: Sodankylä
- 1991:
Galyatető - 1992:
Canmore - 1993: Ruhpolding
- 1994:
Osrblie - 1995: Andermatt
- 1996: Kontiolahti
- 1997: Forni Avoltri
- 1998: Valcartier
- 1999:
Pokljuka - 2000: Hochfilzen
- 2001:
Khanty-Mansiysk - 2002: Ridnaun
- 2003: Kościelisko
- 2004: Haute Maurienne Vanoise
- 2005: Kontiolahti
- 2006: Presque Isle
- 2007: Martell
- 2008: Ruhpolding
- 2009: Canmore, Alberta
- 2010: Torsby
- 2011:
Nové Město na Moravě - 2012: Kontiolahti
- 2013: Obertilliach
- 2014: Presque Isle
- 2015:
Minsk - 2016:
Cheile Grădiştei - 2017: Osrblie
- 2018:
Otepää - 2019: Osrblie
- 2020: Lenzerheide
- 2021: Obertilliach
- 2022: Soldier Hollow
- 2023:
Schuchinsk - 2024: Otepää
- 2025: Östersund
- 2026: Arber
Winners (junior events) edit
Men's results edit
Women's results edit
Mixed relay edit
| Year | Host | Winner |
| 2023 |  Shchuchinsk |
 Germany
|
| 2024 |  Otepää |
 Norway
|
Winners (youth events) edit
Men's results edit
Women's results edit
Mixed relay edit
| Year | Host | Winner |
| 2023 | Shchuchinsk |
Norway
|
| 2024 | Otepää |
 France
|
Medal table edit
As of 2024.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 142 | 107 | 80 | 329 |
| 2 |  Russia | 132 | 106 | 101 | 339 |
| 3 |  Norway | 68 | 56 | 76 | 200 |
| 4 |  France | 52 | 46 | 44 | 142 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 13 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 |  Italy | 11 | 22 | 23 | 56 |
| 7 |  Belarus | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 |
| 8 |  Austria | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34 |
| 9 |  Czech Republic | 8 | 25 | 21 | 54 |
| 10 |  Ukraine | 8 | 15 | 15 | 38 |
| 11 |  Poland | 8 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 12 |  Slovenia | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 13 |  China | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 |  Finland | 5 | 20 | 24 | 49 |
| 15 |  United States | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 16 |  Canada | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 17 |  Switzerland | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 18 |  Kazakhstan | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 19 |  Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 |  Slovakia | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 21 |  Estonia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 |  Romania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 |  Greenland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 26 |  Croatia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | 501 | 491 | 488 | 1480 | |
- Germany including East Germany & West Germany medals
- Russia including USSR medals
- Czech Republic including Czechoslovakia medals
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL BIATHLON UNION EVENT AND COMPETITION RULES" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-03-04.
- ^ "World Junior Championships Biathlon 1996/1997 - Medals".
- ^ "World Youth Championships Biathlon 2017/2018 - Medals".