Biathlon World Championships | |
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![]() Magdalena Neuner and Kaisa Mäkäräinen during the 2012 World Championships in Kontiolahti, North Karelia, Finland | |
Status | active |
Genre | sporting event |
Date(s) | February–March |
Frequency | annual |
Location(s) | various |
Inaugurated | 1958 |
Organised by | IBU |
The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in joint Biathlon World Championships. In 1978 the development was enhanced by the change from the large army rifle calibre to a small bore rifle, while the range to the target was reduced from 150 to 50 meters.[1]
VenuesEdit
The Biathlon World Championships of the season takes place during February or March. Some years it has been necessary to schedule parts of the Championships at other than the main venue because of weather and/or snow conditions. Full, joint Biathlon World Championships have never been held in Olympic Winter Games seasons. Biathlon World Championships in non-IOC events, however, have been held in Olympic seasons. In 2005, the then new event of Mixed Relay (two legs done by women, two legs by men) was arranged separately from the ordinary Championships.
Arranged Championships:
- 1958
Saalfelden, Austria
- 1959
Courmayeur, Italy
- 1961
Umeå, Sweden
- 1962
Hämeenlinna, Finland
- 1963
Seefeld, Austria
- 1965
Elverum, Norway
- 1966
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
- 1967
Altenberg, East Germany (first event in East Europe)
- 1969
Zakopane, Poland
- 1970
Östersund, Sweden
- 1971
Hämeenlinna, Finland
- 1973
Lake Placid, New York, United States (first event outside Europe and in the Americas)
- 1974
Minsk, USSR
- 1975
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
- 1976
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy (Sprint)
- 1977
Vingrom, Norway
- 1978
Hochfilzen, Austria
- 1979
Ruhpolding, West Germany
- 1981
Lahti, Finland
- 1982
Minsk, USSR
- 1983
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
- 1984
Chamonix, France (Women)
- 1985
Ruhpolding, West Germany (Men) and
Egg am Etzel (near Einsiedeln), Switzerland (Women)
- 1986
Oslo, Norway (Men) and
Falun, Sweden (Women)
- 1987
Lake Placid, New York, United States (Men) and
Lahti, Finland (Women)
- 1988
Chamonix, France (Women)
- 1989
Feistritz an der Drau, Austria (first joint Biathlon World Championships)
- 1990
Minsk, USSR;
Oslo, Norway and
Kontiolahti, Finland
- 1991
Lahti, Finland
- 1992
Novosibirsk, Russia (Team)
- 1993
Borovets, Bulgaria
- 1994
Canmore, Canada (Team)
- 1995
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
- 1996
Ruhpolding, Germany
- 1997
Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia
- 1998
Pokljuka, Slovenia (Pursuit) and
Hochfilzen, Austria (Team)
- 1999
Kontiolahti, Finland and
Oslo, Norway
- 2000
Oslo, Norway and
Lahti, Finland
- 2001
Pokljuka, Slovenia
- 2002
Oslo, Norway (Mass start)
- 2003
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
- 2004
Oberhof, Germany
- 2005
Hochfilzen, Austria and
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (Mixed relay)
- 2006
Pokljuka, Slovenia (Mixed relay)
- 2007
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
- 2008
Östersund, Sweden
- 2009
Pyeongchang, South Korea (first event in Asia)
- 2010
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (Mixed relay)
- 2011
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
- 2012
Ruhpolding, Germany
- 2013
Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
- 2015
Kontiolahti, Finland
- 2016
Oslo, Norway
- 2017
Hochfilzen, Austria
- 2019
Östersund, Sweden
- 2020
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
- 2021
Pokljuka, Slovenia
Upcoming:
MenEdit
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
Individual (20 km)Edit
This event was first held in 1958.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
2 | ![]() | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (21 nations) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 144 |
Sprint (10 km)Edit
This event was first held in 1974.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (17 nations) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |
Pursuit (12.5 km)Edit
This event was first held in 1997.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 nations) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Mass start (15 km)Edit
This event was first held in 1999.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (9 nations) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
Relay (4 × 7.5 km)Edit
This event was first held unofficially in 1965. It was a success, and replaced the team competition as an official event in 1966.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 13 | 6 | 29 |
2 | ![]() | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 nations) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 |
Team (time)Edit
This event was held from 1958 to 1965. The times of the top 3 athletes from each country in the 20 km individual were added together (in 1958 the top 4).
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1959 | ![]() |
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Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
TeamEdit
This event, a patrol race, was held from 1989 to 1998. 1989–93: 20 km. 1994–98: 10 km.
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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1990 | ![]() |
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1991 | ![]() |
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1992 | ![]() |
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1993 | ![]() |
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1994 | ![]() |
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1995 | ![]() |
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1996 | ![]() |
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1997 | ![]() |
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1998 | ![]() |
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Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (14 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
WomenEdit
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
Individual (15 km)Edit
This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988 the distance was 10 km.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (16 nations) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |
Sprint (7.5 km)Edit
This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988 the distance was 5 km.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (17 nations) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 91 |
Pursuit (10 km)Edit
This event was first held in 1997.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (14 nations) | 21 | 19 | 20 | 60 |
Mass start (12.5 km)Edit
This event was first held in 1999.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 nations) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
Relay (4 × 6 km)Edit
This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988, the event was 3 × 5 km. 1989–91: 3 × 7.5 km. 1993–2001: 4 × 7.5 km. In 2003, the leg distance was set to 6 km.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Totals (14 nations) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |
TeamEdit
This event, a patrol race, was held from 1989 to 1998. 1989–93: 15 km. 1994–98: 7.5 km.
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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1989 | ![]() |
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1990 | ![]() |
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1991 | ![]() |
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1992 | ![]() |
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1993 | ![]() |
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1994 | ![]() |
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1995 | ![]() |
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1996 | ![]() |
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1997 | ![]() |
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1998 | ![]() |
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Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
MixedEdit
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
Mixed RelayEdit
This event was first held in 2005, at the Biathlon World Cup finals in Khanty-Mansiysk. In 2005–20, the women biathletes did the first two legs and the men did the following two (except 2006 when sequence was woman–man–woman–man), the women's ski legs were 6 km each while men ski legs were 7.5 km each (except 2005, 2006 and 2020 when ski legs were 6 km each for all relay members). Since 2021, the sequence became man–man–woman–woman while leg distance was set to 7.5 km for all relay members.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Totals (10 nations) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
Single Mixed RelayEdit
This event was first held in 2019. Each team consists of two members - man and woman. The first of the team members runs the first and third legs (3 km each), the other team member – the second and fourth legs (3 km and 4.5 km respectively). In 2019 and 2020 the women biathletes started single mixed relay and the men biathletes finished it, in 2021 this order was reversed.
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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2020 | ![]() |
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2021 | ![]() |
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Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |