Biathlon World Championships
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The first Biathlon
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...

 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 BWCHs. 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.

BWCH venues

The season's BWCHs 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 BWCHs have never been held in Olympic Winter Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...

 seasons. BWCHs 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
    Biathlon World Championships 1958
    The 1st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...

       Saalfelden
    Saalfelden
    Saalfelden is a town in the Austrian state of Salzburg and is the administrative centre of the Pinzgauer Saalachtal...

    , Austria
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

  • 1959
    Biathlon World Championships 1959
    The 2nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1959 in Courmayeur, Italy. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...

       Courmayeur
    Courmayeur
    Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...

    , Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

  • 1961
    Biathlon World Championships 1961
    The 3rd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1961 in Umeå, Sweden. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...

       Umeå
    Umeå
    - Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...

    , Sweden
    Sweden
    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

  • 1962
    Biathlon World Championships 1962
    The 4th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1962 in Hämeenlinna, Finland. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...

       Hämeenlinna
    Hämeenlinna
    Hämeenlinna is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Häme in the south of Finland and is the birthplace of composer Jean Sibelius. Today, it belongs to the region of Tavastia Proper, and until 2010 it was the residence city for the Governor of the...

    , Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

  • 1963
    Biathlon World Championships 1963
    The 5th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1963 in Seefeld, Austria. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...

       Seefeld
    Seefeld, Tirol
    Seefeld in Tirol is a municipality of the Innsbruck-Land District in the Austrian state of Tyrol, located about northwest of Innsbruck. With more than one million overnight stays each year, it is one of the most popular Tyrolean tourist destinations especially for skiing in winter, but also for...

    , Austria
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

  • 1965
    Biathlon World Championships 1965
    The 6th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1965 in Elverum, Norway. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only official competitions. In these particular championships an unofficial men's 4 x 7.5 km relay was also held...

       Elverum
    Elverum
    is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum...

    , Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

  • 1966
    Biathlon World Championships 1966
    The 7th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1966 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the then West Germany. The men's relay event was given official recognition.-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Garmisch-Partenkirchen
    Garmisch-Partenkirchen
    Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...

    , West Germany
    West Germany
    West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

  • 1967
    Biathlon World Championships 1967
    The 8th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1967 in Altenberg, in the then East Germany.-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Altenberg
    Altenberg, Germany
    Altenberg is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, close to the border with the Czech Republic, 15 km northwest of Teplice, and 32 km south of Dresden....

    , East Germany
  • 1969
    Biathlon World Championships 1969
    -20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Zakopane
    Zakopane
    Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...

    , Poland
    Poland
    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

  • 1970
    Biathlon World Championships 1970
    -20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:-References:*...

       Östersund
    Östersund
    Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...

    , Sweden
    Sweden
    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

  • 1971
    Biathlon World Championships 1971
    The 11th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1971 for the second time in Hämeenlinna-Tavastehus, Finland.-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Hämeenlinna
    Hämeenlinna
    Hämeenlinna is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Häme in the south of Finland and is the birthplace of composer Jean Sibelius. Today, it belongs to the region of Tavastia Proper, and until 2010 it was the residence city for the Governor of the...

    , Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

  • 1973
    Biathlon World Championships 1973
    The 12th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1973 in Lake Placid, USA. It is the first time the championships took place outside of Europe..-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Lake Placid, New York
    Lake Placid, New York
    Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....

    , USA
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

  • 1974
    Biathlon World Championships 1974
    The 13th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1974 in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Minsk
    Minsk
    - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

    , USSR
    Soviet Union
    The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

  • 1975
    Biathlon World Championships 1975
    The 14th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1975 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

  • 1976
    Biathlon World Championships 1976
    The Biathlon World Championships held in 1976 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy were only for the 10 km sprint because this event was not part of the Olympic programme in Innsbruck.-10 km sprint:-Medal table:...

       Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

     (Sprint)
  • 1977
    Biathlon World Championships 1977
    -10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Vingrom
    Vingrom
    Vingrom is a village in the municipality of Lillehammer, Norway, located just north of the Gjøvik border by the lake Mjøsa. Vingrom has a population of 524....

    , Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

  • 1978
    Biathlon World Championships 1978
    -10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Hochfilzen
    Hochfilzen
    Hochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at , in the Pillersee valley 5km west of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,109 in 2001.It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross country skiing...

    , Austria
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

  • 1979
    Biathlon World Championships 1979
    The 17th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1979 in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Ruhpolding
    Ruhpolding
    Ruhpolding is a municipality of the Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps. Ruhpolding has a population of approximately 6,400....

    , West Germany
    West Germany
    West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

  • 1981
    Biathlon World Championships 1981
    -10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Lahti
    Lahti
    Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...

    , Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

  • 1982
    Biathlon World Championships 1982
    The 19th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1982 for the second time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Minsk
    Minsk
    - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

    , USSR
    Soviet Union
    The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

  • 1983
    Biathlon World Championships 1983
    The 20th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1983 for the second time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

  • 1984
    Biathlon World Championships 1984
    The 1st women's Biathlon World Championships were held in 1984 in Chamonix, France.-5 km sprint:-10 km individual:-3 x 5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Chamonix
    Chamonix
    Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics...

    , France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

     (Women)
  • 1985
    Biathlon World Championships 1985
    The 21st Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1985 for the second time in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany. The 2nd women's world championships were held in Egg am Etzel, Switzerland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

       Ruhpolding
    Ruhpolding
    Ruhpolding is a municipality of the Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps. Ruhpolding has a population of approximately 6,400....

    , West Germany
    West Germany
    West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

     (Men) and   Egg am Etzel (near Einsiedeln
    Einsiedeln, Switzerland
    Einsiedeln is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey. Einsiedeln is also the birthplace of Paracelsus, a Renaissance physician and alchemist who is credited with first naming zinc.-Prehistoric...

    ), Switzerland
    Switzerland
    Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

     (Women)
  • 1986
    Biathlon World Championships 1986
    The 22nd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1986 in Oslo, Norway. The 3rd women's world championships were held in Falun, Sweden.-10 km sprint:Peter Angerer, West Germany, was stripped of silver due to use of a forbidden substance....

       Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

    , Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

     (Men) and   Falun
    Falun
    Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...

    , Sweden
    Sweden
    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

     (Women)
  • 1987
    Biathlon World Championships 1987
    The 23rd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1987 for the second time in Lake Placid, USA. The 4th women's world championships were held in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5km relay:-5 km sprint:...

       Lake Placid, New York
    Lake Placid, New York
    Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....

    , USA
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

     (Men) and   Lahti
    Lahti
    Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...

    , Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

     (Women)
  • 1988
    Biathlon World Championships 1988
    The 5th women's world championships were held in 1988 for the second time in Chamonix, France. This was the last time that there were held separate world championships for women.-5 km sprint:-10 km individual:-3 x 5 km relay:-Medal table:...

       Chamonix
    Chamonix
    Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics...

    , France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

     (Women)
  • 1989
    Biathlon World Championships 1989
    The 24th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1989 in Feistritz, Austria. These world championships were the first to hold the men's and women's championships simultaneously.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

       Feistritz an der Drau
    Feistritz an der Drau
    Feistritz an der Drau is a village in the municipality of Paternion, in Carinthia, Austria.The 1989 Biathlon World Championship was held here, the first joint Men and Women BWCH.The Windische Höhe Pass connects St...

    , Austria
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

     (first joint Men+Women BWCH)
  • 1990
    Biathlon World Championships 1990
    The 25th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1990 for the third time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union, in Oslo, Norway and in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to unconducive weather conditions during the season it was only possible to hold the individual competitions in Minsk...

       Minsk
    Minsk
    - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

    , USSR
    Soviet Union
    The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

    ;   Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

    , Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

    ; and   Kontiolahti
    Kontiolahti
    Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

    , Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

  • 1991
    Biathlon World Championships 1991
    The 26th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1991 for the second time in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:Date: February 19, 1991-20 km individual:Date: February 24, 1991-4 x 7.5 km relay:Date: February 23, 1991-Team event:...

       Lahti
    Lahti
    Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...

    , Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

  • 1992
    Biathlon World Championships 1992
    The 27th Biathlon World Championships held in 1992 in Novosibirsk, Russia were only for the team events because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Albertville.-Team event:-Team event:-Medal table:...

       Novosibirsk
    Novosibirsk
    Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...

    , Russia
    Russia
    Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

     (Team)
  • 1993
    Biathlon World Championships 1993
    -10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-Medal table:...

       Borovets
    Borovets
    Borovets , known as Chamkoria until the middle of the 20th century, is a popular Bulgarian mountain resort situated in Sofia Province, on the northern slopes of Rila, at an altitude of 1350 m...

    , Bulgaria
    Bulgaria
    Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

  • 1994
    Biathlon World Championships 1994
    The 29th Biathlon World Championships held in 1994 in Canmore, Canada were only for the team events because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Lillehammer.-Team event:-Team event:-Medal table:...

       Canmore
    Canmore, Alberta
    Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...

    , Canada
    Canada
    Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

     (Team)
  • 1995
    Biathlon World Championships 1995
    The 30th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1995 for the third time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

       Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

  • 1996
    Biathlon World Championships 1996
    The 31st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1996 for the third time in Ruhpolding, Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

       Ruhpolding
    Ruhpolding
    Ruhpolding is a municipality of the Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps. Ruhpolding has a population of approximately 6,400....

    , Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

  • 1997
    Biathlon World Championships 1997
    The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

       Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia
    Slovakia
    The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

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

       Pokljuka
    Pokljuka
    Pokljuka is a foresty plateau at the altitude of around 1300 metres, situated partly in the municipality of Bled and partly in municipality of Bohinj in northwestern Slovenia. It is part of Triglav national park...

    , Slovenia
    Slovenia
    Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

     (Pursuit) and   Hochfilzen
    Hochfilzen
    Hochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at , in the Pillersee valley 5km west of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,109 in 2001.It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross country skiing...

    , Austria
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

     (Team)
  • 1999
    Biathlon World Championships 1999
    The 34th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1999 in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway...

       Kontiolahti
    Kontiolahti
    Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

    , Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

     and   Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

    , Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

  • 2000
    Biathlon World Championships 2000
    The 35th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2000 for the second time in Oslo, Norway. Due to fog, the men's relay was moved to Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

       Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

    , Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

     and   Lahti
    Lahti
    Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...

    , Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

  • 2001
    Biathlon World Championships 2001
    The 36th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2001 for the second time in Pokljuka, Slovenia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

       Pokljuka
    Pokljuka
    Pokljuka is a foresty plateau at the altitude of around 1300 metres, situated partly in the municipality of Bled and partly in municipality of Bohinj in northwestern Slovenia. It is part of Triglav national park...

    , Slovenia
    Slovenia
    Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

  • 2002
    Biathlon World Championships 2002
    The 37th Biathlon World Championships held in 2002 for the third time in Oslo, Norway were only for the mass start because these events were not part of the Olympic programme in Salt Lake City.-15 km mass start:-12.5 km mass start:-Medal table:...

       Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

    , Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

     (Mass start)
  • 2003
    Biathlon World Championships 2003
    The 38th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

       Khanty-Mansiysk
    Khanty-Mansiysk
    Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...

    , Russia
    Russia
    Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

  • 2004
    Biathlon World Championships 2004
    The 39th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:-12.5 km mass start:...

       Oberhof, Germany
    Oberhof, Germany
    Oberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and health resort. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year...

  • 2005   Hochfilzen
    Hochfilzen
    Hochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at , in the Pillersee valley 5km west of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,109 in 2001.It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross country skiing...

    , Austria
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

    , and   Khanty-Mansiysk
    Khanty-Mansiysk
    Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...

    , Russia
    Russia
    Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

     (K-M: Mixed Relay)
  • 2006
    Biathlon World Championships 2006
    The Mixed Relay Biathlon World Championships was held in Pokljuka, Slovenia on March 12, 2006. As for the rules of biathlon in the year of the Winter Olympic Games World Championships being played only in disciplines not included in the Olympic program, therefore the championship consisted only of...

       Pokljuka
    Pokljuka
    Pokljuka is a foresty plateau at the altitude of around 1300 metres, situated partly in the municipality of Bled and partly in municipality of Bohinj in northwestern Slovenia. It is part of Triglav national park...

    , Slovenia
    Slovenia
    Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

     (Mixed Relay)
  • 2007
    Biathlon World Championships 2007
    The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.-Opening ceremony:* Date / Time: Fri February 3, 2007 / 20:00 CET...

       Antholz-Anterselva
    Rasen-Antholz
    Rasen-Antholz is a municipality in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.-Geography:...

    , Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

  • 2008
    Biathlon World Championships 2008
    The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970...

       Östersund
    Östersund
    Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...

    , Sweden
    Sweden
    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

  • 2009
    Biathlon World Championships 2009
    The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....

       Pyeongchang, South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

  • 2010
    Biathlon World Championships 2010
    The Mixed Relay Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia on March 28, 2010. As for the rules of biathlon in the year of the Winter Olympic Games World Championships being played only in disciplines not included in the Olympic program, therefore the championship consists only...

       Khanty-Mansiysk
    Khanty-Mansiysk
    Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...

    , Russia
    Russia
    Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

     (Mixed Relay)
  • 2011
    Biathlon World Championships 2011
    The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...

       Khanty-Mansiysk
    Khanty-Mansiysk
    Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...

    , Russia
    Russia
    Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...



Upcoming:
  • 2012
    Biathlon World Championships 2012
    The 45th Biathlon World Championships will be held in Ruhpolding, Germany from March 1 to March 11, 2012.There will be a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...

       Ruhpolding
    Ruhpolding
    Ruhpolding is a municipality of the Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps. Ruhpolding has a population of approximately 6,400....

    , Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

  • 2013   Nové Město na Moravě
    Nové Mesto na Morave
    Nové Město na Moravě is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has 10,464 inhabitants.-Business in town:Despite its location surrounded by great outdoors, the town has a long tradition of manufacturing...

    , Czech Republic
    Czech Republic
    The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

  • 2015   Kontiolahti
    Kontiolahti
    Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

    , Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...


Individual (20 km)

This event was first held in 1958.
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1958
Biathlon World Championships 1958
The 1st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...

1959
Biathlon World Championships 1959
The 2nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1959 in Courmayeur, Italy. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...

1961
Biathlon World Championships 1961
The 3rd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1961 in Umeå, Sweden. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...

1962
Biathlon World Championships 1962
The 4th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1962 in Hämeenlinna, Finland. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...

1963
Biathlon World Championships 1963
The 5th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1963 in Seefeld, Austria. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...

1965
Biathlon World Championships 1965
The 6th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1965 in Elverum, Norway. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only official competitions. In these particular championships an unofficial men's 4 x 7.5 km relay was also held...

1966
Biathlon World Championships 1966
The 7th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1966 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the then West Germany. The men's relay event was given official recognition.-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1967
Biathlon World Championships 1967
The 8th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1967 in Altenberg, in the then East Germany.-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1969
Biathlon World Championships 1969
-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1970
Biathlon World Championships 1970
-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:-References:*...

1971
Biathlon World Championships 1971
The 11th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1971 for the second time in Hämeenlinna-Tavastehus, Finland.-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1973
Biathlon World Championships 1973
The 12th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1973 in Lake Placid, USA. It is the first time the championships took place outside of Europe..-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1974
Biathlon World Championships 1974
The 13th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1974 in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1975
Biathlon World Championships 1975
The 14th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1975 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1977
Biathlon World Championships 1977
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1978
Biathlon World Championships 1978
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1979
Biathlon World Championships 1979
The 17th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1979 in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1981
Biathlon World Championships 1981
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1982
Biathlon World Championships 1982
The 19th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1982 for the second time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1983
Biathlon World Championships 1983
The 20th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1983 for the second time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1985
Biathlon World Championships 1985
The 21st Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1985 for the second time in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany. The 2nd women's world championships were held in Egg am Etzel, Switzerland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

1986
Biathlon World Championships 1986
The 22nd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1986 in Oslo, Norway. The 3rd women's world championships were held in Falun, Sweden.-10 km sprint:Peter Angerer, West Germany, was stripped of silver due to use of a forbidden substance....

1987
Biathlon World Championships 1987
The 23rd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1987 for the second time in Lake Placid, USA. The 4th women's world championships were held in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5km relay:-5 km sprint:...

1989
Biathlon World Championships 1989
The 24th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1989 in Feistritz, Austria. These world championships were the first to hold the men's and women's championships simultaneously.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1990
Biathlon World Championships 1990
The 25th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1990 for the third time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union, in Oslo, Norway and in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to unconducive weather conditions during the season it was only possible to hold the individual competitions in Minsk...

1991
Biathlon World Championships 1991
The 26th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1991 for the second time in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:Date: February 19, 1991-20 km individual:Date: February 24, 1991-4 x 7.5 km relay:Date: February 23, 1991-Team event:...

1993
Biathlon World Championships 1993
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-Medal table:...

1995
Biathlon World Championships 1995
The 30th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1995 for the third time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1996
Biathlon World Championships 1996
The 31st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1996 for the third time in Ruhpolding, Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1997
Biathlon World Championships 1997
The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1999
Biathlon World Championships 1999
The 34th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1999 in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway...

2000
Biathlon World Championships 2000
The 35th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2000 for the second time in Oslo, Norway. Due to fog, the men's relay was moved to Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

2001
Biathlon World Championships 2001
The 36th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2001 for the second time in Pokljuka, Slovenia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2003
Biathlon World Championships 2003
The 38th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2004
Biathlon World Championships 2004
The 39th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:-12.5 km mass start:...

2005
2007
Biathlon World Championships 2007
The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.-Opening ceremony:* Date / Time: Fri February 3, 2007 / 20:00 CET...

2008
Biathlon World Championships 2008
The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970...

2009
Biathlon World Championships 2009
The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....

2011
Biathlon World Championships 2011
The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...


Sprint (10 km)

This event was first held in 1974.
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1974
Biathlon World Championships 1974
The 13th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1974 in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1975
Biathlon World Championships 1975
The 14th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1975 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1976
Biathlon World Championships 1976
The Biathlon World Championships held in 1976 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy were only for the 10 km sprint because this event was not part of the Olympic programme in Innsbruck.-10 km sprint:-Medal table:...

1977
Biathlon World Championships 1977
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1978
Biathlon World Championships 1978
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1979
Biathlon World Championships 1979
The 17th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1979 in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1981
Biathlon World Championships 1981
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1982
Biathlon World Championships 1982
The 19th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1982 for the second time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1983
Biathlon World Championships 1983
The 20th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1983 for the second time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1985
Biathlon World Championships 1985
The 21st Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1985 for the second time in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany. The 2nd women's world championships were held in Egg am Etzel, Switzerland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

1986
Biathlon World Championships 1986
The 22nd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1986 in Oslo, Norway. The 3rd women's world championships were held in Falun, Sweden.-10 km sprint:Peter Angerer, West Germany, was stripped of silver due to use of a forbidden substance....

1987
Biathlon World Championships 1987
The 23rd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1987 for the second time in Lake Placid, USA. The 4th women's world championships were held in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5km relay:-5 km sprint:...

1989
Biathlon World Championships 1989
The 24th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1989 in Feistritz, Austria. These world championships were the first to hold the men's and women's championships simultaneously.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1990
Biathlon World Championships 1990
The 25th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1990 for the third time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union, in Oslo, Norway and in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to unconducive weather conditions during the season it was only possible to hold the individual competitions in Minsk...

1991
Biathlon World Championships 1991
The 26th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1991 for the second time in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:Date: February 19, 1991-20 km individual:Date: February 24, 1991-4 x 7.5 km relay:Date: February 23, 1991-Team event:...

1993
Biathlon World Championships 1993
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-Medal table:...

1995
Biathlon World Championships 1995
The 30th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1995 for the third time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1996
Biathlon World Championships 1996
The 31st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1996 for the third time in Ruhpolding, Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1997
Biathlon World Championships 1997
The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1999
Biathlon World Championships 1999
The 34th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1999 in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway...

2000
Biathlon World Championships 2000
The 35th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2000 for the second time in Oslo, Norway. Due to fog, the men's relay was moved to Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

2001
Biathlon World Championships 2001
The 36th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2001 for the second time in Pokljuka, Slovenia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2003
Biathlon World Championships 2003
The 38th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2004
Biathlon World Championships 2004
The 39th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:-12.5 km mass start:...

2005
2007
Biathlon World Championships 2007
The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.-Opening ceremony:* Date / Time: Fri February 3, 2007 / 20:00 CET...

2008
Biathlon World Championships 2008
The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970...

2009
Biathlon World Championships 2009
The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....

2011
Biathlon World Championships 2011
The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...


Pursuit (12.5 km)

This event was first held in 1997.
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1997
Biathlon World Championships 1997
The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

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

1999
Biathlon World Championships 1999
The 34th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1999 in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway...

2000
Biathlon World Championships 2000
The 35th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2000 for the second time in Oslo, Norway. Due to fog, the men's relay was moved to Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

2001
Biathlon World Championships 2001
The 36th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2001 for the second time in Pokljuka, Slovenia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2003
Biathlon World Championships 2003
The 38th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2004
Biathlon World Championships 2004
The 39th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:-12.5 km mass start:...

2005
2007
Biathlon World Championships 2007
The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.-Opening ceremony:* Date / Time: Fri February 3, 2007 / 20:00 CET...

2008
Biathlon World Championships 2008
The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970...

2009
Biathlon World Championships 2009
The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....

2011
Biathlon World Championships 2011
The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...


Mass start (15 km)

This event was first held in 1999.
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1999
Biathlon World Championships 1999
The 34th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1999 in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway...

2000
Biathlon World Championships 2000
The 35th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2000 for the second time in Oslo, Norway. Due to fog, the men's relay was moved to Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

2001
Biathlon World Championships 2001
The 36th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2001 for the second time in Pokljuka, Slovenia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2002
Biathlon World Championships 2002
The 37th Biathlon World Championships held in 2002 for the third time in Oslo, Norway were only for the mass start because these events were not part of the Olympic programme in Salt Lake City.-15 km mass start:-12.5 km mass start:-Medal table:...

2003
Biathlon World Championships 2003
The 38th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2004
Biathlon World Championships 2004
The 39th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:-12.5 km mass start:...

2005
2007
Biathlon World Championships 2007
The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.-Opening ceremony:* Date / Time: Fri February 3, 2007 / 20:00 CET...

2008
Biathlon World Championships 2008
The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970...

2009
Biathlon World Championships 2009
The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....

2011
Biathlon World Championships 2011
The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...


Relay (4 x 7.5 km)

This event was first held unofficially in 1965
Biathlon World Championships 1965
The 6th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1965 in Elverum, Norway. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only official competitions. In these particular championships an unofficial men's 4 x 7.5 km relay was also held...

. It was a success, and replaced
the team competition as an official event in 1966.
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1966
Biathlon World Championships 1966
The 7th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1966 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the then West Germany. The men's relay event was given official recognition.-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Jon Istad
Jon Istad
Jon Istad is a former Norwegian biathlete.With the Norwegian relay team he won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. He won a gold medal in the 20 km event at the 1966 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, becoming the second biathlon World Champion in Norway's...


Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He participated on the Norwegian team that received a gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1966 Biathlon World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He won a second gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1967 world championships...


Ivar Nordkild
Ivar Nordkild
Ivar Nordkild is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He competed for Norway and won a gold medal in the 1965 Biathlon World Championships in Elverum in the team competition...


Olav Jordet
Olav Jordet
Olav Jordet is a former Norwegian biathlete.He was born in Tolga.He became Norway's first individual biathlon world champion in 1965, has world championship relay gold medals in 1966 and 1967...


Józef Sobczak-Gąsienica
Stanisław Szczepaniak
Stanisław Łukaszczyk
Józef Rubiś

Olle Petrusson
Olle Petrusson
Olle Petrusson is a Swedish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in 4 x 7.5 km at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble with the Swedish team....


Tore Eriksson
Tore Eriksson
Tore Eriksson is a Swedish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble....


Holmfrid Olsson
Holmfrid Olsson
Holmfrid Olsson was a Swedish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble....


Sture Ohlin
1967
Biathlon World Championships 1967
The 8th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1967 in Altenberg, in the then East Germany.-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Jon Istad
Jon Istad
Jon Istad is a former Norwegian biathlete.With the Norwegian relay team he won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. He won a gold medal in the 20 km event at the 1966 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, becoming the second biathlon World Champion in Norway's...


Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He participated on the Norwegian team that received a gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1966 Biathlon World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He won a second gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1967 world championships...


Ola Wærhaug
Ola Wærhaug
Ola Wærhaug is a Norwegian biathlete, world champion and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. He participated on the winning teams at the 1965 and at the 1967 Biathlon World Championships.-References:...


Olav Jordet
Olav Jordet
Olav Jordet is a former Norwegian biathlete.He was born in Tolga.He became Norway's first individual biathlon world champion in 1965, has world championship relay gold medals in 1966 and 1967...


Alexander Tikhonov
Viktor Mamatov
Viktor Mamatov
Viktor Fyodorovich Mamatov is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team...


Rinnat Safin
Rinnat Safin
Rinnat Ibragimovich Safin is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team.-References:...


Nikolay Puzanov
Nikolay Puzanov
Nikolay Vasiliyevich Puzanov was a Soviet biathlete and the 4 x 7.5 km relay Gold medalist at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.-External links:*...


Olle Petrusson
Olle Petrusson
Olle Petrusson is a Swedish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in 4 x 7.5 km at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble with the Swedish team....


Tore Eriksson
Tore Eriksson
Tore Eriksson is a Swedish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble....


Holmfrid Olsson
Holmfrid Olsson
Holmfrid Olsson was a Swedish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble....


Sture Ohlin
1969
Biathlon World Championships 1969
-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Alexander Tikhonov
Viktor Mamatov
Viktor Mamatov
Viktor Fyodorovich Mamatov is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team...


Rinnat Safin
Rinnat Safin
Rinnat Ibragimovich Safin is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team.-References:...


Vladimir Gundartsev
Vladimir Gundartsev
Vladimir Ilyich Gundartsev is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team, and an individual bronze medal.-References:...


Jon Istad
Jon Istad
Jon Istad is a former Norwegian biathlete.With the Norwegian relay team he won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. He won a gold medal in the 20 km event at the 1966 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, becoming the second biathlon World Champion in Norway's...


Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He participated on the Norwegian team that received a gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1966 Biathlon World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He won a second gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1967 world championships...


Magnar Solberg
Magnar Solberg
Magnar Solberg is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the Winter Olympic Games 1968 in Grenoble, and he retained his gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games 1972 in Sapporo. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje...


Esten Gjelten
Esten Gjelten
Esten Gjelten is a former Norwegian biathlete.He participated on the Norwegian team that received silver medals in the 4 x 7.5 km relay in the Biathlon World Championships in 1969, 1970 and 1973.-References:...


Kalevi Vähäkylä
Mauri Röppänen
Mauri Röppänen
Mauri Uolevi Röppänen is a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with the Finnish team.-References:*...


Mauno Peltonen
Esko Marttinen
1970
Biathlon World Championships 1970
-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:-References:*...


Alexander Tikhonov
Viktor Mamatov
Viktor Mamatov
Viktor Fyodorovich Mamatov is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team...


Rinnat Safin
Rinnat Safin
Rinnat Ibragimovich Safin is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team.-References:...


Alexander Ushakov
Alexander Ushakov (biathlete)
Alexander Ushakov is a former Soviet Biathlete. In his career he won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships.-References:...


Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974....


Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He participated on the Norwegian team that received a gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1966 Biathlon World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He won a second gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1967 world championships...


Magnar Solberg
Magnar Solberg
Magnar Solberg is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the Winter Olympic Games 1968 in Grenoble, and he retained his gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games 1972 in Sapporo. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje...


Esten Gjelten
Esten Gjelten
Esten Gjelten is a former Norwegian biathlete.He participated on the Norwegian team that received silver medals in the 4 x 7.5 km relay in the Biathlon World Championships in 1969, 1970 and 1973.-References:...


Hans-Günther Jahn
Hansjörg Knauthe
Hansjörg Knauthe
Hansjörg Knauthe is a retired East German biathlete, who competed at the Olympics.He represented the sports club SG Dynamo Zinnwald/Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :...


Dieter Speer
Dieter Speer
Dieter Speer is a former German biathlete.He was the first German to hold the title when he became world champion in biathlon in 1971, beating the outstanding Alexander Tikhonov over 20 kilometres...


Horst Koschka
Horst Koschka
Horst Koschka is a retired East German biathlete.He represented the sports club Sportvereinigung Dynamo/SG Dynamo Zinnwald.- References :...

1971
Biathlon World Championships 1971
The 11th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1971 for the second time in Hämeenlinna-Tavastehus, Finland.-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Alexander Tikhonov
Viktor Mamatov
Viktor Mamatov
Viktor Fyodorovich Mamatov is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team...


Rinnat Safin
Rinnat Safin
Rinnat Ibragimovich Safin is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team.-References:...


Nikolay Muzhytov

Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974....


Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He participated on the Norwegian team that received a gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1966 Biathlon World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He won a second gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1967 world championships...


Magnar Solberg
Magnar Solberg
Magnar Solberg is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the Winter Olympic Games 1968 in Grenoble, and he retained his gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games 1972 in Sapporo. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje...


Ivar Nordkild
Ivar Nordkild
Ivar Nordkild is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He competed for Norway and won a gold medal in the 1965 Biathlon World Championships in Elverum in the team competition...


Józef Roczak
Andrzej Rapacz
Aleksander Klima
Józef Stopka
1973
Biathlon World Championships 1973
The 12th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1973 in Lake Placid, USA. It is the first time the championships took place outside of Europe..-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Alexander Tikhonov
Rinnat Safin
Rinnat Safin
Rinnat Ibragimovich Safin is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team.-References:...


Yuriy Kolmakov
Gennady Kovalyev

Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974....


Esten Gjelten
Esten Gjelten
Esten Gjelten is a former Norwegian biathlete.He participated on the Norwegian team that received silver medals in the 4 x 7.5 km relay in the Biathlon World Championships in 1969, 1970 and 1973.-References:...


Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He participated on the Norwegian team that received a gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1966 Biathlon World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He won a second gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1967 world championships...


Kjell Hovda
Kjell Hovda
Kjell Hovda is a former Norwegian biathlete.He participated on the Norwegian team that received silver medals in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1973 Biathlon World Championships 1973 in Lake Placid. He received a bronze medal in 1974 in Minsk.-References:...


Dieter Speer
Dieter Speer
Dieter Speer is a former German biathlete.He was the first German to hold the title when he became world champion in biathlon in 1971, beating the outstanding Alexander Tikhonov over 20 kilometres...


Manfred Geyer
Manfred Geyer
Manfred Geyer is a former German biathlete. During his career he won a bronze medal in the 1976 Winter Olympics in the 4 x 7.5 km relay and 2 more bronze medals in the 1973 and 1977 Biathlon World Championships....


Herbert Wiegand
Günther Bartnick
Günther Bartnick
Günther Bartnick is a retired East German biathlete. He won a bronze medal in relay at the Biathlon World Championships 1973 and a silver medal in the first World Championship 10 km sprint for men in 1974....

1974
Biathlon World Championships 1974
The 13th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1974 in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Alexander Tikhonov
Alexander Ushakov
Alexander Ushakov (biathlete)
Alexander Ushakov is a former Soviet Biathlete. In his career he won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships.-References:...


Nikolay Kruglov
Yuriy Kolmakov

Simo Halonen
Simo Halonen
Simo Halonen is a Finnish biathlete and world champion. He received a gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay at the 1975 Biathlon World Championships in Antholz. He received three times silver medals in the world championships with the Finnish relay team....


Carl-Henrik Flöjt
Henrik Flöjt
Henrik Flöjt was a Finnish biathlete, world champion and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He became world champion in 1975 with the Finnish relay team. His brother Heikki Flöjt was also a biathlete.-References:...


Juhani Suutarinen
Juhani Suutarinen
Juhani Suutarinen is a former Finnish biathlete. He was born in Uukuniemi.- Career :*Winter Olympics**1968 Grenoble - fifth in the relay**1972 Sapporo - silver medal in the relay, 30th in 20 km...


Heikki Ikola
Heikki Ikola
Heikki Ikola is a former Finnish biathlete. Together with his countryman Juhani Suutarinen he became dominant in the 1970s and the early 1980s. In 1975 he became double world champion in both the 20 km and the relay...


Kjell Hovda
Kjell Hovda
Kjell Hovda is a former Norwegian biathlete.He participated on the Norwegian team that received silver medals in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1973 Biathlon World Championships 1973 in Lake Placid. He received a bronze medal in 1974 in Minsk.-References:...


Kåre Hovda
Kåre Hovda
Kåre Hovda was a Norwegian biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he finished fourth with the Norwegian relay team. He received a bronze medal in the men's relay at the 1974 Biathlon World Championships, together with his brother Kjell Hovda, Terje Hanssen and Tor...


Terje Hanssen
Terje Hanssen
Terje Hanssen is a former Norwegian biathlete. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, he finished fifth with the Norwegian relay team. He received a bronze medal in the relay at the 1974 Biathlon World Championships, together with Kjell Hovda, Kåre Hovda and Tor Svendsberget.-References:...


Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974....

1975
Biathlon World Championships 1975
The 14th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1975 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Carl-Henrik Flöjt
Henrik Flöjt
Henrik Flöjt was a Finnish biathlete, world champion and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He became world champion in 1975 with the Finnish relay team. His brother Heikki Flöjt was also a biathlete.-References:...


Simo Halonen
Simo Halonen
Simo Halonen is a Finnish biathlete and world champion. He received a gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay at the 1975 Biathlon World Championships in Antholz. He received three times silver medals in the world championships with the Finnish relay team....


Juhani Suutarinen
Juhani Suutarinen
Juhani Suutarinen is a former Finnish biathlete. He was born in Uukuniemi.- Career :*Winter Olympics**1968 Grenoble - fifth in the relay**1972 Sapporo - silver medal in the relay, 30th in 20 km...


Heikki Ikola
Heikki Ikola
Heikki Ikola is a former Finnish biathlete. Together with his countryman Juhani Suutarinen he became dominant in the 1970s and the early 1980s. In 1975 he became double world champion in both the 20 km and the relay...


Alexander Tikhonov
Alexander Yelizarov
Alexander Ushakov
Alexander Ushakov (biathlete)
Alexander Ushakov is a former Soviet Biathlete. In his career he won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships.-References:...


Nikolay Kruglov

Jan Szpunar
Andrzej Rapacz
Ludwig Zięba
Wojciech Truchan
1977
Biathlon World Championships 1977
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Alexander Tikhonov
Alexander Yelizarov
Alexander Ushakov
Alexander Ushakov (biathlete)
Alexander Ushakov is a former Soviet Biathlete. In his career he won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships.-References:...


Nikolay Kruglov

Erkki Antila
Raimo Seppänen
Simo Halonen
Simo Halonen
Simo Halonen is a Finnish biathlete and world champion. He received a gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay at the 1975 Biathlon World Championships in Antholz. He received three times silver medals in the world championships with the Finnish relay team....


Heikki Ikola
Heikki Ikola
Heikki Ikola is a former Finnish biathlete. Together with his countryman Juhani Suutarinen he became dominant in the 1970s and the early 1980s. In 1975 he became double world champion in both the 20 km and the relay...


Manfred Beer
Manfred Beer
Manfred Beer is a former German biathlete who competed for East Germany. During his career he won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics as part of the East German 4 x 7.5km relay team and two gold medals and one bronze medal in World Championships, also as part of the 4 x 7.5km relay team.-...


Klaus Siebert
Klaus Siebert
Klaus Siebert is a German former biathlete who raced for East Germany.At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, Siebert won a silver medal on the relay with the East German relay team. In the Biathlon World Championships. Siebert has two gold medals with the East German relay team in 1978 and...


Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich is a German former biathlete and current trainer of the German national team....


Manfred Geyer
Manfred Geyer
Manfred Geyer is a former German biathlete. During his career he won a bronze medal in the 1976 Winter Olympics in the 4 x 7.5 km relay and 2 more bronze medals in the 1973 and 1977 Biathlon World Championships....

1978
Biathlon World Championships 1978
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Manfred Beer
Manfred Beer
Manfred Beer is a former German biathlete who competed for East Germany. During his career he won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics as part of the East German 4 x 7.5km relay team and two gold medals and one bronze medal in World Championships, also as part of the 4 x 7.5km relay team.-...


Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich is a German former biathlete and current trainer of the German national team....


Klaus Siebert
Klaus Siebert
Klaus Siebert is a German former biathlete who raced for East Germany.At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, Siebert won a silver medal on the relay with the East German relay team. In the Biathlon World Championships. Siebert has two gold medals with the East German relay team in 1978 and...


Eberhard Rösch
Eberhard Rösch
Eberhard Rösch is a former German biathlete he is the father of the biathlete Michael Rösch- Achievements :* At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Rösch took two medals – silver in the relay and bronze in the 20 km individual.* He became a three time World Champion in relays for...


Odd Lirhus
Odd Lirhus
Odd Lirhus . Is a former Norwegian biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo he won a silver medal in the relay. He also won a gold medal in the 20 km individual at the 1978 Biathlon World Championship....


Sigleif Johansen
Sigleif Johansen
Sigleif Johansen is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal in the 20 km individual at the World Championships in 1977 in Lillehammer, and a bronze medal in Ruhpolding in 1979. He received a silver medal in the 4 x 7.5 km relay in 1978.-References:...


Roar Nilsen
Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974....


Gerhard Winkler
Andreas Schweiger
Hansi Estner
Heinrich Mehringer
1979
Biathlon World Championships 1979
The 17th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1979 in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Manfred Beer
Manfred Beer
Manfred Beer is a former German biathlete who competed for East Germany. During his career he won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics as part of the East German 4 x 7.5km relay team and two gold medals and one bronze medal in World Championships, also as part of the 4 x 7.5km relay team.-...


Klaus Siebert
Klaus Siebert
Klaus Siebert is a German former biathlete who raced for East Germany.At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, Siebert won a silver medal on the relay with the East German relay team. In the Biathlon World Championships. Siebert has two gold medals with the East German relay team in 1978 and...


Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich is a German former biathlete and current trainer of the German national team....


Eberhard Rösch
Eberhard Rösch
Eberhard Rösch is a former German biathlete he is the father of the biathlete Michael Rösch- Achievements :* At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Rösch took two medals – silver in the relay and bronze in the 20 km individual.* He became a three time World Champion in relays for...


Simo Halonen
Simo Halonen
Simo Halonen is a Finnish biathlete and world champion. He received a gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay at the 1975 Biathlon World Championships in Antholz. He received three times silver medals in the world championships with the Finnish relay team....


Heikki Ikola
Heikki Ikola
Heikki Ikola is a former Finnish biathlete. Together with his countryman Juhani Suutarinen he became dominant in the 1970s and the early 1980s. In 1975 he became double world champion in both the 20 km and the relay...


Erkki Antila
Raimo Seppänen

Vladimir Alikin
Vladimir Alikin
Vladimir Alexandrovich Alikin is a retired Soviet/Russian biathlete.Alikin began cross-country skiing in 1969 at Children and Youth Sport School and biathlon - in 1977. Since 1979 he trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow...


Vladimir Barnachov
Vladimir Barnachov
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Barnachov is a retired Russian biathlete who competed for the USSR. He trained at Dynamo sports society and was a member of the USSR National Biathlon Team since 1977. At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team...


Nikolay Kruglov
Alexander Tikhonov
1981
Biathlon World Championships 1981
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Mathias Jung
Matthias Jacob
Matthias Jacob
Matthias Jacob is a former German biathlete.- External links :**...


Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich is a German former biathlete and current trainer of the German national team....


Eberhard Rösch
Eberhard Rösch
Eberhard Rösch is a former German biathlete he is the father of the biathlete Michael Rösch- Achievements :* At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Rösch took two medals – silver in the relay and bronze in the 20 km individual.* He became a three time World Champion in relays for...


Peter Angerer
Peter Angerer
Peter Angerer is a former German biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo he won the gold medal in the 20 km individual. In addition he won silver in the sprint distance and bronze with the West German relay team...


Peter Schweiger
Fritz Fischer
Fritz Fischer (biathlete)
Friedrich "Fritz" Fischer is a former biathlete from Germany. He won a gold medal with Germany in the 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1992 Winter Olympics.-References:*...


Franz Bernreiter

Vladimir Alikin
Vladimir Alikin
Vladimir Alexandrovich Alikin is a retired Soviet/Russian biathlete.Alikin began cross-country skiing in 1969 at Children and Youth Sport School and biathlon - in 1977. Since 1979 he trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow...


Anatoly Alyabyev
Anatoly Alyabyev
Anatoly Nikolayevich Alyabyev is a retired Russian biathlete, who represented the USSR. He initially trained at Children and Youth Sport School of Spartak in Vologda, but competed as a senior while training at the Armed Forces sports society in Leningrad...


Vladimir Barnachov
Vladimir Barnachov
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Barnachov is a retired Russian biathlete who competed for the USSR. He trained at Dynamo sports society and was a member of the USSR National Biathlon Team since 1977. At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team...


Vladimir Gavrikov
1982
Biathlon World Championships 1982
The 19th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1982 for the second time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich is a German former biathlete and current trainer of the German national team....


Mathias Jung
Matthias Jacob
Matthias Jacob
Matthias Jacob is a former German biathlete.- External links :**...


Bernd Helmich

Eirik Kvalfoss
Eirik Kvalfoss
Eirik Kvalfoss is a former biathlete from Voss, Norway. He won three medals during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo: gold in the 10 km sprint, silver in relay and bronze in the 20 km individual. In total Kvalfoss won 11 individual Olympic and World Championship medals between 1982–1991, as...


Kjell Søbak
Kjell Søbak
Kjell Søbak is a former Norwegian biathlete. At the 1984 Olympics of Sarajevo, Søbak finished second with the Norwegian relay team, which consisted of himself, Eirik Kvalfoss, Rolf Storsveen, and Odd Lirhus. In addition, he finished fourth in the sprint competition at the same Olympics.-References:...


Odd Lirhus
Odd Lirhus
Odd Lirhus . Is a former Norwegian biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo he won a silver medal in the relay. He also won a gold medal in the 20 km individual at the 1978 Biathlon World Championship....


Rolf Storsveen
Rolf Storsveen
Rolf Storsveen is a former Norwegian biathlete. At the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, he won a silver medal with the Norwegian relay team consisting of Kjell Søbak, Odd Lirhus, and Eirik Kvalfoss. He also came in sixth place in the 20 km individual. He also won silver in the relay in the World...


Vladimir Alikin
Vladimir Alikin
Vladimir Alexandrovich Alikin is a retired Soviet/Russian biathlete.Alikin began cross-country skiing in 1969 at Children and Youth Sport School and biathlon - in 1977. Since 1979 he trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow...


Anatoly Alyabyev
Anatoly Alyabyev
Anatoly Nikolayevich Alyabyev is a retired Russian biathlete, who represented the USSR. He initially trained at Children and Youth Sport School of Spartak in Vologda, but competed as a senior while training at the Armed Forces sports society in Leningrad...


Vladimir Barnachov
Vladimir Barnachov
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Barnachov is a retired Russian biathlete who competed for the USSR. He trained at Dynamo sports society and was a member of the USSR National Biathlon Team since 1977. At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team...


Viktor Semyonov
1983
Biathlon World Championships 1983
The 20th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1983 for the second time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Alguimantas Šalna
Juri Kashkarov
Petr Miloradov
Sergei Bulygin

Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich is a German former biathlete and current trainer of the German national team....


Mathias Jung
Matthias Jacob
Matthias Jacob
Matthias Jacob is a former German biathlete.- External links :**...


Frank-Peter Roetsch
Frank-Peter Roetsch
Frank-Peter Roetsch is a German former biathlete. He was the first biathlete to use the skating technique when he won a clear victory in Oberhof 1985.-Holmenkollen:...


Kjell Søbak
Kjell Søbak
Kjell Søbak is a former Norwegian biathlete. At the 1984 Olympics of Sarajevo, Søbak finished second with the Norwegian relay team, which consisted of himself, Eirik Kvalfoss, Rolf Storsveen, and Odd Lirhus. In addition, he finished fourth in the sprint competition at the same Olympics.-References:...


Eirik Kvalfoss
Eirik Kvalfoss
Eirik Kvalfoss is a former biathlete from Voss, Norway. He won three medals during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo: gold in the 10 km sprint, silver in relay and bronze in the 20 km individual. In total Kvalfoss won 11 individual Olympic and World Championship medals between 1982–1991, as...


Odd Lirhus
Odd Lirhus
Odd Lirhus . Is a former Norwegian biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo he won a silver medal in the relay. He also won a gold medal in the 20 km individual at the 1978 Biathlon World Championship....


Øyvind Nerhagen
1985
Biathlon World Championships 1985
The 21st Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1985 for the second time in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany. The 2nd women's world championships were held in Egg am Etzel, Switzerland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...


Juri Kashkarov
Alguimantas Šalna
Sergei Bulygin
Andrei Senkov

Frank-Peter Roetsch
Frank-Peter Roetsch
Frank-Peter Roetsch is a German former biathlete. He was the first biathlete to use the skating technique when he won a clear victory in Oberhof 1985.-Holmenkollen:...


Matthias Jacob
Matthias Jacob
Matthias Jacob is a former German biathlete.- External links :**...


Ralf Göthel
Ralf Göthel
Ralf Göthel is a retired East German biathlate who won a silver medal at the Biathlon World Championships 1985 in Ruhpolding. He represented the sports club SG Dynamo Zinnwald/Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :...


André Sehmisch
André Sehmisch
André Sehmisch . Is a former German biathlete. In 1987 and 1989 he became world champion with the East German relay team. In 1986 he won the overall World Cup. Sehmisch retired in 1993. Later he opened a skiing school. He began his career at the SG Dynamo Schwarzenberg/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo...


Peter Angerer
Peter Angerer
Peter Angerer is a former German biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo he won the gold medal in the 20 km individual. In addition he won silver in the sprint distance and bronze with the West German relay team...


Walter Pichler
Walter Pichler
Walter Georg Pichler is a former German biathlete from Bad Reichenhall, who represented West Germany. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Pichler won a bronze medal with the West German relay team consisting of Peter Angerer, Ernst Reiter and Fritz Fischer.-References:...


Fritz Fischer
Fritz Fischer (biathlete)
Friedrich "Fritz" Fischer is a former biathlete from Germany. He won a gold medal with Germany in the 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1992 Winter Olympics.-References:*...


Herbert Fritzenwenger
Herbert Fritzenwenger
Herbert Fritzenwenger was a West German cross country skier and Biathlete who competed in the late 1980s. During his career he collected a silver medal and 2 bronze medals at World Championships.-External links:*...

1986
Biathlon World Championships 1986
The 22nd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1986 in Oslo, Norway. The 3rd women's world championships were held in Falun, Sweden.-10 km sprint:Peter Angerer, West Germany, was stripped of silver due to use of a forbidden substance....


Juri Kashkarov
Dmitri Vasilyev
Valery Medvedtsev
Valery Medvedtsev
Valery Alekseevitch Medvedtsev is a retired Russian biathlete.He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Izhevsk. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Medvedtsev, competing for the USSR, won two silver medals in the 10 km sprint and the 20 km individual, and also gold medal in the relay...


Sergei Bulygin

Jürgen Wirth
Frank-Peter Roetsch
Frank-Peter Roetsch
Frank-Peter Roetsch is a German former biathlete. He was the first biathlete to use the skating technique when he won a clear victory in Oberhof 1985.-Holmenkollen:...


Matthias Jacob
Matthias Jacob
Matthias Jacob is a former German biathlete.- External links :**...


André Sehmisch
André Sehmisch
André Sehmisch . Is a former German biathlete. In 1987 and 1989 he became world champion with the East German relay team. In 1986 he won the overall World Cup. Sehmisch retired in 1993. Later he opened a skiing school. He began his career at the SG Dynamo Schwarzenberg/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo...


Werner Kiem
Werner Kiem
Werner Kiem is a former Italian biathlete. Kiem won bronze medals in the 4 x 7.5 km relay with teammates Gottlieb Taschler, Johann Passler and Andreas Zingerle at the 1986 Biathlon World Championships in Oslo and the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary.-External links:*...


Gottlieb Taschler
Gottlieb Taschler
Gottlieb Taschler is an Italian biathlete. He competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics.At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, he finished 5th in the 4 x 7.5 km relay with the Italian team...


Johann Passler
Johann Passler
Johann Passler is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Passler won bronze medals in the 20 km and in the relay. In World Championships Passler won two gold medals and two bronze.-External links:**...


Andreas Zingerle
Andreas Zingerle
Andreas Zingerle is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Zingerle won a bronze medal in the relay. In Biathlon World Championships Zingerle accumulated one individual gold medal and three golds and a bronze in relay and team events.-External links:**...

1987
Biathlon World Championships 1987
The 23rd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1987 for the second time in Lake Placid, USA. The 4th women's world championships were held in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5km relay:-5 km sprint:...


Frank-Peter Roetsch
Frank-Peter Roetsch
Frank-Peter Roetsch is a German former biathlete. He was the first biathlete to use the skating technique when he won a clear victory in Oberhof 1985.-Holmenkollen:...


Matthias Jacob
Matthias Jacob
Matthias Jacob is a former German biathlete.- External links :**...


André Sehmisch
André Sehmisch
André Sehmisch . Is a former German biathlete. In 1987 and 1989 he became world champion with the East German relay team. In 1986 he won the overall World Cup. Sehmisch retired in 1993. Later he opened a skiing school. He began his career at the SG Dynamo Schwarzenberg/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo...


Jürgen Wirth

Dmitri Vasilyev
Juri Kashkarov
Alexandr Popov
Valery Medvedtsev
Valery Medvedtsev
Valery Alekseevitch Medvedtsev is a retired Russian biathlete.He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Izhevsk. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Medvedtsev, competing for the USSR, won two silver medals in the 10 km sprint and the 20 km individual, and also gold medal in the relay...


Ernst Reiter
Ernst Reiter
Ernst Reiter . Is a former German biathlete who represented West Germany. At the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, Reiter won a bronze medal with the West German relay team consisting of Peter Angerer, Walter Pichler and Fritz Fischer. And at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary...


Herbert Fritzenwenger
Herbert Fritzenwenger
Herbert Fritzenwenger was a West German cross country skier and Biathlete who competed in the late 1980s. During his career he collected a silver medal and 2 bronze medals at World Championships.-External links:*...


Peter Angerer
Peter Angerer
Peter Angerer is a former German biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo he won the gold medal in the 20 km individual. In addition he won silver in the sprint distance and bronze with the West German relay team...


Fritz Fischer
Fritz Fischer (biathlete)
Friedrich "Fritz" Fischer is a former biathlete from Germany. He won a gold medal with Germany in the 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1992 Winter Olympics.-References:*...

1989
Biathlon World Championships 1989
The 24th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1989 in Feistritz, Austria. These world championships were the first to hold the men's and women's championships simultaneously.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


André Sehmisch
André Sehmisch
André Sehmisch . Is a former German biathlete. In 1987 and 1989 he became world champion with the East German relay team. In 1986 he won the overall World Cup. Sehmisch retired in 1993. Later he opened a skiing school. He began his career at the SG Dynamo Schwarzenberg/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo...


Birk Anders
Birk Anders
Birk Anders is a former German biathlete. During his career he won two gold medals at the Biathlon World Championships. He represented the sports club SG Dynamo Zinnwald/Sportvereinigung Dynamo.-References:...


Frank-Peter Roetsch
Frank-Peter Roetsch
Frank-Peter Roetsch is a German former biathlete. He was the first biathlete to use the skating technique when he won a clear victory in Oberhof 1985.-Holmenkollen:...


Juri Kashkarov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergey Vladimirovich Tchepikov |Khor]], Khabarovsk Krai) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon and one in cross country skiing...


Alexandr Popov
Sergei Bulygin

Geir Einang
Geir Einang
Geir Einang is a former Norwegian biathlete.He participated in the Norwegian team that received bronze medals in the 4 x 7.5 km relay in the Biathlon World Championships in Feistritz an der Drau in 1989, and in Lahti in 1991.-References:...


Sylfest Glimsdal
Sylfest Glimsdal
Sylfest Glimsdal is a former Norwegian biathlete. In the 1991/92 season he came third in the overall World Cup standings, behind Jon Åge Tyldum and Mikael Löfgren. During his career he won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at World Championships. In 1998 he ended his career as a...


Gisle Fenne
Gisle Fenne
Gisle Fenne is a former Norwegian biathlete from Voss near Bergen. His best known international achievement was the silver medal in the 20 km individual in the World Championships 1989 in Feistritz an der Drau. He succeeded in many duels with team mate Eirik Kvalfoss...


Eirik Kvalfoss
Eirik Kvalfoss
Eirik Kvalfoss is a former biathlete from Voss, Norway. He won three medals during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo: gold in the 10 km sprint, silver in relay and bronze in the 20 km individual. In total Kvalfoss won 11 individual Olympic and World Championship medals between 1982–1991, as...

1990
Biathlon World Championships 1990
The 25th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1990 for the third time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union, in Oslo, Norway and in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to unconducive weather conditions during the season it was only possible to hold the individual competitions in Minsk...


Pieralberto Carrara
Wilfried Pallhuber
Wilfried Pallhuber
Wilfried "Willi the Kid" Pallhuber . Is an Italian biathlete. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino he competed in his fifth olympics...


Johann Passler
Johann Passler
Johann Passler is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Passler won bronze medals in the 20 km and in the relay. In World Championships Passler won two gold medals and two bronze.-External links:**...


Andreas Zingerle
Andreas Zingerle
Andreas Zingerle is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Zingerle won a bronze medal in the relay. In Biathlon World Championships Zingerle accumulated one individual gold medal and three golds and a bronze in relay and team events.-External links:**...


Christian Dumont
Xavier Blond
Hervé Flandin
Hervé Flandin
Hervé Flandin is a French biathlete.He was born in Modane. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he won a bronze medal with the French relay team, in 4 x 7.5 km relay.-References:...


Thierry Gerbier

Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


André Sehmisch
André Sehmisch
André Sehmisch . Is a former German biathlete. In 1987 and 1989 he became world champion with the East German relay team. In 1986 he won the overall World Cup. Sehmisch retired in 1993. Later he opened a skiing school. He began his career at the SG Dynamo Schwarzenberg/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo...


Mark Kirchner
Mark Kirchner
Mark Kirchner is a German former biathlete. He won gold in the 10km sprint at the Albertville Olympics in 1992 and followed that up by taking silver in the 20 km individual and gold in the relay...


Birk Anders
Birk Anders
Birk Anders is a former German biathlete. During his career he won two gold medals at the Biathlon World Championships. He represented the sports club SG Dynamo Zinnwald/Sportvereinigung Dynamo.-References:...

1991
Biathlon World Championships 1991
The 26th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1991 for the second time in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:Date: February 19, 1991-20 km individual:Date: February 24, 1991-4 x 7.5 km relay:Date: February 23, 1991-Team event:...


Ricco Groß
Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


Mark Kirchner
Mark Kirchner
Mark Kirchner is a German former biathlete. He won gold in the 10km sprint at the Albertville Olympics in 1992 and followed that up by taking silver in the 20 km individual and gold in the relay...


Fritz Fischer
Fritz Fischer (biathlete)
Friedrich "Fritz" Fischer is a former biathlete from Germany. He won a gold medal with Germany in the 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1992 Winter Olympics.-References:*...


Juri Kashkarov
Alexandr Popov
Sergey Tarasov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergey Vladimirovich Tchepikov |Khor]], Khabarovsk Krai) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon and one in cross country skiing...


Geir Einang
Geir Einang
Geir Einang is a former Norwegian biathlete.He participated in the Norwegian team that received bronze medals in the 4 x 7.5 km relay in the Biathlon World Championships in Feistritz an der Drau in 1989, and in Lahti in 1991.-References:...


Eirik Kvalfoss
Eirik Kvalfoss
Eirik Kvalfoss is a former biathlete from Voss, Norway. He won three medals during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo: gold in the 10 km sprint, silver in relay and bronze in the 20 km individual. In total Kvalfoss won 11 individual Olympic and World Championship medals between 1982–1991, as...


Jon Åge Tyldum
Jon Åge Tyldum
Jon Åge Tyldum is a former Norwegian biathlete. He won the overall World Cup in 1992 and 1995. At the World Championships he has won seven medals. In 1998 he retired from the sport.-References:*...


Gisle Fenne
Gisle Fenne
Gisle Fenne is a former Norwegian biathlete from Voss near Bergen. His best known international achievement was the silver medal in the 20 km individual in the World Championships 1989 in Feistritz an der Drau. He succeeded in many duels with team mate Eirik Kvalfoss...

1993
Biathlon World Championships 1993
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-Medal table:...


Wilfried Pallhuber
Wilfried Pallhuber
Wilfried "Willi the Kid" Pallhuber . Is an Italian biathlete. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino he competed in his fifth olympics...


Johann Passler
Johann Passler
Johann Passler is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Passler won bronze medals in the 20 km and in the relay. In World Championships Passler won two gold medals and two bronze.-External links:**...


Pieralberto Carrara
Andreas Zingerle
Andreas Zingerle
Andreas Zingerle is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Zingerle won a bronze medal in the relay. In Biathlon World Championships Zingerle accumulated one individual gold medal and three golds and a bronze in relay and team events.-External links:**...


Valery Medvedtsev
Valery Medvedtsev
Valery Alekseevitch Medvedtsev is a retired Russian biathlete.He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Izhevsk. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Medvedtsev, competing for the USSR, won two silver medals in the 10 km sprint and the 20 km individual, and also gold medal in the relay...


Valeri Kiriyenko
Valeri Kiriyenko
Valeri Viktorovich Kiriyenko is a Russian biathlete, who win two silver medals at Winter Olympics.-External links:*...


Sergey Tarasov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergey Vladimirovich Tchepikov |Khor]], Khabarovsk Krai) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon and one in cross country skiing...


Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...


Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


Mark Kirchner
Mark Kirchner
Mark Kirchner is a German former biathlete. He won gold in the 10km sprint at the Albertville Olympics in 1992 and followed that up by taking silver in the 20 km individual and gold in the relay...


Jens Steinigen
Jens Steinigen
Jens Steinigen . Is a former German biathlete. He started his career in 1984, and became junior world champion. Due to the sporting problems in the DDR he failed to qualify for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. He won with the German relay team together with Ricco Groß, Mark Kirchner and Fritz...

1995
Biathlon World Championships 1995
The 30th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1995 for the third time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Ricco Groß
Mark Kirchner
Mark Kirchner
Mark Kirchner is a German former biathlete. He won gold in the 10km sprint at the Albertville Olympics in 1992 and followed that up by taking silver in the 20 km individual and gold in the relay...


Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...


Lionel Laurent
Lionel Laurent
Lionel Laurent is a French biathlete.He was born in Moutiers. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he won a bronze medal with the French relay team, in 4 x 7.5 km relay.-References:...


Patrice Bailly-Salins
Patrice Bailly-Salins
Patrice Bailly-Salins . Is a former French biathlete. He won at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer a bronze medal with the French relay team. 1995 he won the world title in the sprint event and came second with the French relay team.In 1994 he won the overall World Cup-References:*...


Thierry Dusserre
Thierry Dusserre
Thierry Dusserre is a French biathlete.He was born in Romans-sur-Isère, Drôme. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he won a bronze medal with the French relay team, in 4 x 7.5 km relay....


Hervé Flandin
Hervé Flandin
Hervé Flandin is a French biathlete.He was born in Modane. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he won a bronze medal with the French relay team, in 4 x 7.5 km relay.-References:...


Igor Khokhriakov
Alexandr Popov
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov is a Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - Bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay*1996 - Gold medal in the Team event, bronze medal on the relay...


Vadim Sashurin
Vadim Sashurin
Vadim Leonidovich Sashurin is a retired Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - bronze medal on the relay*1996 - bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay...

1996
Biathlon World Championships 1996
The 31st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1996 for the third time in Ruhpolding, Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Viktor Maigourov
Viktor Maigourov
Viktor Maigourov or Maigurov is a former biathlete from Russia. Competing for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, he placed fourth on the relay with the Belarusian team. He won three World Cup victories, his last at Osbrlie 1997...


Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Petrovich Dratchev is former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Dratchev has four world championship titles in his career...


Sergey Tarasov
Alexei Kobelev

Ricco Groß
Peter Sendel
Peter Sendel
Peter Sendel is a former German biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Sendel was a part of the German team that won the gold medal...


Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...


Alexei Aidarov
Alexei Aidarov
Alexei Aidarov is a Ukrainian biathlete.- Career :*Olympics**1998 – Bronze medal on the 20 km individual*World Championships**1996 – Bronze medal on the relay**1999 – gold medal on the relay...


Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov is a Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - Bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay*1996 - Gold medal in the Team event, bronze medal on the relay...


Vadim Sashurin
Vadim Sashurin
Vadim Leonidovich Sashurin is a retired Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - bronze medal on the relay*1996 - bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay...


Alexandr Popov
1997
Biathlon World Championships 1997
The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Ricco Groß
Peter Sendel
Peter Sendel
Peter Sendel is a former German biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Sendel was a part of the German team that won the gold medal...


Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...


Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


Egil Gjelland
Egil Gjelland
Egil Gjelland is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is olympic champion in the biathlon relay from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....


Jon Åge Tyldum
Jon Åge Tyldum
Jon Åge Tyldum is a former Norwegian biathlete. He won the overall World Cup in 1992 and 1995. At the World Championships he has won seven medals. In 1998 he retired from the sport.-References:*...


Dag Bjørndalen
Dag Bjørndalen
Dag Bjørndalen is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is the older brother of Ole Einar Bjørndalen. His biggest triumph as a biathlete is the silver medal he won in the relay in the 1998 Olympics in Nagano...


Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...


René Catarinussi
Wilfried Pallhuber
Wilfried Pallhuber
Wilfried "Willi the Kid" Pallhuber . Is an Italian biathlete. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino he competed in his fifth olympics...


Patrick Favre
Patrick Favre
Patrick Favre is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1997 World Championship in Osrblie he won a bronze medal with the Italian relay team. Two years later at the 1999 World Championship in Kontiolahti he won a silver medal in the sprint event. In the 1994/95 season he came second in the overall...


Pieralberto Carrara
1999
Biathlon World Championships 1999
The 34th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1999 in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway...


Alexei Aidarov
Alexei Aidarov
Alexei Aidarov is a Ukrainian biathlete.- Career :*Olympics**1998 – Bronze medal on the 20 km individual*World Championships**1996 – Bronze medal on the relay**1999 – gold medal on the relay...


Petr Ivashko
Vadim Sashurin
Vadim Sashurin
Vadim Leonidovich Sashurin is a retired Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - bronze medal on the relay*1996 - bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay...


Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov is a Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - Bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay*1996 - Gold medal in the Team event, bronze medal on the relay...


Viktor Maigourov
Viktor Maigourov
Viktor Maigourov or Maigurov is a former biathlete from Russia. Competing for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, he placed fourth on the relay with the Belarusian team. He won three World Cup victories, his last at Osbrlie 1997...


Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Petrovich Dratchev is former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Dratchev has four world championship titles in his career...


Sergei Rozhkov
Pavel Rostovtsev
Pavel Rostovtsev
Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев (born September 21, 1971 in Gus-Khrustalny, Vladimir Oblast is a former Russian...


Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...


Dag Bjørndalen
Dag Bjørndalen
Dag Bjørndalen is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is the older brother of Ole Einar Bjørndalen. His biggest triumph as a biathlete is the silver medal he won in the relay in the 1998 Olympics in Nagano...


Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen is a Norwegian biathlete and a cross-country skier. He now resides in Hønefoss, and trains with the Ringkollen Skiklubb.-Early life:...


Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...

2000
Biathlon World Championships 2000
The 35th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2000 for the second time in Oslo, Norway. Due to fog, the men's relay was moved to Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...


Viktor Maigourov
Viktor Maigourov
Viktor Maigourov or Maigurov is a former biathlete from Russia. Competing for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, he placed fourth on the relay with the Belarusian team. He won three World Cup victories, his last at Osbrlie 1997...


Sergei Rozhkov
Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Petrovich Dratchev is former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Dratchev has four world championship titles in his career...


Pavel Rostovtsev
Pavel Rostovtsev
Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев (born September 21, 1971 in Gus-Khrustalny, Vladimir Oblast is a former Russian...


Egil Gjelland
Egil Gjelland
Egil Gjelland is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is olympic champion in the biathlon relay from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....


Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen is a Norwegian biathlete and a cross-country skier. He now resides in Hønefoss, and trains with the Ringkollen Skiklubb.-Early life:...


Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...


Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...


Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


Peter Sendel
Peter Sendel
Peter Sendel is a former German biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Sendel was a part of the German team that won the gold medal...


Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...


Ricco Groß
2001
Biathlon World Championships 2001
The 36th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2001 for the second time in Pokljuka, Slovenia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...


Gilles Marguet
Gilles Marguet
Gilles Marguet is a French biathlete.He was born in Pontarlier. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he won a bronze medal with the French relay team, in 4 x 7.5 km relay.-References:...


Vincent Defrasne
Vincent Defrasne
Vincent Defrasne is a French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....


Julien Robert
Julien Robert
Julien Robert is a French biathlete.As a member of the French team, he won bronze at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....


Raphaël Poirée
Raphaël Poirée
Raphaël Poirée is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1999 to 2007. With his 44 World cup victories and several World Championship medals he ranks among the most successful biathletes ever.-Biography:...


Aleksei Aidarov
Alexander Syman
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov is a Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - Bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay*1996 - Gold medal in the Team event, bronze medal on the relay...


Vadim Sashurin
Vadim Sashurin
Vadim Leonidovich Sashurin is a retired Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - bronze medal on the relay*1996 - bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay...


Egil Gjelland
Egil Gjelland
Egil Gjelland is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is olympic champion in the biathlon relay from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....


Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen is a Norwegian biathlete and a cross-country skier. He now resides in Hønefoss, and trains with the Ringkollen Skiklubb.-Early life:...


Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...


Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...

2003
Biathlon World Championships 2003
The 38th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...


Peter Sendel
Peter Sendel
Peter Sendel is a former German biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Sendel was a part of the German team that won the gold medal...


Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...


Ricco Groß
Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


Viktor Maigourov
Viktor Maigourov
Viktor Maigourov or Maigurov is a former biathlete from Russia. Competing for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, he placed fourth on the relay with the Belarusian team. He won three World Cup victories, his last at Osbrlie 1997...


Pavel Rostovtsev
Pavel Rostovtsev
Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев (born September 21, 1971 in Gus-Khrustalny, Vladimir Oblast is a former Russian...


Sergei Rozhkov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergey Vladimirovich Tchepikov |Khor]], Khabarovsk Krai) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon and one in cross country skiing...


Alexei Aidarov
Alexei Aidarov
Alexei Aidarov is a Ukrainian biathlete.- Career :*Olympics**1998 – Bronze medal on the 20 km individual*World Championships**1996 – Bronze medal on the relay**1999 – gold medal on the relay...


Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Petrovich Dratchev is former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Dratchev has four world championship titles in his career...


Rustam Valliulin
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov is a Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - Bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay*1996 - Gold medal in the Team event, bronze medal on the relay...

2004
Biathlon World Championships 2004
The 39th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:-12.5 km mass start:...


Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


Ricco Groß
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...


Michael Greis
Michael Greis
Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...


Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...


Lars Berger
Lars Berger
Lars Berger is a Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier. Fellow biathlete Tora Berger is his sister. Berger's family moved to Lesja, Oppland, in 1985. At the age of six, Berger started cross-country skiing, but during his teens he decided to try out the biathlon.Berger joined the national...


Egil Gjelland
Egil Gjelland
Egil Gjelland is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is olympic champion in the biathlon relay from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....


Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...


Ferreol Cannard
Ferréol Cannard
Ferréol Cannard is a French biathlete. He celebrated his biggest triumphs with the French relay team at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, where he won a bronze medal with the French relay team. He also got a bronze medal with the French team at the World Championships 2004 in Oberhof- References :*...


Vincent Defrasne
Vincent Defrasne
Vincent Defrasne is a French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....


Julien Robert
Julien Robert
Julien Robert is a French biathlete.As a member of the French team, he won bronze at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....


Raphaël Poirée
Raphaël Poirée
Raphaël Poirée is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1999 to 2007. With his 44 World cup victories and several World Championship medals he ranks among the most successful biathletes ever.-Biography:...

2005
Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...


Stian Eckhoff
Stian Eckhoff
Stian Eckhoff, born 3 September 1979 in Trondheim, is a Norwegian biathlete.- Honours :*World Championships** 2005, gold medal in the relay.*Junior World Championships** 1999: silver medal in relay* World Championships...


Egil Gjelland
Egil Gjelland
Egil Gjelland is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is olympic champion in the biathlon relay from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....


Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...


Sergei Rozhkov
Nikolay Kruglov, Jr.
Pavel Rostovtsev
Pavel Rostovtsev
Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев (born September 21, 1971 in Gus-Khrustalny, Vladimir Oblast is a former Russian...


Sergei Tchepikov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergey Vladimirovich Tchepikov |Khor]], Khabarovsk Krai) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon and one in cross country skiing...


Daniel Mesotitsch
Daniel Mesotitsch
Daniel Mesotitsch is an Austrian biathlete, the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. He was born in Villach, Kärnten, Austria.His height is 181 cm and weight 80 kg.-World championships:...


Friedrich Pinter
Friedrich Pinter
Friedrich Pinter is an Austrian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*2005 - bronze medal on the relay-References:*...


Wolfgang Rottmann
Wolfgang Rottmann
Wolfgang Rottmann is a former biathlete from Austria.As the result of a doping scandal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, the IOC banned Rottmann for life from competing in the Olympics. -Career:...


Christoph Sumann
Christoph Sumann
Christoph "Sumi" Sumann is an Austrian biathlete.As many fellow biathletes Sumann picked up the sport switching from cross-country skiing he had been doing since childhood. By mid-1990s he entered junior ski team of Austria and he made it onto the senior level later on...

2007
Biathlon World Championships 2007
The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.-Opening ceremony:* Date / Time: Fri February 3, 2007 / 20:00 CET...


Ivan Tcherezov
Maxim Tchoudov
Maxim Tchoudov
Maxim Alexandrovich Tchoudov is a Russian biathlete.He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the 2004/05 season and has since been a regular member of the Russian team. He has won a total of seven medals at World Championships, three gold, three silver, and one bronze.-World Championships...


Dmitri Yaroshenko
Nikolay Kruglov, Jr.

Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...


Lars Berger
Lars Berger
Lars Berger is a Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier. Fellow biathlete Tora Berger is his sister. Berger's family moved to Lesja, Oppland, in 1985. At the age of six, Berger started cross-country skiing, but during his teens he decided to try out the biathlon.Berger joined the national...


Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen is a Norwegian biathlete and a cross-country skier. He now resides in Hønefoss, and trains with the Ringkollen Skiklubb.-Early life:...


Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...


Ricco Groß
Michael Rösch
Michael Rösch
Michael Rösch is a German biathlete. Michael Rösch has been junior world champion four times, three times in the relay and once in the sprint distance in 2003...


Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...


Michael Greis
Michael Greis
Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...

2008
Biathlon World Championships 2008
The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970...


Ivan Tcherezov
Nikolay Kruglov, Jr.
Dmitri Yaroshenko
Maxim Tchoudov
Maxim Tchoudov
Maxim Alexandrovich Tchoudov is a Russian biathlete.He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the 2004/05 season and has since been a regular member of the Russian team. He has won a total of seven medals at World Championships, three gold, three silver, and one bronze.-World Championships...


Emil Hegle Svendsen
Emil Hegle Svendsen
Emil Hegle Svendsen is a Norwegian biathlete. He skis with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim. He is tall, and weighs 170 lb ....


Rune Bratsveen
Rune Bratsveen
Rune Bratsveen is a Norwegian biathlete.-Career highlights:IBU World Championships*...


Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...


Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...


Michael Rösch
Michael Rösch
Michael Rösch is a German biathlete. Michael Rösch has been junior world champion four times, three times in the relay and once in the sprint distance in 2003...


Alexander Wolf
Alexander Wolf
Alexander Wolf is a German biathlete. At the 2008 World Championships in Östersund, Sweden, he won bronze medals in the 12.5 km pursuit and the 4×7.5 km relay.-External links:*...


Andreas Birnbacher
Andreas Birnbacher
Andreas Birnbacher is a German biathlete. His biggest successes were the silver medal in the mass start event at the 2007 world championships and the gold medal in the mixed relay at the 2008 world championships.-External links:*...


Michael Greis
Michael Greis
Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...

2009
Biathlon World Championships 2009
The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....


Emil Hegle Svendsen
Emil Hegle Svendsen
Emil Hegle Svendsen is a Norwegian biathlete. He skis with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim. He is tall, and weighs 170 lb ....


Lars Berger
Lars Berger
Lars Berger is a Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier. Fellow biathlete Tora Berger is his sister. Berger's family moved to Lesja, Oppland, in 1985. At the age of six, Berger started cross-country skiing, but during his teens he decided to try out the biathlon.Berger joined the national...


Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...


Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...


Daniel Mesotitsch
Daniel Mesotitsch
Daniel Mesotitsch is an Austrian biathlete, the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. He was born in Villach, Kärnten, Austria.His height is 181 cm and weight 80 kg.-World championships:...


Simon Eder
Simon Eder
Simon Eder is an Austrian biathlete. First World Cup win in Khanty-Mansiysk Mass-start 29 March 2009.- External links :* *...


Dominik Landertinger
Dominik Landertinger
Dominik Landertinger is an Austrian biathlete. He debuted in the 2007/2008 season, and his big breakthrough came during the 2008/2009 season, where he, as of February 22, 2009, has eight podium finishes, including a gold medal in the 15 km mass start at the 2009 World Championships in...


Christoph Sumann
Christoph Sumann
Christoph "Sumi" Sumann is an Austrian biathlete.As many fellow biathletes Sumann picked up the sport switching from cross-country skiing he had been doing since childhood. By mid-1990s he entered junior ski team of Austria and he made it onto the senior level later on...


Michael Rösch
Michael Rösch
Michael Rösch is a German biathlete. Michael Rösch has been junior world champion four times, three times in the relay and once in the sprint distance in 2003...


Christoph Stephan
Christoph Stephan
Christoph Stephan is a German biathlete. In 2008, he won his first single World Cup Race.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup-External links:*...


Arnd Peiffer
Arnd Peiffer
Arnd Peiffer is a German biathlete. In 2008, he ran his first single World Cup Race, and the at the end of the same season he retrieved his first world cup victory.-Career highlights:IBU World Championships...


Michael Greis
Michael Greis
Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...

2011
Biathlon World Championships 2011
The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...


Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...


Alexander Os
Alexander Os
Alexander Os is a Norwegian biathlete.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsIBU World Junior ChampionshipsAlexander Os is a Norwegian biathlete....


Emil Hegle Svendsen
Emil Hegle Svendsen
Emil Hegle Svendsen is a Norwegian biathlete. He skis with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim. He is tall, and weighs 170 lb ....


Tarjei Boe

Anton Shipulin
Anton Shipulin
Anton Vladimirovich Shipulin is a Russian biathlete. Absolute champion of European Biathlon Championship 2008 . The bronze medallist of the Winter Olympic Games 2010...


Evgeny Ustugov
Maxim Maksimov
Maxim Maksimov
- External links :*...


Ivan Tcherezov

Olexander Bilanenko
Olexander Bilanenko
Olexander Viktorovich Bilanenko is a Ukrainian biathlete.- External links :*...


Andriy Deryzemlya
Andriy Deryzemlya
Andriy Deryzemlya is a Ukrainian biathlete who competed at the top level for eleven seasons before winning his first international medal, a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championship.-References:* , from biathlonworld.com...


Serhiy Semenov
Serhiy Semenov
Serhiy Aleksandrovich Semenov is a Ukrainian biathlete.- External links :*...


Serguei Sednev
Serguei Sednev
Serhiy Anatoliyovich Sednev is a Ukrainian biathlete. First World Cup win was in Antholz-Anterselva Individual 21 January 2010.- External links :* *...


Team (20 km)

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
1958
Biathlon World Championships 1958
The 1st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...


Adolf Wiklund
Olle Gunneriusson
Sture Ohlin
Sven Nilsson

Viktor Butakov
Valentin Pzhenitsyn
Dmitri Sokolov
Alexander Gubin

Arvid Nyberg
Asbjørn Bakken 
Knut Wold
Rolf Gråtrud
1959
Biathlon World Championships 1959
The 2nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1959 in Courmayeur, Italy. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...


Vladimir Melanin
Vladimir Melanin
Vladimir Mikhailovich Melanin was a Soviet/Russian biathlete.He was born in Balyik.Melanin trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kirov. He won an Olympic gold medal for the USSR in the 20 km individual in the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck ahead of his fellow Soviet Aleksandr Privalov and...


Dmitri Sokolov
Valentin Pzhenitsyn

Sven Agge
Adolf Wiklund
Sture Ohlin

Knut Wold
Henry Hermansen
Henry Hermansen
Henry Hermansen was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.-External links:*...


Ivar Skogsrud
1961
Biathlon World Championships 1961
The 3rd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1961 in Umeå, Sweden. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...


Kalevi Huuskonen
Kalevi Huuskonen
Kauko Kalevi Huuskonen is a retired Finnish biathlete. In 1961 he won the Biathlon World Championships at the Individual 20 Kilometer distance. In that same year he was named Finnish Sports Personality of the Year....


Paavo Repo
Antti Tyrväinen
Antti Tyrväinen
Antti Tyrväinen is a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, and silver medals in the World Championships in 1962 and 1963 together with a bronze medal in 1965.He was born in Ylöjärvi.-References:...


Alexander Privalov
Valentin Pzhenitsyn
Dmitri Sokolov

Klas Lestander
Klas Lestander
Klas Lestander is a Swedish biathlete and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.He was born in Arjeplog.-References:...


Tage Lundin
Stig Andersson
1962
Biathlon World Championships 1962
The 4th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1962 in Hämeenlinna, Finland. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...


Vladimir Melanin
Vladimir Melanin
Vladimir Mikhailovich Melanin was a Soviet/Russian biathlete.He was born in Balyik.Melanin trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kirov. He won an Olympic gold medal for the USSR in the 20 km individual in the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck ahead of his fellow Soviet Aleksandr Privalov and...


Valentin Pzhenitsyn
Nikolay Puzanov
Nikolay Puzanov
Nikolay Vasiliyevich Puzanov was a Soviet biathlete and the 4 x 7.5 km relay Gold medalist at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.-External links:*...


Antti Tyrväinen
Antti Tyrväinen
Antti Tyrväinen is a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, and silver medals in the World Championships in 1962 and 1963 together with a bronze medal in 1965.He was born in Ylöjärvi.-References:...


Hannu Posti
Kalevi Huuskonen
Kalevi Huuskonen
Kauko Kalevi Huuskonen is a retired Finnish biathlete. In 1961 he won the Biathlon World Championships at the Individual 20 Kilometer distance. In that same year he was named Finnish Sports Personality of the Year....


Jon Istad
Jon Istad
Jon Istad is a former Norwegian biathlete.With the Norwegian relay team he won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. He won a gold medal in the 20 km event at the 1966 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, becoming the second biathlon World Champion in Norway's...


Olav Jordet
Olav Jordet
Olav Jordet is a former Norwegian biathlete.He was born in Tolga.He became Norway's first individual biathlon world champion in 1965, has world championship relay gold medals in 1966 and 1967...


Henry Hermansen
Henry Hermansen
Henry Hermansen was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.-External links:*...

1963
Biathlon World Championships 1963
The 5th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1963 in Seefeld, Austria. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...


Vladimir Melanin
Vladimir Melanin
Vladimir Mikhailovich Melanin was a Soviet/Russian biathlete.He was born in Balyik.Melanin trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kirov. He won an Olympic gold medal for the USSR in the 20 km individual in the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck ahead of his fellow Soviet Aleksandr Privalov and...


Nikolay Mezharyakov
Valentin Pzhenitsyn

Antti Tyrväinen
Antti Tyrväinen
Antti Tyrväinen is a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, and silver medals in the World Championships in 1962 and 1963 together with a bronze medal in 1965.He was born in Ylöjärvi.-References:...


Hannu Posti
Veikko Hakulinen
Veikko Hakulinen
Veikko Johannes Hakulinen was a Finnish forestry technician and cross country skier, triple champion in both the olympics and world championship competition in cross country skiing...


Jon Istad
Jon Istad
Jon Istad is a former Norwegian biathlete.With the Norwegian relay team he won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. He won a gold medal in the 20 km event at the 1966 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, becoming the second biathlon World Champion in Norway's...


Olav Jordet
Olav Jordet
Olav Jordet is a former Norwegian biathlete.He was born in Tolga.He became Norway's first individual biathlon world champion in 1965, has world championship relay gold medals in 1966 and 1967...


Egil Nygård
1965
Biathlon World Championships 1965
The 6th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1965 in Elverum, Norway. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only official competitions. In these particular championships an unofficial men's 4 x 7.5 km relay was also held...


Olav Jordet
Olav Jordet
Olav Jordet is a former Norwegian biathlete.He was born in Tolga.He became Norway's first individual biathlon world champion in 1965, has world championship relay gold medals in 1966 and 1967...


Ola Wærhaug
Ola Wærhaug
Ola Wærhaug is a Norwegian biathlete, world champion and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. He participated on the winning teams at the 1965 and at the 1967 Biathlon World Championships.-References:...


Ivar Nordkild
Ivar Nordkild
Ivar Nordkild is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He competed for Norway and won a gold medal in the 1965 Biathlon World Championships in Elverum in the team competition...


Nikolay Puzanov
Nikolay Puzanov
Nikolay Vasiliyevich Puzanov was a Soviet biathlete and the 4 x 7.5 km relay Gold medalist at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.-External links:*...


Vladimir Melanin
Vladimir Melanin
Vladimir Mikhailovich Melanin was a Soviet/Russian biathlete.He was born in Balyik.Melanin trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kirov. He won an Olympic gold medal for the USSR in the 20 km individual in the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck ahead of his fellow Soviet Aleksandr Privalov and...


Vassiliy Makarov

Stanisław Szczepaniak
Józef Rubiś
Józef Sobczak-Gąsienica

Team

This event, a patrol race, was held from 1989 to 1998. 1989-93: 20 km. 1994-98: 10 km.
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1989
Biathlon World Championships 1989
The 24th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1989 in Feistritz, Austria. These world championships were the first to hold the men's and women's championships simultaneously.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Juri Kashkarov
Sergei Bulygin
Alexandr Popov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergey Vladimirovich Tchepikov |Khor]], Khabarovsk Krai) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon and one in cross country skiing...


Franz Wudy
Herbert Fritzenwenger
Herbert Fritzenwenger
Herbert Fritzenwenger was a West German cross country skier and Biathlete who competed in the late 1980s. During his career he collected a silver medal and 2 bronze medals at World Championships.-External links:*...


Georg Fischer
Georg Fischer
Georg Fischer was a West German cross country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1980s. He finished seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.-External links:* *...


Fritz Fischer
Fritz Fischer (biathlete)
Friedrich "Fritz" Fischer is a former biathlete from Germany. He won a gold medal with Germany in the 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1992 Winter Olympics.-References:*...


Andreas Heymann
André Sehmisch
André Sehmisch
André Sehmisch . Is a former German biathlete. In 1987 and 1989 he became world champion with the East German relay team. In 1986 he won the overall World Cup. Sehmisch retired in 1993. Later he opened a skiing school. He began his career at the SG Dynamo Schwarzenberg/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo...


Raik Dittrich
Raik Dittrich
Raik Dittrich is a retired East German biathlete who won two World Championships medals. He represented the sports club SG Dynamo Zinnwald/Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :...


Steffen Hoos
1990
Biathlon World Championships 1990
The 25th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1990 for the third time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union, in Oslo, Norway and in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to unconducive weather conditions during the season it was only possible to hold the individual competitions in Minsk...


Raik Dittrich
Raik Dittrich
Raik Dittrich is a retired East German biathlete who won two World Championships medals. He represented the sports club SG Dynamo Zinnwald/Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :...


Mark Kirchner
Mark Kirchner
Mark Kirchner is a German former biathlete. He won gold in the 10km sprint at the Albertville Olympics in 1992 and followed that up by taking silver in the 20 km individual and gold in the relay...


Birk Anders
Birk Anders
Birk Anders is a former German biathlete. During his career he won two gold medals at the Biathlon World Championships. He represented the sports club SG Dynamo Zinnwald/Sportvereinigung Dynamo.-References:...


Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


Tomáš Kos
Ivan Masařík
Jiří Holubec
Jan Matouš
Jan Matouš
Jan Matouš . Is a former Czechoslovakian biathlete. At the 1987 World Championships in Lake Placid, New York. Matouš won a bronze medal in the 20 km individual...


Christian Dumont
Stéphane Bouthiaux
Hervé Flandin
Hervé Flandin
Hervé Flandin is a French biathlete.He was born in Modane. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he won a bronze medal with the French relay team, in 4 x 7.5 km relay.-References:...


Thierry Gerbier
1991
Biathlon World Championships 1991
The 26th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1991 for the second time in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:Date: February 19, 1991-20 km individual:Date: February 24, 1991-4 x 7.5 km relay:Date: February 23, 1991-Team event:...


Hubert Leitgeb
Gottlieb Taschler
Gottlieb Taschler
Gottlieb Taschler is an Italian biathlete. He competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics.At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, he finished 5th in the 4 x 7.5 km relay with the Italian team...


Simon Demetz
Wilfried Pallhuber
Wilfried Pallhuber
Wilfried "Willi the Kid" Pallhuber . Is an Italian biathlete. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino he competed in his fifth olympics...


Sverre Istad
Sverre Istad
Sverre Istad is a Norwegian biathlete. He was born in Voss as the son of Jon Istad, and represented the club Voss IL. He competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary....


Jon Åge Tyldum
Jon Åge Tyldum
Jon Åge Tyldum is a former Norwegian biathlete. He won the overall World Cup in 1992 and 1995. At the World Championships he has won seven medals. In 1998 he retired from the sport.-References:*...


Ivar Michal Ulekleiv
Frode Løberg
Frode Løberg
Frode Løberg is a former Norwegian biathlete who competed for Norway in the world championships and in the Olympics.-World championships:...


Anatoliy Zdanovich
Sergey Tarasov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergey Vladimirovich Tchepikov |Khor]], Khabarovsk Krai) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon and one in cross country skiing...


Valery Medvedtsev
Valery Medvedtsev
Valery Alekseevitch Medvedtsev is a retired Russian biathlete.He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Izhevsk. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Medvedtsev, competing for the USSR, won two silver medals in the 10 km sprint and the 20 km individual, and also gold medal in the relay...

1992
Biathlon World Championships 1992
The 27th Biathlon World Championships held in 1992 in Novosibirsk, Russia were only for the team events because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Albertville.-Team event:-Team event:-Medal table:...

 Commonwealth of Independent States
Eugeni Redkine
Anatoliy Zdanovich
Alexandr Popov
Aleksei Tropnikov

Frode Løberg
Frode Løberg
Frode Løberg is a former Norwegian biathlete who competed for Norway in the world championships and in the Olympics.-World championships:...


Jon Åge Tyldum
Jon Åge Tyldum
Jon Åge Tyldum is a former Norwegian biathlete. He won the overall World Cup in 1992 and 1995. At the World Championships he has won seven medals. In 1998 he retired from the sport.-References:*...


Sylfest Glimsdal
Sylfest Glimsdal
Sylfest Glimsdal is a former Norwegian biathlete. In the 1991/92 season he came third in the overall World Cup standings, behind Jon Åge Tyldum and Mikael Löfgren. During his career he won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at World Championships. In 1998 he ended his career as a...


Gisle Fenne
Gisle Fenne
Gisle Fenne is a former Norwegian biathlete from Voss near Bergen. His best known international achievement was the silver medal in the 20 km individual in the World Championships 1989 in Feistritz an der Drau. He succeeded in many duels with team mate Eirik Kvalfoss...


Aivo Udras
Urmas Kaldvee
Hillar Zahkna
Kalju Ojaste
1993
Biathlon World Championships 1993
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-Medal table:...


Fritz Fischer
Fritz Fischer (biathlete)
Friedrich "Fritz" Fischer is a former biathlete from Germany. He won a gold medal with Germany in the 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1992 Winter Olympics.-References:*...


Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


Steffen Hoos
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...


Aleksei Kobelev
Valeri Kiriyenko
Valeri Kiriyenko
Valeri Viktorovich Kiriyenko is a Russian biathlete, who win two silver medals at Winter Olympics.-External links:*...


Sergei Loschkin
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergey Vladimirovich Tchepikov |Khor]], Khabarovsk Krai) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon and one in cross country skiing...


Gilles Marguet
Gilles Marguet
Gilles Marguet is a French biathlete.He was born in Pontarlier. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he won a bronze medal with the French relay team, in 4 x 7.5 km relay.-References:...


Thierry Dusserre
Thierry Dusserre
Thierry Dusserre is a French biathlete.He was born in Romans-sur-Isère, Drôme. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he won a bronze medal with the French relay team, in 4 x 7.5 km relay....


Xavier Blond
Lionel Laurent
Lionel Laurent
Lionel Laurent is a French biathlete.He was born in Moutiers. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he won a bronze medal with the French relay team, in 4 x 7.5 km relay.-References:...

1994
Biathlon World Championships 1994
The 29th Biathlon World Championships held in 1994 in Canmore, Canada were only for the team events because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Lillehammer.-Team event:-Team event:-Medal table:...


Pieralberto Carrara
Hubert Leitgeb
Andreas Zingerle
Andreas Zingerle
Andreas Zingerle is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Zingerle won a bronze medal in the relay. In Biathlon World Championships Zingerle accumulated one individual gold medal and three golds and a bronze in relay and team events.-External links:**...


Wilfried Pallhuber
Wilfried Pallhuber
Wilfried "Willi the Kid" Pallhuber . Is an Italian biathlete. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino he competed in his fifth olympics...


Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Petrovich Dratchev is former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Dratchev has four world championship titles in his career...


Alexei Kobelev
Valeri Kiriyenko
Valeri Kiriyenko
Valeri Viktorovich Kiriyenko is a Russian biathlete, who win two silver medals at Winter Olympics.-External links:*...


Sergey Tarasov

Jens Steinigen
Jens Steinigen
Jens Steinigen . Is a former German biathlete. He started his career in 1984, and became junior world champion. Due to the sporting problems in the DDR he failed to qualify for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. He won with the German relay team together with Ricco Groß, Mark Kirchner and Fritz...


Marco Morgenstern
Peter Sendel
Peter Sendel
Peter Sendel is a former German biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Sendel was a part of the German team that won the gold medal...


Steffen Hoos
1995
Biathlon World Championships 1995
The 30th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1995 for the third time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen is a Norwegian biathlete and a cross-country skier. He now resides in Hønefoss, and trains with the Ringkollen Skiklubb.-Early life:...


Dag Bjørndalen
Dag Bjørndalen
Dag Bjørndalen is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is the older brother of Ole Einar Bjørndalen. His biggest triumph as a biathlete is the silver medal he won in the relay in the 1998 Olympics in Nagano...


Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...


Jon Åge Tyldum
Jon Åge Tyldum
Jon Åge Tyldum is a former Norwegian biathlete. He won the overall World Cup in 1992 and 1995. At the World Championships he has won seven medals. In 1998 he retired from the sport.-References:*...


Petr Garabík
Roman Dostál
Roman Dostál
Roman Dostál is a Czech biathlete. He became a Biathlon World Champion on the 20 km in 2005. The victory itself was very surprising because he has never managed to come among the top three in any World Cup competition.-References:*...


Jiří Holubec
Ivan Masařík

Thierry Dusserre
Thierry Dusserre
Thierry Dusserre is a French biathlete.He was born in Romans-sur-Isère, Drôme. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he won a bronze medal with the French relay team, in 4 x 7.5 km relay....


Franck Perrot
Lionel Laurent
Lionel Laurent
Lionel Laurent is a French biathlete.He was born in Moutiers. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he won a bronze medal with the French relay team, in 4 x 7.5 km relay.-References:...


Stéphane Bouthiaux
1996
Biathlon World Championships 1996
The 31st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1996 for the third time in Ruhpolding, Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Petr Ivashko
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov is a Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - Bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay*1996 - Gold medal in the Team event, bronze medal on the relay...


Alexandr Popov
Vadim Sashurin
Vadim Sashurin
Vadim Leonidovich Sashurin is a retired Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - bronze medal on the relay*1996 - bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay...


Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Petrovich Dratchev is former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Dratchev has four world championship titles in his career...


Pavel Mouslimov
Viktor Maigurov
Sergei Rozhkov

René Catarinussi
Hubert Leitgeb
Pieralberto Carrara
Patrick Favre
Patrick Favre
Patrick Favre is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1997 World Championship in Osrblie he won a bronze medal with the Italian relay team. Two years later at the 1999 World Championship in Kontiolahti he won a silver medal in the sprint event. In the 1994/95 season he came second in the overall...

1997
Biathlon World Championships 1997
The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov is a Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - Bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay*1996 - Gold medal in the Team event, bronze medal on the relay...


Petr Ivashko
Alexandr Popov
Vadim Sashurin
Vadim Sashurin
Vadim Leonidovich Sashurin is a retired Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - bronze medal on the relay*1996 - bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay...


Carsten Heymann
Mark Kirchner
Mark Kirchner
Mark Kirchner is a German former biathlete. He won gold in the 10km sprint at the Albertville Olympics in 1992 and followed that up by taking silver in the 20 km individual and gold in the relay...


Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


Peter Sendel
Peter Sendel
Peter Sendel is a former German biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Sendel was a part of the German team that won the gold medal...


Wiesław Ziemianin
Jan Ziemianin
Wojciech Kozub
Tomasz Sikora
Tomasz Sikora
Tomasz Sikora , is a Polish biathlete.In 1993 he finished second in 10 km sprint at world youth championships in Ruhpolding....

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


Egil Gjelland
Egil Gjelland
Egil Gjelland is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is olympic champion in the biathlon relay from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....


Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...


Sylfest Glimsdal
Sylfest Glimsdal
Sylfest Glimsdal is a former Norwegian biathlete. In the 1991/92 season he came third in the overall World Cup standings, behind Jon Åge Tyldum and Mikael Löfgren. During his career he won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at World Championships. In 1998 he ended his career as a...


Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...


Ricco Groß
Carsten Heymann
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...


Frank Luck
Frank Luck
Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...


Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Dratchev
Vladimir Petrovich Dratchev is former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Dratchev has four world championship titles in his career...


Alexei Kobelev
Sergei Rozhkov
Viktor Maigourov
Viktor Maigourov
Viktor Maigourov or Maigurov is a former biathlete from Russia. Competing for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, he placed fourth on the relay with the Belarusian team. He won three World Cup victories, his last at Osbrlie 1997...


Individual (15 km)

This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988 the distance was 10 km.
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1984
Biathlon World Championships 1984
The 1st women's Biathlon World Championships were held in 1984 in Chamonix, France.-5 km sprint:-10 km individual:-3 x 5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1985
Biathlon World Championships 1985
The 21st Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1985 for the second time in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany. The 2nd women's world championships were held in Egg am Etzel, Switzerland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

1986
Biathlon World Championships 1986
The 22nd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1986 in Oslo, Norway. The 3rd women's world championships were held in Falun, Sweden.-10 km sprint:Peter Angerer, West Germany, was stripped of silver due to use of a forbidden substance....

1987
Biathlon World Championships 1987
The 23rd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1987 for the second time in Lake Placid, USA. The 4th women's world championships were held in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5km relay:-5 km sprint:...

1988
Biathlon World Championships 1988
The 5th women's world championships were held in 1988 for the second time in Chamonix, France. This was the last time that there were held separate world championships for women.-5 km sprint:-10 km individual:-3 x 5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1989
Biathlon World Championships 1989
The 24th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1989 in Feistritz, Austria. These world championships were the first to hold the men's and women's championships simultaneously.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1990
Biathlon World Championships 1990
The 25th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1990 for the third time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union, in Oslo, Norway and in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to unconducive weather conditions during the season it was only possible to hold the individual competitions in Minsk...

1991
Biathlon World Championships 1991
The 26th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1991 for the second time in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:Date: February 19, 1991-20 km individual:Date: February 24, 1991-4 x 7.5 km relay:Date: February 23, 1991-Team event:...

1993
Biathlon World Championships 1993
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-Medal table:...

1995
Biathlon World Championships 1995
The 30th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1995 for the third time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1996
Biathlon World Championships 1996
The 31st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1996 for the third time in Ruhpolding, Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1997
Biathlon World Championships 1997
The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1999
Biathlon World Championships 1999
The 34th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1999 in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway...

2000
Biathlon World Championships 2000
The 35th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2000 for the second time in Oslo, Norway. Due to fog, the men's relay was moved to Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

2001
Biathlon World Championships 2001
The 36th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2001 for the second time in Pokljuka, Slovenia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2003
Biathlon World Championships 2003
The 38th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2004
Biathlon World Championships 2004
The 39th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:-12.5 km mass start:...

2005
2007
Biathlon World Championships 2007
The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.-Opening ceremony:* Date / Time: Fri February 3, 2007 / 20:00 CET...

2008
Biathlon World Championships 2008
The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970...

2009
Biathlon World Championships 2009
The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....

2011
Biathlon World Championships 2011
The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...


Sprint (7.5 km)

This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988 the distance was 5 km.
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1984
Biathlon World Championships 1984
The 1st women's Biathlon World Championships were held in 1984 in Chamonix, France.-5 km sprint:-10 km individual:-3 x 5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1985
Biathlon World Championships 1985
The 21st Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1985 for the second time in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany. The 2nd women's world championships were held in Egg am Etzel, Switzerland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

1986
Biathlon World Championships 1986
The 22nd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1986 in Oslo, Norway. The 3rd women's world championships were held in Falun, Sweden.-10 km sprint:Peter Angerer, West Germany, was stripped of silver due to use of a forbidden substance....

1987
Biathlon World Championships 1987
The 23rd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1987 for the second time in Lake Placid, USA. The 4th women's world championships were held in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5km relay:-5 km sprint:...

1988
Biathlon World Championships 1988
The 5th women's world championships were held in 1988 for the second time in Chamonix, France. This was the last time that there were held separate world championships for women.-5 km sprint:-10 km individual:-3 x 5 km relay:-Medal table:...

1989
Biathlon World Championships 1989
The 24th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1989 in Feistritz, Austria. These world championships were the first to hold the men's and women's championships simultaneously.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1990
Biathlon World Championships 1990
The 25th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1990 for the third time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union, in Oslo, Norway and in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to unconducive weather conditions during the season it was only possible to hold the individual competitions in Minsk...

1991
Biathlon World Championships 1991
The 26th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1991 for the second time in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:Date: February 19, 1991-20 km individual:Date: February 24, 1991-4 x 7.5 km relay:Date: February 23, 1991-Team event:...

1993
Biathlon World Championships 1993
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-Medal table:...

1995
Biathlon World Championships 1995
The 30th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1995 for the third time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1996
Biathlon World Championships 1996
The 31st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1996 for the third time in Ruhpolding, Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1997
Biathlon World Championships 1997
The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

1999
Biathlon World Championships 1999
The 34th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1999 in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway...

2000
Biathlon World Championships 2000
The 35th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2000 for the second time in Oslo, Norway. Due to fog, the men's relay was moved to Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

2001
Biathlon World Championships 2001
The 36th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2001 for the second time in Pokljuka, Slovenia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2003
Biathlon World Championships 2003
The 38th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2004
Biathlon World Championships 2004
The 39th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:-12.5 km mass start:...

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2005
2007
Biathlon World Championships 2007
The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.-Opening ceremony:* Date / Time: Fri February 3, 2007 / 20:00 CET...

2008
Biathlon World Championships 2008
The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970...

2009
Biathlon World Championships 2009
The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....

2011
Biathlon World Championships 2011
The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...


Pursuit (10 km)

This event was first held in 1997.
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1997
Biathlon World Championships 1997
The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

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

1999
Biathlon World Championships 1999
The 34th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1999 in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway...

2000
Biathlon World Championships 2000
The 35th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2000 for the second time in Oslo, Norway. Due to fog, the men's relay was moved to Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

2001
Biathlon World Championships 2001
The 36th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2001 for the second time in Pokljuka, Slovenia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2003
Biathlon World Championships 2003
The 38th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

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2004
Biathlon World Championships 2004
The 39th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:-12.5 km mass start:...

2005
2007
Biathlon World Championships 2007
The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.-Opening ceremony:* Date / Time: Fri February 3, 2007 / 20:00 CET...

2008
Biathlon World Championships 2008
The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970...

2009
Biathlon World Championships 2009
The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....

2011
Biathlon World Championships 2011
The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...


Mass start (12.5 km)

This event was first held in 1999.
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1999
Biathlon World Championships 1999
The 34th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1999 in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway...

2000
Biathlon World Championships 2000
The 35th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2000 for the second time in Oslo, Norway. Due to fog, the men's relay was moved to Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...

2001
Biathlon World Championships 2001
The 36th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2001 for the second time in Pokljuka, Slovenia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2002
Biathlon World Championships 2002
The 37th Biathlon World Championships held in 2002 for the third time in Oslo, Norway were only for the mass start because these events were not part of the Olympic programme in Salt Lake City.-15 km mass start:-12.5 km mass start:-Medal table:...

2003
Biathlon World Championships 2003
The 38th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

2004
Biathlon World Championships 2004
The 39th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:-12.5 km mass start:...

2005
2007
Biathlon World Championships 2007
The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.-Opening ceremony:* Date / Time: Fri February 3, 2007 / 20:00 CET...

2008
Biathlon World Championships 2008
The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970...

2009
Biathlon World Championships 2009
The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....

2011
Biathlon World Championships 2011
The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...


Relay (4 x 6 km)

This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988, the event was 3 x 5 km. 1989-91: 3 x 7.5 km. 1993-2001: 4 x 7.5 km. In 2003, the leg distance was set to 6 km.
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1984
Biathlon World Championships 1984
The 1st women's Biathlon World Championships were held in 1984 in Chamonix, France.-5 km sprint:-10 km individual:-3 x 5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Venera Chernychova
Liudmila Zabolotnaya
Kaija Parve

Sanna Grønlid
Sanna Grønlid
Sanna Grønlid is a former Norwegian biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a gold medal in the 5 km sprint at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in the 10 km individual at the 1987 Biathlon World Championships...


Gry Østvik
Gry Østvik
Gry Østvik is a former Norwegian biathlete and the first overall world cup winner for women.-World championships:She participated in the Norwegian team that won silver in the 3 x 7.5 km relay in 1984 and 1985.-World cup:...


Siv Bråten
Siv Bråten Lunde
Siv Bråten Lunde is a former Norwegian biathlete who received five medals in the world championships during her career.-World championships:...


Holly Beatie
Julie Newman
Kari Swenson
Kari Swenson
Kari Swenson is an American former biathlete. In 1984, she was a member of the bronze medal-winning U.S. relay team at the first women's Biathlon World Championships in Chamonix, France. She placed fifth overall in the women's 10-km final; the best ever for a U.S...

1985
Biathlon World Championships 1985
The 21st Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1985 for the second time in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany. The 2nd women's world championships were held in Egg am Etzel, Switzerland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...


Venera Chernychova
Elena Golovina
Kaija Parve

Sanna Grønlid
Sanna Grønlid
Sanna Grønlid is a former Norwegian biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a gold medal in the 5 km sprint at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in the 10 km individual at the 1987 Biathlon World Championships...


Gry Østvik
Gry Østvik
Gry Østvik is a former Norwegian biathlete and the first overall world cup winner for women.-World championships:She participated in the Norwegian team that won silver in the 3 x 7.5 km relay in 1984 and 1985.-World cup:...


Siv Bråten
Siv Bråten Lunde
Siv Bråten Lunde is a former Norwegian biathlete who received five medals in the world championships during her career.-World championships:...


Pirjo Mattila
Tuija Vuoksiala
Teija Nieminen
1986
Biathlon World Championships 1986
The 22nd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1986 in Oslo, Norway. The 3rd women's world championships were held in Falun, Sweden.-10 km sprint:Peter Angerer, West Germany, was stripped of silver due to use of a forbidden substance....


Kaija Parve
Nadejda Belova
Venera Chernychova

Eva Korpela
Eva Korpela
Eva Korpela is a former Swedish biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a bronze medal in the 10 km individual at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in Falun in 1986.She received a bronze medal in the 5 km...


Inger Björkbom
Sabine Karlsson

Sanna Grønlid
Sanna Grønlid
Sanna Grønlid is a former Norwegian biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a gold medal in the 5 km sprint at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in the 10 km individual at the 1987 Biathlon World Championships...


Siv Bråten
Siv Bråten Lunde
Siv Bråten Lunde is a former Norwegian biathlete who received five medals in the world championships during her career.-World championships:...


Anne Elvebakk
Anne Elvebakk
Anne Elisabeth Elvebakk is a former biathlete from Norway. She has received twelve World championship medals. In 1988 she won the biathlon world cup.-References:**...

1987
Biathlon World Championships 1987
The 23rd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1987 for the second time in Lake Placid, USA. The 4th women's world championships were held in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5km relay:-5 km sprint:...


Elena Golovina
Venera Chernychova
Kaija Parve

Inger Björkbom
Mia Stadig
Eva Korpela
Eva Korpela
Eva Korpela is a former Swedish biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a bronze medal in the 10 km individual at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in Falun in 1986.She received a bronze medal in the 5 km...


Anne Elvebakk
Anne Elvebakk
Anne Elisabeth Elvebakk is a former biathlete from Norway. She has received twelve World championship medals. In 1988 she won the biathlon world cup.-References:**...


Sanna Grønlid
Sanna Grønlid
Sanna Grønlid is a former Norwegian biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a gold medal in the 5 km sprint at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in the 10 km individual at the 1987 Biathlon World Championships...


Siv Bråten Lunde
Siv Bråten Lunde
Siv Bråten Lunde is a former Norwegian biathlete who received five medals in the world championships during her career.-World championships:...

1988
Biathlon World Championships 1988
The 5th women's world championships were held in 1988 for the second time in Chamonix, France. This was the last time that there were held separate world championships for women.-5 km sprint:-10 km individual:-3 x 5 km relay:-Medal table:...


Venera Chernychova
Elena Golovina
Kaija Parve

Elin Kristiansen
Elin Kristiansen
Elin Kristiansen is a former biathlete from Norway. She won two individual World Championships medals, one in 1988 when she won silver at the 10 km event and a bronze in 1990 from the sprint event...


Anne Elvebakk
Anne Elvebakk
Anne Elisabeth Elvebakk is a former biathlete from Norway. She has received twelve World championship medals. In 1988 she won the biathlon world cup.-References:**...


Mona Bollerud
Mona Bollerud
Mona Bollerud is a former Norwegian biathlete. She participated on the Norwegian team that received a silver medal in the 3 x 5 km relay in the 1988 Biathlon World Championships. She received a silver medal in the team event in 1989.-References:...


Eva Korpela
Eva Korpela
Eva Korpela is a former Swedish biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a bronze medal in the 10 km individual at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in Falun in 1986.She received a bronze medal in the 5 km...


Inger Björkbom
Sabine Karlsson
1989
Biathlon World Championships 1989
The 24th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1989 in Feistritz, Austria. These world championships were the first to hold the men's and women's championships simultaneously.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Natalia Prikostshikova
Svetlana Davidova
Svetlana Petcherskaia
Svetlana Petcherskaia , born November 14, 1968 in Sverdlovsk, is a former Soviet Union biathlete. The first time women's biathlon was contested at the Winter Olympics in Albertville in 1992, Petcherskia won a silver medal in the women's 15 km individual for the Unified Team. In the 1990/91...


Elena Golovina

Zvetana Krasteva
Maria Manolova
Nadezhda Aleksieva

Eva Burešová
Renata Novotná
Jiřina Adamičková
1990
Biathlon World Championships 1990
The 25th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1990 for the third time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union, in Oslo, Norway and in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to unconducive weather conditions during the season it was only possible to hold the individual competitions in Minsk...


Elena Batsevich
Elena Golovina
Svetlana Davidova
Svetlana Petcherskaia
Svetlana Petcherskaia , born November 14, 1968 in Sverdlovsk, is a former Soviet Union biathlete. The first time women's biathlon was contested at the Winter Olympics in Albertville in 1992, Petcherskia won a silver medal in the women's 15 km individual for the Unified Team. In the 1990/91...


Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo is a former biathlete and cross country skier from Norway. She competed in both events from 1982 to 1992....


Anne Elvebakk
Anne Elvebakk
Anne Elisabeth Elvebakk is a former biathlete from Norway. She has received twelve World championship medals. In 1988 she won the biathlon world cup.-References:**...


Elin Kristiansen
Elin Kristiansen
Elin Kristiansen is a former biathlete from Norway. She won two individual World Championships medals, one in 1988 when she won silver at the 10 km event and a bronze in 1990 from the sprint event...


Tuija Vuoksiala
Seija Hyytiäinen
Pirjo Mattila
1991
Biathlon World Championships 1991
The 26th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1991 for the second time in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:Date: February 19, 1991-20 km individual:Date: February 24, 1991-4 x 7.5 km relay:Date: February 23, 1991-Team event:...


Yelena Belova
Elena Golovina
Svetlana Davidova
Svetlana Petcherskaia
Svetlana Petcherskaia , born November 14, 1968 in Sverdlovsk, is a former Soviet Union biathlete. The first time women's biathlon was contested at the Winter Olympics in Albertville in 1992, Petcherskia won a silver medal in the women's 15 km individual for the Unified Team. In the 1990/91...


Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo is a former biathlete and cross country skier from Norway. She competed in both events from 1982 to 1992....


Anne Elvebakk
Anne Elvebakk
Anne Elisabeth Elvebakk is a former biathlete from Norway. She has received twelve World championship medals. In 1988 she won the biathlon world cup.-References:**...


Elin Kristiansen
Elin Kristiansen
Elin Kristiansen is a former biathlete from Norway. She won two individual World Championships medals, one in 1988 when she won silver at the 10 km event and a bronze in 1990 from the sprint event...


Uschi Disl
Uschi Disl
Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...


Kerstin Moring
Antje Misersky
Antje Harvey
Antje Harvey is a former German cross country skier and biathlete.She began her career as cross country skier and was a member of the East German team that won the 4 x 5 km bronze medal at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld...

1993
Biathlon World Championships 1993
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-Medal table:...


Jana Kulhavá
Jiřina Adamičková
Iveta Knížková
Eva Háková

Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret is a former French biathlete. She won 2 Olympic medals and 15 medals in the Biathlon World Championships. In 1999/2000 she finished 3rd in the overall World Cup, and she has a total of 8 victories in World Cup races.-References:*...


Véronique Claudel
Véronique Claudel
Véronique Claudel is a French biathlete. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, she won a gold medal with the French relay team. She won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994.-References:...


Delphyne Heymann
Anne Briand
Anne Briand
Anne Briand . Is a former French biathlete. She belonged to the world's best biathletes in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, the first time this competition was introduced at the olympic level she won a gold medal with the French relay team...


Svetlana Paniutina
Nadejda Talanova
Olga Simushina
Yelena Belova
1995
Biathlon World Championships 1995
The 30th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1995 for the third time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Uschi Disl
Uschi Disl
Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...


Antje Harvey
Antje Harvey
Antje Harvey is a former German cross country skier and biathlete.She began her career as cross country skier and was a member of the East German team that won the 4 x 5 km bronze medal at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld...


Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm is a German cross country skier and biathlete who competed from 1987 to 1997 in cross country skiing and from 1992 to 2000 in biathlon....


Petra Schaaf
Petra Behle
Petra Behle is a former German biathlete- Career :Behle won her first gold medal in the 1988 World Championships when she was 19 and she also has three gold medals in the 15 km that happened in 1989, 1991 and 1993 she also has three biathlon-world championship medals in relays from 1995, 1996 and...


Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret is a former French biathlete. She won 2 Olympic medals and 15 medals in the Biathlon World Championships. In 1999/2000 she finished 3rd in the overall World Cup, and she has a total of 8 victories in World Cup races.-References:*...


Véronique Claudel
Véronique Claudel
Véronique Claudel is a French biathlete. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, she won a gold medal with the French relay team. She won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994.-References:...


Florence Baverel
Florence Baverel-Robert
Florence Baverel-Robert , is a retired French biathlete who competed in the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Baverel-Robert won the gold medal in the women's 7.5 km sprint...


Anne Briand
Anne Briand
Anne Briand . Is a former French biathlete. She belonged to the world's best biathletes in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, the first time this competition was introduced at the olympic level she won a gold medal with the French relay team...


Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid is a former Norwegian biathlete from the Hålandsdal area in the Norwegian municipality of Fusa. She is the sister of Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée and is married with fellow Norwegian biathlete Egil Gjelland...


Hildegunn Fossen
Annette Sikveland
Annette Sikveland
Annette Sikveland . Is a former Norwegian biathlete. Under her career as biathlete Sikveland won three relay medals, bronze at the World Championships 1995 in Antholz, silver at the World Championships 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie and bronze at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...


Gunn Margit Andreassen
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Gunn Margit Aas Andreassen is a Norwegian biathlete.-Biathlon career:She has won two Olympic medals, bronze in Nagano 1998 and silver in Salt Lake City 2002. Both in biathlon relay...

1996
Biathlon World Championships 1996
The 31st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1996 for the third time in Ruhpolding, Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Uschi Disl
Uschi Disl
Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...


Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm is a German cross country skier and biathlete who competed from 1987 to 1997 in cross country skiing and from 1992 to 2000 in biathlon....


Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel is a retired German biathlete. , . Apel now resides in Gräfenroda, and is a member of the SV Eintracht Frankenhain club...


Petra Behle
Petra Behle
Petra Behle is a former German biathlete- Career :Behle won her first gold medal in the 1988 World Championships when she was 19 and she also has three gold medals in the 15 km that happened in 1989, 1991 and 1993 she also has three biathlon-world championship medals in relays from 1995, 1996 and...


Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret is a former French biathlete. She won 2 Olympic medals and 15 medals in the Biathlon World Championships. In 1999/2000 she finished 3rd in the overall World Cup, and she has a total of 8 victories in World Cup races.-References:*...


Florence Baverel
Florence Baverel-Robert
Florence Baverel-Robert , is a retired French biathlete who competed in the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Baverel-Robert won the gold medal in the women's 7.5 km sprint...


Emmanuelle Claret
Emmanuelle Claret
Emmanuelle Claret is a former French biathlete. She had her best year in 1996 when she become world champion in the Biathlon World Championships 1996 in Ruhpolding at 15 km. She also won a silver medal with the French relay at the same championships. She won the overall world cup in 1996...


Anne Briand
Anne Briand
Anne Briand . Is a former French biathlete. She belonged to the world's best biathletes in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, the first time this competition was introduced at the olympic level she won a gold medal with the French relay team...


Tetyana Vodopyanova
Tetyana Vodopyanova
Tetyana Vodopyanova is a former Ukrainian biathlete. Presently at the Institute of Physical Education and Wellness of the Volyn National Univercity [sic] where she is a "Distinguished Master of Sports".- Career :...


Valentina Tserbe
Olena Petrova
Olena Petrova
Olena Petrova . Is a Ukrainian biathlete- Career :*Olympics*1998 - silver medal on the 15 km*World Championships...


Olena Zubrilova
Olena Zubrilova
Olena Zubrilova is a Ukrainian born biathlete who has been competing for Belarus since 2002. Prior to that, she had competed for the Ukraine from 1991 until she changed her citizenship to Belarus in 2002....

1997
Biathlon World Championships 1997
The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Uschi Disl
Uschi Disl
Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...


Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm is a German cross country skier and biathlete who competed from 1987 to 1997 in cross country skiing and from 1992 to 2000 in biathlon....


Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel is a retired German biathlete. , . Apel now resides in Gräfenroda, and is a member of the SV Eintracht Frankenhain club...


Petra Behle
Petra Behle
Petra Behle is a former German biathlete- Career :Behle won her first gold medal in the 1988 World Championships when she was 19 and she also has three gold medals in the 15 km that happened in 1989, 1991 and 1993 she also has three biathlon-world championship medals in relays from 1995, 1996 and...


Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid is a former Norwegian biathlete from the Hålandsdal area in the Norwegian municipality of Fusa. She is the sister of Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée and is married with fellow Norwegian biathlete Egil Gjelland...


Annette Sikveland
Annette Sikveland
Annette Sikveland . Is a former Norwegian biathlete. Under her career as biathlete Sikveland won three relay medals, bronze at the World Championships 1995 in Antholz, silver at the World Championships 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie and bronze at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...


Liv Grete Skjelbreid
Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée
Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée from Hålandsdal, Fusa, near the city of Bergen in western Norway, is a former career biathlete. , . On 20 March 2006, Poirée announced her retirement, effective at the end of the season which ended on 26 March at the Holmenkollen...


Gunn Margit Andreassen
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Gunn Margit Aas Andreassen is a Norwegian biathlete.-Biathlon career:She has won two Olympic medals, bronze in Nagano 1998 and silver in Salt Lake City 2002. Both in biathlon relay...


Olga Melnik
Olga Melnik
Olga Ivanovna Melnik is a Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she received a silver medal with the Russian relay team, which consisted of herself, Galina Koukleva, Albina Akhatova and Olga Romasko.-References:...


Galina Koukleva
Galina Koukleva
Galina Alekseyevna Koukleva or Kukleva is a former Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. Koukleva won a gold medal on the 7.5 km sprint, and was in addition a part of the team that won a silver medal on the relay...


Nadejda Talanova
Olga Romasko
Olga Romasko
Olga Vladimirovna Romasko is a former Russian biathlete. She began with biathlon in 1993. Both in 1996 and 1997, she became world champion in the 7.5 km sprint event. Romasko also won a bronze medal both in the pursuit and on the relay in 1997...

1999
Biathlon World Championships 1999
The 34th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1999 in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway...


Uschi Disl
Uschi Disl
Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...


Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm is a German cross country skier and biathlete who competed from 1987 to 1997 in cross country skiing and from 1992 to 2000 in biathlon....


Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel is a retired German biathlete. , . Apel now resides in Gräfenroda, and is a member of the SV Eintracht Frankenhain club...


Martina Zellner
Martina Zellner
Martina Zellner-Seidl is a former German biathlete. By the end of her career she had won one Olympic gold and six world championship medals, . In the World Cup she achieved 14 podium places with three victories...


Nadezhda Talanova
Nadezhda Talanova
Nadezhda Talanova is a Russian biathlete. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she won a gold medal with the Russian relay team, which consisted of herself, Natalya Snytina, Luiza Noskova and Anfisa Reztsova....


Galina Koukleva
Galina Koukleva
Galina Alekseyevna Koukleva or Kukleva is a former Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. Koukleva won a gold medal on the 7.5 km sprint, and was in addition a part of the team that won a silver medal on the relay...


Olga Romasko
Olga Romasko
Olga Vladimirovna Romasko is a former Russian biathlete. She began with biathlon in 1993. Both in 1996 and 1997, she became world champion in the 7.5 km sprint event. Romasko also won a bronze medal both in the pursuit and on the relay in 1997...


Albina Akhatova
Albina Akhatova
Albina Khamitovna Akhatova is a Russian biathlete.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won bronze medals in the 10 km pursuit and 15 km individual; she originally finished fourth in the individual but was promoted when her teammate Olga Pyleva was disqualified after failing a doping...


Delphyne Heymann-Burlet
Florence Baverel
Florence Baverel-Robert
Florence Baverel-Robert , is a retired French biathlete who competed in the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Baverel-Robert won the gold medal in the women's 7.5 km sprint...


Christelle Gros
Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret is a former French biathlete. She won 2 Olympic medals and 15 medals in the Biathlon World Championships. In 1999/2000 she finished 3rd in the overall World Cup, and she has a total of 8 victories in World Cup races.-References:*...

2000
Biathlon World Championships 2000
The 35th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2000 for the second time in Oslo, Norway. Due to fog, the men's relay was moved to Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:...


Olga Pyleva
Svetlana Chernousova
Galina Koukleva
Galina Koukleva
Galina Alekseyevna Koukleva or Kukleva is a former Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. Koukleva won a gold medal on the 7.5 km sprint, and was in addition a part of the team that won a silver medal on the relay...


Albina Akhatova
Albina Akhatova
Albina Khamitovna Akhatova is a Russian biathlete.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won bronze medals in the 10 km pursuit and 15 km individual; she originally finished fourth in the individual but was promoted when her teammate Olga Pyleva was disqualified after failing a doping...


Uschi Disl
Uschi Disl
Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...


Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel is a retired German biathlete. , . Apel now resides in Gräfenroda, and is a member of the SV Eintracht Frankenhain club...


Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...


Martina Zellner
Martina Zellner
Martina Zellner-Seidl is a former German biathlete. By the end of her career she had won one Olympic gold and six world championship medals, . In the World Cup she achieved 14 podium places with three victories...


Olena Zubrilova
Olena Zubrilova
Olena Zubrilova is a Ukrainian born biathlete who has been competing for Belarus since 2002. Prior to that, she had competed for the Ukraine from 1991 until she changed her citizenship to Belarus in 2002....


Olena Petrova
Olena Petrova
Olena Petrova . Is a Ukrainian biathlete- Career :*Olympics*1998 - silver medal on the 15 km*World Championships...


Nina Lemesh
Nina Lemesh
Nina Lemesh is a Ukrainian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*2000 - Bronze medal on the relay*2001 - Bronze medal on the relay-References:*...


Tetyana Vodopyanova
Tetyana Vodopyanova
Tetyana Vodopyanova is a former Ukrainian biathlete. Presently at the Institute of Physical Education and Wellness of the Volyn National Univercity [sic] where she is a "Distinguished Master of Sports".- Career :...

2001
Biathlon World Championships 2001
The 36th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2001 for the second time in Pokljuka, Slovenia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...


Olga Pyleva
Anna Bogaliy
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets
Anna Ivanovna Bogaliy-Titovets is a Russian biathlete. She is 167 cm tall and weighs 58 kg....


Galina Koukleva
Galina Koukleva
Galina Alekseyevna Koukleva or Kukleva is a former Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. Koukleva won a gold medal on the 7.5 km sprint, and was in addition a part of the team that won a silver medal on the relay...


Svetlana Ishmouratova
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Svetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova is a Russian biathlete. She lives in Chelyabinsk and is a soldier by profession.Ishmouratova won the gold in the women's 15 km individual contest at the 2006 Winter Olympics.- Biography :...


Uschi Disl
Uschi Disl
Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...


Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel is a retired German biathlete. , . Apel now resides in Gräfenroda, and is a member of the SV Eintracht Frankenhain club...


Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...


Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant...


Olena Zubrilova
Olena Zubrilova
Olena Zubrilova is a Ukrainian born biathlete who has been competing for Belarus since 2002. Prior to that, she had competed for the Ukraine from 1991 until she changed her citizenship to Belarus in 2002....


Olena Petrova
Olena Petrova
Olena Petrova . Is a Ukrainian biathlete- Career :*Olympics*1998 - silver medal on the 15 km*World Championships...


Nina Lemesh
Nina Lemesh
Nina Lemesh is a Ukrainian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*2000 - Bronze medal on the relay*2001 - Bronze medal on the relay-References:*...


Tetyana Vodopyanova
Tetyana Vodopyanova
Tetyana Vodopyanova is a former Ukrainian biathlete. Presently at the Institute of Physical Education and Wellness of the Volyn National Univercity [sic] where she is a "Distinguished Master of Sports".- Career :...

2003
Biathlon World Championships 2003
The 38th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...


Albina Akhatova
Albina Akhatova
Albina Khamitovna Akhatova is a Russian biathlete.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won bronze medals in the 10 km pursuit and 15 km individual; she originally finished fourth in the individual but was promoted when her teammate Olga Pyleva was disqualified after failing a doping...


Svetlana Ishmouratova
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Svetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova is a Russian biathlete. She lives in Chelyabinsk and is a soldier by profession.Ishmouratova won the gold in the women's 15 km individual contest at the 2006 Winter Olympics.- Biography :...


Galina Koukleva
Galina Koukleva
Galina Alekseyevna Koukleva or Kukleva is a former Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. Koukleva won a gold medal on the 7.5 km sprint, and was in addition a part of the team that won a silver medal on the relay...


Svetlana Chernousova

Oksana Khvostenko
Oksana Khvostenko
Oksana Khvostenko is a Ukrainian biathlete. In 2011 Ukraine initially finished 2nd in the relay but was later disqualified because she had too high levels of ephedrine in a doping test.- Career :...


Irina Merkushina
Oksana Yakovleva
Olena Petrova
Olena Petrova
Olena Petrova . Is a Ukrainian biathlete- Career :*Olympics*1998 - silver medal on the 15 km*World Championships...


Simone Denkinger
Uschi Disl
Uschi Disl
Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...


Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant...


Martina Glagow
2004
Biathlon World Championships 2004
The 39th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:-12.5 km mass start:...


Linda Tjørhom
Linda Grubben
Linda Grubben is a retired Norwegian biathlete.She won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 4x 7.5 km relay, while winning the gold medal at the Biathlon World Championship 2004 in Oberhof, 2004...


Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen
Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen
Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen is a Norwegian biathlete from Voss. She has been on the Norwegian elite team since 1998. In 1998 she became junior world champion in the sprint event, and she won her first triumph as a senior at the 2005 World Championships where she won the 12.5 km mass...


Gunn Margit Andreassen
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Gunn Margit Aas Andreassen is a Norwegian biathlete.-Biathlon career:She has won two Olympic medals, bronze in Nagano 1998 and silver in Salt Lake City 2002. Both in biathlon relay...


Liv Grete Poirée
Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée
Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée from Hålandsdal, Fusa, near the city of Bergen in western Norway, is a former career biathlete. , . On 20 March 2006, Poirée announced her retirement, effective at the end of the season which ended on 26 March at the Holmenkollen...


Olga Pyleva
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Svetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova is a Russian biathlete. She lives in Chelyabinsk and is a soldier by profession.Ishmouratova won the gold in the women's 15 km individual contest at the 2006 Winter Olympics.- Biography :...


Anna Bogaliy
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets
Anna Ivanovna Bogaliy-Titovets is a Russian biathlete. She is 167 cm tall and weighs 58 kg....


Albina Akhatova
Albina Akhatova
Albina Khamitovna Akhatova is a Russian biathlete.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won bronze medals in the 10 km pursuit and 15 km individual; she originally finished fourth in the individual but was promoted when her teammate Olga Pyleva was disqualified after failing a doping...


Martina Glagow
Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel is a retired German biathlete. , . Apel now resides in Gräfenroda, and is a member of the SV Eintracht Frankenhain club...


Simone Denkinger
Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant...

2005
Olga Pyleva
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Svetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova is a Russian biathlete. She lives in Chelyabinsk and is a soldier by profession.Ishmouratova won the gold in the women's 15 km individual contest at the 2006 Winter Olympics.- Biography :...


Anna Bogaliy-Titovets
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets
Anna Ivanovna Bogaliy-Titovets is a Russian biathlete. She is 167 cm tall and weighs 58 kg....


Olga Zaitseva
Olga Zaitseva
Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva is a Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994.-Career:*Winter Olympics*2010 - gold medal in the relay, silver medal in the 12.5 km mass start*2006 - gold medal in the relay...


Uschi Disl
Uschi Disl
Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...


Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel is a retired German biathlete. , . Apel now resides in Gräfenroda, and is a member of the SV Eintracht Frankenhain club...


Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...


Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant...


Ekaterina Ivanova
Ekaterina Ivanova (biathlete)
Ekaterina Vinogradova is a Russian-born biathlete and cross-country skier. She competed for Belarus then for the United States and now compete for Armenia.- Career :...


Olga Nazarova
Liudmilla Ananko
Olena Zubrilova
Olena Zubrilova
Olena Zubrilova is a Ukrainian born biathlete who has been competing for Belarus since 2002. Prior to that, she had competed for the Ukraine from 1991 until she changed her citizenship to Belarus in 2002....

2007
Biathlon World Championships 2007
The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.-Opening ceremony:* Date / Time: Fri February 3, 2007 / 20:00 CET...


Martina Glagow
Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...


Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...


Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant...


Florence Baverel-Robert
Florence Baverel-Robert
Florence Baverel-Robert , is a retired French biathlete who competed in the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Baverel-Robert won the gold medal in the women's 7.5 km sprint...


Delphyne Peretto
Delphyne Peretto
Delphyne Peretto is a former French biathlete. She was on the bronze-winning relay team in the 2006 Winter Olympics.Peretto retired at the end of the 2007-08 season.- External links :*...


Sylvie Becaert
Sylvie Becaert
Sylvie Becaert is a French biathlete. Becaert's best year so far was 2003 when she came third in the overall world cup standings and won gold in the sprint event at the World Championships 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk. At the 2006 Olympics in Turin, she won a bronze medal with the French relay team...


Sandrine Bailly
Sandrine Bailly
Sandrine Bailly is a former French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she could win the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second...


Tora Berger
Tora Berger
Tora Berger is a World Cup level biathlete and Olympic Champion. She has been a member of the Norwegian women's biathlon team since 1999. She has 5 individual victories in the World Cup. She is the sister of biathlete and cross-country skier Lars Berger...


Ann Kristin Flatland
Ann Kristin Flatland
Ann Kristin Aafedt Flatland is a Norwegian biathlete. Ann Kristin Aafedt Flatland debuted in the World Cup in 2003 in the Finnish Kontiolahti, where she came in 56th in the sprint event. In the second world cup weekend in Hochfilzen she debuted on the Norwegian relay team who finished 5th...


Jori Mørkve
Jori Mørkve
Jori Mørkve is a Norwegian biathlete.Mørkve debuted in the World Cup in 2001 in Oberhof with a 77th place finish. In 2005, she came in 49th in the 15 km in Anterselva. Her best achievement in the world cup to date is a third place with the Norwegian relay team from Hochfilzen in the season of...


Linda Grubben
Linda Grubben
Linda Grubben is a retired Norwegian biathlete.She won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 4x 7.5 km relay, while winning the gold medal at the Biathlon World Championship 2004 in Oberhof, 2004...

2008
Biathlon World Championships 2008
The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970...


Martina Glagow
Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...


Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...


Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant...


Oksana Yakovleva
Vita Semerenko
Vita Semerenko
Viktoria Oleksandrivna Semerenko , known also as Vita Semerenko is a Ukrainian biathlete. She represented Ukraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She won the silver medal in 4×6 km relay event at the Biathlon World Championships 2008.Biathlete Valentina is her twin sister.-References:...


Valj Semerenko
Valj Semerenko
Valentina Oleksandrivna Semerenko , known also as Valya Semerenko is a Ukrainian biathlete. She represented Ukraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She won the silver medal in 4×6 km relay event at the Biathlon World Championships 2008.Biathlete Viktoria is her twin sister.-References:...


Oksana Khvostenko
Oksana Khvostenko
Oksana Khvostenko is a Ukrainian biathlete. In 2011 Ukraine initially finished 2nd in the relay but was later disqualified because she had too high levels of ephedrine in a doping test.- Career :...


Delphine Peretto
Marie-Laure Brunet
Marie-Laure Brunet
Marie-Laure Brunet is a French biathlete and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in the women's pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympics games of Vancouver....


Sylvie Becaert
Sylvie Becaert
Sylvie Becaert is a French biathlete. Becaert's best year so far was 2003 when she came third in the overall world cup standings and won gold in the sprint event at the World Championships 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk. At the 2006 Olympics in Turin, she won a bronze medal with the French relay team...


Sandrine Bailly
Sandrine Bailly
Sandrine Bailly is a former French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she could win the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second...

2009
Biathlon World Championships 2009
The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....


Svetlana Sleptsova
Svetlana Sleptsova
Svetlana Yuryevna Sleptsova in Khanty Mansiysk is a Russian biathlete. She is a member of the club CSKA . She is a three-time Junior World Champion and won the bronze medal in the mixed relay at the 2008 World Championships in Östersund. In 2009 she was part of the Gold medal winning Russian...


Anna Boulygina
Anna Boulygina
Anna Alekseyevna Boulygina is a Russian biathlete. Of now, her residence is Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.Started competing in the World Cup in 2006-07 season ranking 31 in the biathlon World Cup total score. Missed most of the 2007-08 season due to knee injury. In May 2008 she reappeared on the...


Olga Medvedtseva
Olga Zaitseva
Olga Zaitseva
Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva is a Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994.-Career:*Winter Olympics*2010 - gold medal in the relay, silver medal in the 12.5 km mass start*2006 - gold medal in the relay...


Martina Beck
Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...


Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...


Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant...


Marie-Laure Brunet
Marie-Laure Brunet
Marie-Laure Brunet is a French biathlete and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in the women's pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympics games of Vancouver....


Sylvie Becaert
Sylvie Becaert
Sylvie Becaert is a French biathlete. Becaert's best year so far was 2003 when she came third in the overall world cup standings and won gold in the sprint event at the World Championships 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk. At the 2006 Olympics in Turin, she won a bronze medal with the French relay team...


Marie Dorin
Marie Dorin
Marie Dorin is a biathlete who represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She was also on the bronze medal winning French relay team at the Biathlon World Championships 2009....


Sandrine Bailly
Sandrine Bailly
Sandrine Bailly is a former French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she could win the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second...

2011
Biathlon World Championships 2011
The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...


Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...


Miriam Gössner
Miriam Gössner
Miriam Gössner is a German-Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier. Noted for her fast skiing performances, she won two junior world championship titles in biathlon in 2008 and 2009...


Tina Bachmann
Tina Bachmann
Tina Bachmann is a German professional biathlete.At the World Championships 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk Bachmann won silver in 15 km Individual and gold with the women's team in the 4 x 6 km Relay race.-External links:...


Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...


Anais Bescond
Anais Bescond
Anais Bescond is a French biathlete. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2011, and won a silver medal in the relay with the French team.-References:...


Marie-Laure Brunet
Marie-Laure Brunet
Marie-Laure Brunet is a French biathlete and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in the women's pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympics games of Vancouver....


Sophie Boilley
Sophie Boilley
Sophie Boilley is a French biathlete. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2011, and won a silver medal in the relay with the French team.-References:...


Marie Dorin
Marie Dorin
Marie Dorin is a biathlete who represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She was also on the bronze medal winning French relay team at the Biathlon World Championships 2009....


Nadezhda Skardino
Nadezhda Skardino
Nadezhda Skardino is a Belarusian biathlete. She represented Belarus at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...


Darya Domracheva
Darya Domracheva
Darya Vladimirovna Domracheva is a Belarusian biathlete who has been competing in the Biathlon World Cup since 2005. She became Junior World Champion in sprint and pursuit in 2005, and received numerous medals between 2005 and 2007...


Nadzeya Pisareva
Nadzeya Pisareva
Nadzeya Pisarava is a Belarusian biathlete. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2011, where she won a bronze medal in the relay with the Belarusian team.-References:...


Liudmila Kalinchik
Liudmila Kalinchik
Liudmila Kalinchik is a Belarusian biathlete. She represents Belarus at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...


Team

This event, a patrol race, was held from 1989 to 1998. 1989-93: 15 km. 1994-98: 7.5 km.
Year Gold Silver Bronze
1989
Biathlon World Championships 1989
The 24th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1989 in Feistritz, Austria. These world championships were the first to hold the men's and women's championships simultaneously.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Natalya Prikotshikova
Svetlana Davidova
Svetlana Petcherskaia
Svetlana Petcherskaia , born November 14, 1968 in Sverdlovsk, is a former Soviet Union biathlete. The first time women's biathlon was contested at the Winter Olympics in Albertville in 1992, Petcherskia won a silver medal in the women's 15 km individual for the Unified Team. In the 1990/91...


Luisa Zherepenova
Elena Golovina

Synnøve Thoresen
Synnøve Thoresen
Synnøve Thoresen is a former Norwegian biathlete. She participated on the Norwegian team that received a silver medal in the team race in 1989. She received a bronze medal in 1991.-References:...


Elin Kristiansen
Elin Kristiansen
Elin Kristiansen is a former biathlete from Norway. She won two individual World Championships medals, one in 1988 when she won silver at the 10 km event and a bronze in 1990 from the sprint event...


Anne Elvebakk
Anne Elvebakk
Anne Elisabeth Elvebakk is a former biathlete from Norway. She has received twelve World championship medals. In 1988 she won the biathlon world cup.-References:**...


Mona Bollerud
Mona Bollerud
Mona Bollerud is a former Norwegian biathlete. She participated on the Norwegian team that received a silver medal in the 3 x 5 km relay in the 1988 Biathlon World Championships. She received a silver medal in the team event in 1989.-References:...


Inga Kesper
Daniela Hörburger
Dorina Pieper
Petra Schaaf
Petra Behle
Petra Behle is a former German biathlete- Career :Behle won her first gold medal in the 1988 World Championships when she was 19 and she also has three gold medals in the 15 km that happened in 1989, 1991 and 1993 she also has three biathlon-world championship medals in relays from 1995, 1996 and...

1990
Biathlon World Championships 1990
The 25th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1990 for the third time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union, in Oslo, Norway and in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to unconducive weather conditions during the season it was only possible to hold the individual competitions in Minsk...


Elena Batsevich
Elena Golovina
Svetlana Paramygina
Svetlana Paramygina
Svetlana Paramygina . is a former Belarusian biathlete. Her international biathlon career began in 1983. In the 1993/1994 season she won the overall World Cup. The following year she finished second overall. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer...


Svetlana Davidova
Svetlana Petcherskaia
Svetlana Petcherskaia , born November 14, 1968 in Sverdlovsk, is a former Soviet Union biathlete. The first time women's biathlon was contested at the Winter Olympics in Albertville in 1992, Petcherskia won a silver medal in the women's 15 km individual for the Unified Team. In the 1990/91...


Irene Schroll
Daniela Hörburger
Inga Kesper
Petra Schaaf
Petra Behle
Petra Behle is a former German biathlete- Career :Behle won her first gold medal in the 1988 World Championships when she was 19 and she also has three gold medals in the 15 km that happened in 1989, 1991 and 1993 she also has three biathlon-world championship medals in relays from 1995, 1996 and...


Nadezda Aleksieva
Iva Schkodreva
Maria Manolova
Zvetana Krasteva
1991
Biathlon World Championships 1991
The 26th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1991 for the second time in Lahti, Finland.-10 km sprint:Date: February 19, 1991-20 km individual:Date: February 24, 1991-4 x 7.5 km relay:Date: February 23, 1991-Team event:...


Yelena Belova
Elena Golovina
Svetlana Paramygina
Svetlana Paramygina
Svetlana Paramygina . is a former Belarusian biathlete. Her international biathlon career began in 1983. In the 1993/1994 season she won the overall World Cup. The following year she finished second overall. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer...


Svetlana Davidova
Svetlana Petcherskaia
Svetlana Petcherskaia , born November 14, 1968 in Sverdlovsk, is a former Soviet Union biathlete. The first time women's biathlon was contested at the Winter Olympics in Albertville in 1992, Petcherskia won a silver medal in the women's 15 km individual for the Unified Team. In the 1990/91...


Maria Manolova
Silvana Blogoeva
Nadezda Aleksieva
Iva Schkodreva

Synnøve Thoresen
Synnøve Thoresen
Synnøve Thoresen is a former Norwegian biathlete. She participated on the Norwegian team that received a silver medal in the team race in 1989. She received a bronze medal in 1991.-References:...


Signe Trosten
Signe Trosten
Signe Trosten is a former Norwegian biathlete. She participated on the Norwegian team that received a bronze medal in team race in the 1991 Biathlon World Championships in Lahti. She also participated in Novosibirsk in the 1992 world championships, where the team finished 5th...


Hildegunn Fossen
Unni Kristiansen
Unni Kristiansen
Unni Kristiansen is a Norwegian biathlete. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the Biathlon World Championships 1991, together with Synnøve Thoresen, Signe Trosten and Hildegunn Fossen.-References:...

1992
Biathlon World Championships 1992
The 27th Biathlon World Championships held in 1992 in Novosibirsk, Russia were only for the team events because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Albertville.-Team event:-Team event:-Medal table:...


Petra Bauer
Petra Schaaf
Petra Behle
Petra Behle is a former German biathlete- Career :Behle won her first gold medal in the 1988 World Championships when she was 19 and she also has three gold medals in the 15 km that happened in 1989, 1991 and 1993 she also has three biathlon-world championship medals in relays from 1995, 1996 and...


Uschi Disl
Uschi Disl
Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...


Inga Kesper
 Commonwealth of Independent States
Yelena Belova
Inna Sheshikl
Anfisa Reztsova
Anfisa Reztsova
Anfisa Anatolyevna Reztsova, née Romanova, is a former Soviet and Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed in both sports from 1985 to 2000...


Svetlana Petcherskaia
Svetlana Petcherskaia
Svetlana Petcherskaia , born November 14, 1968 in Sverdlovsk, is a former Soviet Union biathlete. The first time women's biathlon was contested at the Winter Olympics in Albertville in 1992, Petcherskia won a silver medal in the women's 15 km individual for the Unified Team. In the 1990/91...


Gabriela Suvová
Eva Háková
Jana Kulhavá
Jiřina Adamičkova
1993
Biathlon World Championships 1993
-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-Medal table:...


Nathalie Beausire
Delphyne Heymann
Delphyne Heymann
Delphyne Heymann is a French biathlete. She finished 6th in the 15 km at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. She became World Champion with the French team in 1993....


Anne Briand
Anne Briand
Anne Briand . Is a former French biathlete. She belonged to the world's best biathletes in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, the first time this competition was introduced at the olympic level she won a gold medal with the French relay team...


Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret is a former French biathlete. She won 2 Olympic medals and 15 medals in the Biathlon World Championships. In 1999/2000 she finished 3rd in the overall World Cup, and she has a total of 8 victories in World Cup races.-References:*...


Natalia Permiakova
Natalia Sulzheva
Natalia Ryzhenkova
Svetlana Paramygina
Svetlana Paramygina
Svetlana Paramygina . is a former Belarusian biathlete. Her international biathlon career began in 1983. In the 1993/1994 season she won the overall World Cup. The following year she finished second overall. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer...


Zofia Kiełpińska
Krystyna Liberda
Anna Stera
Helena Mikołajczyk
1994
Biathlon World Championships 1994
The 29th Biathlon World Championships held in 1994 in Canmore, Canada were only for the team events because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Lillehammer.-Team event:-Team event:-Medal table:...


Natalia Permiakova
Natalia Ryzhenkova
Irina Kokoueva
Svetlana Paramygina
Svetlana Paramygina
Svetlana Paramygina . is a former Belarusian biathlete. Her international biathlon career began in 1983. In the 1993/1994 season she won the overall World Cup. The following year she finished second overall. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer...


Ann Elen Skjelbreid
Åse Idland
Åse Idland
Åse Idland is a retired Norwegian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships**1994 Canmore - Silver medal in the team competition- External links :*...


Annette Sikveland
Annette Sikveland
Annette Sikveland . Is a former Norwegian biathlete. Under her career as biathlete Sikveland won three relay medals, bronze at the World Championships 1995 in Antholz, silver at the World Championships 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie and bronze at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...


Hildegunn Fossen

Emmanuelle Claret
Emmanuelle Claret
Emmanuelle Claret is a former French biathlete. She had her best year in 1996 when she become world champion in the Biathlon World Championships 1996 in Ruhpolding at 15 km. She also won a silver medal with the French relay at the same championships. She won the overall world cup in 1996...


Nathalie Beausire
Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret is a former French biathlete. She won 2 Olympic medals and 15 medals in the Biathlon World Championships. In 1999/2000 she finished 3rd in the overall World Cup, and she has a total of 8 victories in World Cup races.-References:*...


Véronique Claudel
Véronique Claudel
Véronique Claudel is a French biathlete. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, she won a gold medal with the French relay team. She won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994.-References:...

1995
Biathlon World Championships 1995
The 30th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1995 for the third time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Elin Kristiansen
Elin Kristiansen
Elin Kristiansen is a former biathlete from Norway. She won two individual World Championships medals, one in 1988 when she won silver at the 10 km event and a bronze in 1990 from the sprint event...


Annette Sikveland
Annette Sikveland
Annette Sikveland . Is a former Norwegian biathlete. Under her career as biathlete Sikveland won three relay medals, bronze at the World Championships 1995 in Antholz, silver at the World Championships 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie and bronze at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...


Gunn Margit Andreassen
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Gunn Margit Aas Andreassen is a Norwegian biathlete.-Biathlon career:She has won two Olympic medals, bronze in Nagano 1998 and silver in Salt Lake City 2002. Both in biathlon relay...


Ann Elen Skjelbreid

Kathy Schwaab
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm is a German cross country skier and biathlete who competed from 1987 to 1997 in cross country skiing and from 1992 to 2000 in biathlon....


Uschi Disl
Uschi Disl
Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...


Petra Behle
Petra Behle
Petra Behle is a former German biathlete- Career :Behle won her first gold medal in the 1988 World Championships when she was 19 and she also has three gold medals in the 15 km that happened in 1989, 1991 and 1993 she also has three biathlon-world championship medals in relays from 1995, 1996 and...


Emmanuelle Claret
Emmanuelle Claret
Emmanuelle Claret is a former French biathlete. She had her best year in 1996 when she become world champion in the Biathlon World Championships 1996 in Ruhpolding at 15 km. She also won a silver medal with the French relay at the same championships. She won the overall world cup in 1996...


Véronique Claudel
Véronique Claudel
Véronique Claudel is a French biathlete. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, she won a gold medal with the French relay team. She won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994.-References:...


Anne Briand
Anne Briand
Anne Briand . Is a former French biathlete. She belonged to the world's best biathletes in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, the first time this competition was introduced at the olympic level she won a gold medal with the French relay team...


Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret is a former French biathlete. She won 2 Olympic medals and 15 medals in the Biathlon World Championships. In 1999/2000 she finished 3rd in the overall World Cup, and she has a total of 8 victories in World Cup races.-References:*...

1996
Biathlon World Championships 1996
The 31st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1996 for the third time in Ruhpolding, Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel
Katrin Apel is a retired German biathlete. , . Apel now resides in Gräfenroda, and is a member of the SV Eintracht Frankenhain club...


Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm is a German cross country skier and biathlete who competed from 1987 to 1997 in cross country skiing and from 1992 to 2000 in biathlon....


Petra Behle
Petra Behle
Petra Behle is a former German biathlete- Career :Behle won her first gold medal in the 1988 World Championships when she was 19 and she also has three gold medals in the 15 km that happened in 1989, 1991 and 1993 she also has three biathlon-world championship medals in relays from 1995, 1996 and...


Uschi Disl
Uschi Disl
Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...


Nina Lemesh
Nina Lemesh
Nina Lemesh is a Ukrainian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*2000 - Bronze medal on the relay*2001 - Bronze medal on the relay-References:*...


Olena Petrova
Olena Petrova
Olena Petrova . Is a Ukrainian biathlete- Career :*Olympics*1998 - silver medal on the 15 km*World Championships...


Tetyana Vodopyanova
Tetyana Vodopyanova
Tetyana Vodopyanova is a former Ukrainian biathlete. Presently at the Institute of Physical Education and Wellness of the Volyn National Univercity [sic] where she is a "Distinguished Master of Sports".- Career :...


Olena Zubrilova
Olena Zubrilova
Olena Zubrilova is a Ukrainian born biathlete who has been competing for Belarus since 2002. Prior to that, she had competed for the Ukraine from 1991 until she changed her citizenship to Belarus in 2002....


Emmanuelle Claret
Emmanuelle Claret
Emmanuelle Claret is a former French biathlete. She had her best year in 1996 when she become world champion in the Biathlon World Championships 1996 in Ruhpolding at 15 km. She also won a silver medal with the French relay at the same championships. She won the overall world cup in 1996...


Anne Briand
Anne Briand
Anne Briand . Is a former French biathlete. She belonged to the world's best biathletes in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, the first time this competition was introduced at the olympic level she won a gold medal with the French relay team...


Florence Baverel
Florence Baverel-Robert
Florence Baverel-Robert , is a retired French biathlete who competed in the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Baverel-Robert won the gold medal in the women's 7.5 km sprint...


Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret
Corinne Niogret is a former French biathlete. She won 2 Olympic medals and 15 medals in the Biathlon World Championships. In 1999/2000 she finished 3rd in the overall World Cup, and she has a total of 8 victories in World Cup races.-References:*...

1997
Biathlon World Championships 1997
The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...


Annette Sikveland
Annette Sikveland
Annette Sikveland . Is a former Norwegian biathlete. Under her career as biathlete Sikveland won three relay medals, bronze at the World Championships 1995 in Antholz, silver at the World Championships 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie and bronze at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...


Ann Elen Skjelbreid
Liv Grete Skjelbreid
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Gunn Margit Aas Andreassen is a Norwegian biathlete.-Biathlon career:She has won two Olympic medals, bronze in Nagano 1998 and silver in Salt Lake City 2002. Both in biathlon relay...


Olga Romasko
Olga Romasko
Olga Vladimirovna Romasko is a former Russian biathlete. She began with biathlon in 1993. Both in 1996 and 1997, she became world champion in the 7.5 km sprint event. Romasko also won a bronze medal both in the pursuit and on the relay in 1997...


Anna Volkova
Nadezhda Talanova
Nadezhda Talanova
Nadezhda Talanova is a Russian biathlete. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she won a gold medal with the Russian relay team, which consisted of herself, Natalya Snytina, Luiza Noskova and Anfisa Reztsova....


Olga Melnik
Olga Melnik
Olga Ivanovna Melnik is a Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she received a silver medal with the Russian relay team, which consisted of herself, Galina Koukleva, Albina Akhatova and Olga Romasko.-References:...


Olena Petrova
Olena Petrova
Olena Petrova . Is a Ukrainian biathlete- Career :*Olympics*1998 - silver medal on the 15 km*World Championships...


Olena Zubrilova
Olena Zubrilova
Olena Zubrilova is a Ukrainian born biathlete who has been competing for Belarus since 2002. Prior to that, she had competed for the Ukraine from 1991 until she changed her citizenship to Belarus in 2002....


Valentina Tserbe
Tetyana Vodopyanova
Tetyana Vodopyanova
Tetyana Vodopyanova is a former Ukrainian biathlete. Presently at the Institute of Physical Education and Wellness of the Volyn National Univercity [sic] where she is a "Distinguished Master of Sports".- Career :...

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


Anna Volkova
Olga Romasko
Olga Romasko
Olga Vladimirovna Romasko is a former Russian biathlete. She began with biathlon in 1993. Both in 1996 and 1997, she became world champion in the 7.5 km sprint event. Romasko also won a bronze medal both in the pursuit and on the relay in 1997...


Svetlana Ishmouratova
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Svetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova is a Russian biathlete. She lives in Chelyabinsk and is a soldier by profession.Ishmouratova won the gold in the women's 15 km individual contest at the 2006 Winter Olympics.- Biography :...


Albina Akhatova
Albina Akhatova
Albina Khamitovna Akhatova is a Russian biathlete.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won bronze medals in the 10 km pursuit and 15 km individual; she originally finished fourth in the individual but was promoted when her teammate Olga Pyleva was disqualified after failing a doping...


Hildegunn Mikkelsplass
Annette Sikveland
Annette Sikveland
Annette Sikveland . Is a former Norwegian biathlete. Under her career as biathlete Sikveland won three relay medals, bronze at the World Championships 1995 in Antholz, silver at the World Championships 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie and bronze at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...


Ann Elen Skjelbreid
Liv Grete Skjelbreid

Katja Holanti
Tiina Mikkola
Mari Lampinen
Sanna-Leena Perunka

Relay

This event was first held in 2005, at the Biathlon World Cup
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup has been held since the winter seasons of 1977/78 and 1982/83, for men and women, respectively ....

 finals in Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...

. In 2005 the women biathletes did the first two legs, and the men did the following two, while in 2006 the sequence was woman–man–woman–man. At the Biathlon World Championships 2007
Biathlon World Championships 2007
The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.-Opening ceremony:* Date / Time: Fri February 3, 2007 / 20:00 CET...

 in Antholz
Rasen-Antholz
Rasen-Antholz is a municipality in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.-Geography:...

, the sequence was women–women–man–man. The men ski legs of 7.5 km (in 2005-06: 6 km) and the women ski 6 km each. From 2007 only one team per nation is allowed to compete.
Year Gold Silver Bronze
2005
Olga Pyleva
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Svetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova is a Russian biathlete. She lives in Chelyabinsk and is a soldier by profession.Ishmouratova won the gold in the women's 15 km individual contest at the 2006 Winter Olympics.- Biography :...


Ivan Tcherezov
Nikolay Kruglov, Jr.

Anna Bogaliy-Titovets
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets
Anna Ivanovna Bogaliy-Titovets is a Russian biathlete. She is 167 cm tall and weighs 58 kg....


Olga Zaitseva
Olga Zaitseva
Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva is a Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994.-Career:*Winter Olympics*2010 - gold medal in the relay, silver medal in the 12.5 km mass start*2006 - gold medal in the relay...


Sergei Tchepikov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergey Vladimirovich Tchepikov |Khor]], Khabarovsk Krai) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon and one in cross country skiing...


Sergei Rozhkov

Uschi Disl
Uschi Disl
Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard...


Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm
Kati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant...


Michael Greis
Michael Greis
Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...


Ricco Groß
2006
Biathlon World Championships 2006
The Mixed Relay Biathlon World Championships was held in Pokljuka, Slovenia on March 12, 2006. As for the rules of biathlon in the year of the Winter Olympic Games World Championships being played only in disciplines not included in the Olympic program, therefore the championship consisted only of...


Anna Bogaliy-Titovets
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets
Anna Ivanovna Bogaliy-Titovets is a Russian biathlete. She is 167 cm tall and weighs 58 kg....


Sergei Tchepikov
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergey Vladimirovich Tchepikov |Khor]], Khabarovsk Krai) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon and one in cross country skiing...


Irina Malgina
Irina Malgina
Irina Anatolievna Malgina is a retired Russian biathlete and sport coach at present.-Biography:Irina Malgina was born in Murmansk, Soviet Union. At school she had engaged in Sambo, figure skating and skiing caused the greatest interest. The first sporting success was the victory in Apatity on the...


Nikolay Kruglov, Jr.

Linda Tjørhom
Linda Grubben
Linda Grubben is a retired Norwegian biathlete.She won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 4x 7.5 km relay, while winning the gold medal at the Biathlon World Championship 2004 in Oberhof, 2004...


Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...


Tora Berger
Tora Berger
Tora Berger is a World Cup level biathlete and Olympic Champion. She has been a member of the Norwegian women's biathlon team since 1999. She has 5 individual victories in the World Cup. She is the sister of biathlete and cross-country skier Lars Berger...


Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...


Florence Baverel-Robert
Florence Baverel-Robert
Florence Baverel-Robert , is a retired French biathlete who competed in the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Baverel-Robert won the gold medal in the women's 7.5 km sprint...


Vincent Defrasne
Vincent Defrasne
Vincent Defrasne is a French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....


Sandrine Bailly
Sandrine Bailly
Sandrine Bailly is a former French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she could win the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second...


Raphaël Poirée
Raphaël Poirée
Raphaël Poirée is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1999 to 2007. With his 44 World cup victories and several World Championship medals he ranks among the most successful biathletes ever.-Biography:...

2007
Biathlon World Championships 2007
The 41st Biathlon World Championships were held in 2007 for the fourth time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy from February 2 to February 11.-Opening ceremony:* Date / Time: Fri February 3, 2007 / 20:00 CET...


Helena Jonsson
Helena Jonsson
Helena Ekholm is a Swedish biathlete. She was born in Helgum, Sollefteå Municipality. She is the reigning world champion in pursuit. She also won the Women's Biathlon World Cup in the 2008-09 season....


Anna Carin Olofsson
Björn Ferry
Björn Ferry
Björn Ferry is a Swedish biathlete and medal winning Olympian. He began competing internationally in World Cup competitions in 2001, but did not win his first international race until the 2007/2008 season. In 2007, he won gold in the mixed relay event at the Biathlon World Championships...


Carl Johan Bergman
Carl Johan Bergman
Carl Johan Bergman is a Swedish biathlete. He lives in Lillehammer, Norway with his Norwegian girlfriend, Liv Kjersti Eikeland. He is , and weighs 152 lb ....


Florence Baverel-Robert
Florence Baverel-Robert
Florence Baverel-Robert , is a retired French biathlete who competed in the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Baverel-Robert won the gold medal in the women's 7.5 km sprint...


Sandrine Bailly
Sandrine Bailly
Sandrine Bailly is a former French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she could win the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second...


Vincent Defrasne
Vincent Defrasne
Vincent Defrasne is a French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....


Raphaël Poirée
Raphaël Poirée
Raphaël Poirée is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1999 to 2007. With his 44 World cup victories and several World Championship medals he ranks among the most successful biathletes ever.-Biography:...


Tora Berger
Tora Berger
Tora Berger is a World Cup level biathlete and Olympic Champion. She has been a member of the Norwegian women's biathlon team since 1999. She has 5 individual victories in the World Cup. She is the sister of biathlete and cross-country skier Lars Berger...


Jori Mørkve
Jori Mørkve
Jori Mørkve is a Norwegian biathlete.Mørkve debuted in the World Cup in 2001 in Oberhof with a 77th place finish. In 2005, she came in 49th in the 15 km in Anterselva. Her best achievement in the world cup to date is a third place with the Norwegian relay team from Hochfilzen in the season of...


Emil Hegle Svendsen
Emil Hegle Svendsen
Emil Hegle Svendsen is a Norwegian biathlete. He skis with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim. He is tall, and weighs 170 lb ....


Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen
Frode Andresen is a Norwegian biathlete and a cross-country skier. He now resides in Hønefoss, and trains with the Ringkollen Skiklubb.-Early life:...

2008
Biathlon World Championships 2008
The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund in Jämtland in central Sweden from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970...


Sabrina Buchholz
Sabrina Buchholz
Sabrina Buchholz is a German biathlete.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsIBU World Junior ChampionshipsSabrina Buchholz is a German biathlete.-Career highlights:...


Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...


Andreas Birnbacher
Andreas Birnbacher
Andreas Birnbacher is a German biathlete. His biggest successes were the silver medal in the mass start event at the 2007 world championships and the gold medal in the mixed relay at the 2008 world championships.-External links:*...


Michael Greis
Michael Greis
Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...


Liudmila Kalinchik
Liudmila Kalinchik
Liudmila Kalinchik is a Belarusian biathlete. She represents Belarus at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...


Darya Domracheva
Darya Domracheva
Darya Vladimirovna Domracheva is a Belarusian biathlete who has been competing in the Biathlon World Cup since 2005. She became Junior World Champion in sprint and pursuit in 2005, and received numerous medals between 2005 and 2007...


Rustam Valiullin
Sergey Novikov

Svetlana Sleptsova
Svetlana Sleptsova
Svetlana Yuryevna Sleptsova in Khanty Mansiysk is a Russian biathlete. She is a member of the club CSKA . She is a three-time Junior World Champion and won the bronze medal in the mixed relay at the 2008 World Championships in Östersund. In 2009 she was part of the Gold medal winning Russian...


Oksana Neupokoeva
Nikolay Kruglov, Jr.
Dmitri Yaroshenko
2009
Biathlon World Championships 2009
The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....


Marie-Laure Brunet
Marie-Laure Brunet
Marie-Laure Brunet is a French biathlete and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in the women's pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympics games of Vancouver....


Sylvie Becaert
Sylvie Becaert
Sylvie Becaert is a French biathlete. Becaert's best year so far was 2003 when she came third in the overall world cup standings and won gold in the sprint event at the World Championships 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk. At the 2006 Olympics in Turin, she won a bronze medal with the French relay team...


Vincent Defrasne
Vincent Defrasne
Vincent Defrasne is a French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....


Simon Fourcade
Simon Fourcade
Simon Fourcade is a French biathlete. His younger brother Martin Fourcade is also a biathlete.-External links:**...


Helena Jonsson
Helena Jonsson
Helena Ekholm is a Swedish biathlete. She was born in Helgum, Sollefteå Municipality. She is the reigning world champion in pursuit. She also won the Women's Biathlon World Cup in the 2008-09 season....


Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek
David Ekholm
Carl Johan Bergman
Carl Johan Bergman
Carl Johan Bergman is a Swedish biathlete. He lives in Lillehammer, Norway with his Norwegian girlfriend, Liv Kjersti Eikeland. He is , and weighs 152 lb ....


Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...


Simone Hauswald
Arnd Peiffer
Arnd Peiffer
Arnd Peiffer is a German biathlete. In 2008, he ran his first single World Cup Race, and the at the end of the same season he retrieved his first world cup victory.-Career highlights:IBU World Championships...


Michael Greis
Michael Greis
Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...

2010
Biathlon World Championships 2010
The Mixed Relay Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia on March 28, 2010. As for the rules of biathlon in the year of the Winter Olympic Games World Championships being played only in disciplines not included in the Olympic program, therefore the championship consists only...


Simone Hauswald
Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...


Simon Schempp
Simon Schempp
Simon Schempp is a German biathlete. In 2009, he ran his first single World Cup Race. He competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing fifth.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup...


Arnd Peiffer
Arnd Peiffer
Arnd Peiffer is a German biathlete. In 2008, he ran his first single World Cup Race, and the at the end of the same season he retrieved his first world cup victory.-Career highlights:IBU World Championships...


Ann Kristin Flatland
Ann Kristin Flatland
Ann Kristin Aafedt Flatland is a Norwegian biathlete. Ann Kristin Aafedt Flatland debuted in the World Cup in 2003 in the Finnish Kontiolahti, where she came in 56th in the sprint event. In the second world cup weekend in Hochfilzen she debuted on the Norwegian relay team who finished 5th...


Tora Berger
Tora Berger
Tora Berger is a World Cup level biathlete and Olympic Champion. She has been a member of the Norwegian women's biathlon team since 1999. She has 5 individual victories in the World Cup. She is the sister of biathlete and cross-country skier Lars Berger...


Emil Hegle Svendsen
Emil Hegle Svendsen
Emil Hegle Svendsen is a Norwegian biathlete. He skis with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim. He is tall, and weighs 170 lb ....


Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...


Helena Jonsson
Helena Jonsson
Helena Ekholm is a Swedish biathlete. She was born in Helgum, Sollefteå Municipality. She is the reigning world champion in pursuit. She also won the Women's Biathlon World Cup in the 2008-09 season....


Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek
Björn Ferry
Björn Ferry
Björn Ferry is a Swedish biathlete and medal winning Olympian. He began competing internationally in World Cup competitions in 2001, but did not win his first international race until the 2007/2008 season. In 2007, he won gold in the mixed relay event at the Biathlon World Championships...


Carl Johan Bergman
Carl Johan Bergman
Carl Johan Bergman is a Swedish biathlete. He lives in Lillehammer, Norway with his Norwegian girlfriend, Liv Kjersti Eikeland. He is , and weighs 152 lb ....

2011
Biathlon World Championships 2011
The 44th Biathlon World Championships was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3 to March 13 2011.There was a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...


Tora Berger
Tora Berger
Tora Berger is a World Cup level biathlete and Olympic Champion. She has been a member of the Norwegian women's biathlon team since 1999. She has 5 individual victories in the World Cup. She is the sister of biathlete and cross-country skier Lars Berger...


Ann Kristin Aafedt Flatland
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...


Tarjei Bø
Tarjei Bø
Tarjei Bø is a professional Norwegian biathlete. Bø debuted in the Biathlon World Cup on March 26, 2009 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, and won his first World Cup victory on December 10, 2010....


Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel
Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...


Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena Neuner
Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...


Arnd Peiffer
Arnd Peiffer
Arnd Peiffer is a German biathlete. In 2008, he ran his first single World Cup Race, and the at the end of the same season he retrieved his first world cup victory.-Career highlights:IBU World Championships...


Michael Greis
Michael Greis
Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...


Marie-Laure Brunet
Marie-Laure Brunet
Marie-Laure Brunet is a French biathlete and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in the women's pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympics games of Vancouver....


Marie Dorin
Marie Dorin
Marie Dorin is a biathlete who represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She was also on the bronze medal winning French relay team at the Biathlon World Championships 2009....


Alexis Bœuf
Martin Fourcade
Martin Fourcade
Martin Fourcade is a French biathlete. Fourcade won the pursuit at the 2011 Biathlon World Championships, and is also an Olympic silver medalist and winner of the 2009–10 Pursuit World Cup.-Early career:...


Total medals by country

1  Soviet Union
 Commonwealth of Independent States
 Russia
 
44
1
25
70
29
1
37
67
21
0
22
43
94
2
84
180
2  German Democratic Republic
 West Germany
 Germany
 
19
2
48
69
12
4
36
52
10
7
26
43
41
13
110
164
3  Norway 49 53 49 151
4  Early Modern France 18 15 24 57
5  Sweden 12 9 17 38
6  Finland 10 10 12 32
7  Italy 6 3 8 17
8  Ukraine 4 8 13 25
9  Belarus 4 7 13 24
10  Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
 
0
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
6
4
8
12
11  Austria 2 4 6 12
12  Poland 1 4 5 10
13  Canada 1 1 0 2
14  Kingdom of Bulgaria 0 3 4 7
15  Mainland China 0 3 0 3
16  Slovakia 0 2 1 3
17  United States 0 1 1 2
18  Kingdom of Romania 0 1 0 1
18  Slovenia 0 1 0 1
20  Latvia 0 0 2 2
21  Independent State of Croatia 0 0 1 1
21  Estonia 0 0 1 1
Total 249 247 249 745
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