Biathlon World Championships 2006
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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 the mixed relay.
Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships 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...
was held in 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...
on March 12, 2006. As for the rules of biathlon in the year of the Winter Olympic 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...
World Championships being played only in disciplines not included in the Olympic program, therefore the championship consisted only of the mixed relay.
4×6 km Relay
- Date / Start Time: Sun March 12, 2006 / 11:00 CETCentral European TimeCentral European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Anna Bogaliy-TitovetsAnna Ivanovna Bogaliy-Titovets is a Russian biathlete. She is 167 cm tall and weighs 58 kg....
Sergey Tchepikov
Irina MalginaIrina MalginaIrina 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.Russia 2 0+0 - 0+2
0+2 - 1+3
0+1 - 0+1
0+1 - 0+01:16:24.83 0.0 Linda Grubben Linda GrubbenLinda 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 HanevoldHalvard HanevoldHalvard 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 BergerTora BergerTora 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 BjørndalenOle Einar BjørndalenOle 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...
Norway 1 0+1 - 0+1
0+2 - 1+3
0+2 - 2+3
0+1 - 0+31:17:18.56 +53.7 Florence Baverel-Robert Florence Baverel-RobertFlorence 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 DefrasneVincent DefrasneVincent 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 BaillySandrine BaillySandrine 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 PoiréeRaphaël PoiréeRaphaël 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:...
France 1 0+1 - 0+2
0+0 - 2+3
0+0 - 3+2
0+1 - 0+11:18:23.04 +1:58.2
Medal table
Place | Nation | Total | |||
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1 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |