Biathlon World Championships
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The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual (official) and relay (unofficial) 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.
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[edit] 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 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 Saalfelden, Austria
- 1959 Courmayeur, Italy
- 1961 Umeå, Sweden
- 1962 Hämeenlinna-Tavastehus, Finland
- 1963 Seefeld, Austria
- 1965 Elverum, Norway
- 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
- 1967 Altenberg, East Germany
- 1969 Zakopane, Poland
- 1970 Östersund, Sweden
- 1971 Hämeenlinna-Tavastehus, Finland
- 1973 Lake Placid, New York, USA
- 1974 Minsk, USSR
- 1975 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
- 1976 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy (Sprint)
- 1977 Lillehammer, Norway
- 1978 Hochfilzen, Austria
- 1979 Ruhpolding, West Germany
- 1981 Lahti, Finland
- 1982 Minsk, USSR
- 1983 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
- 1984 Chamonix, France (Women)
- 1985 Ruhpolding, West Germany (Men) and Egg am Etzel (near Einsiedeln), Switzerland (Women)
- 1986 Oslo, Norway (Men) and Falun, Sweden (Women)
- 1987 Lake Placid, New York, USA (Men) and Lahti, Finland (Women)
- 1988 Chamonix, France (Women)
- 1989 Feistritz, Austria (first joint Men+Women BWCH)
- 1990 Minsk, USSR; Oslo, Norway; and Kontiolahti, Finland
- 1991 Lahti, Finland
- 1992 Novosibirsk, Russia (Team)
- 1993 Borovets, Bulgaria
- 1994 Canmore, Canada (Team)
- 1995 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
- 1996 Ruhpolding, Germany
- 1997 Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia
- 1998 Pokljuka, Slovenia (Pursuit) and Hochfilzen, Austria (Team)
- 1999 Kontiolahti, Finland and Oslo, Norway
- 2000 Oslo, Norway and Lahti, Finland
- 2001 Pokljuka, Slovenia
- 2002 Oslo, Norway (Mass start)
- 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
- 2004 Oberhof, Germany
- 2005 Hochfilzen, Austria, and Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (K-M: Mixed Relay)
- 2006 Pokljuka, Slovenia (Mixed Relay)
- 2007 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
Upcoming:
- 2008 Östersund, Sweden
- 2009 Yongpyong, Pyeongchang County, South Korea
[edit] Men
[edit] Individual (20 km)
This event was first held in 1958.
[edit] Sprint (10 km)
This event was first held in 1974.
[edit] Pursuit (12.5 km)
This event was first held in 1997.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  Viktor Maigourov (RUS) |
Sergei Tarasov (RUS) |
 Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
| 1998 | Vladimir Dratchev (RUS) |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
 Raphaël Poirée (FRA) |
| 1999 |  Ricco Groß (GER) |
Frank Luck (GER) |
Sven Fischer (GER) |
| 2000 | Frank Luck (GER) |
Pavel Rostovtsev (RUS) |
Raphaël Poirée (FRA) |
| 2001 | Pavel Rostovtsev (RUS) |
Raphaël Poirée (FRA) |
Sven Fischer (GER) |
| 2003 | Ricco Gross (GER) |
Halvard Hanevold (NOR) |
 Paavo Puurunen (FIN) |
| 2004 | Ricco Gross (GER) |
Raphaël Poirée (FRA) |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
| 2005 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Sergei Tchepikov (RUS) |
Sven Fischer (GER) |
| 2007 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Maxim Tchoudov (RUS) |
Vincent Defrasne (FRA) |
[edit] Mass start (15 km)
This event was first held in 1999.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sven Fischer (GER) |
Vladimir Dratchev (RUS) |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
| 2000 | Raphaël Poirée (FRA) |
Pavel Rostovtsev (RUS) |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
| 2001 | Raphaël Poirée (FRA) |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Sven Fischer (GER) |
| 2002 | Raphaël Poirée (FRA) |
Sven Fischer (GER) |
Frode Andresen (NOR) |
| 2003 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Sven Fischer (GER) |
Raphaël Poirée (FRA) |
| 2004 | Raphaël Poirée (FRA) |
Lars Berger (NOR) |
Sergei Konovalov (RUS) |
| 2005 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Sven Fischer (GER) |
Raphaël Poirée (FRA) |
| 2007 | Michael Greis (GER) |
Andreas Birnbacher (GER) |
Raphaël Poirée (FRA) |
[edit] Relay (4 × 7.5 km)
This event was first held unofficially in 1958 and officially in 1966. The 1959 to 1965 contests were three legs only.
[edit] Team
This event was held from 1989 to 1998.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 |  Soviet UnionYuri Kazhkarov Sergei Buligine Alexandr Popov Sergei Tchepikov |
West Germany Franz Wudy Herbert Fritzenwenger Georg Fischer Fritz Fischer |
 East GermanyAndreas Heymann André Sehmisch Raik Dittrich Steffen Hoos |
| 1990 | East Germany Raik Dittrich Mark Kirchner Birk Anders Frank Luck |
 CzechoslovakiaTomáš Kos Ivan Masařík Jiří Holubec Jan Matouš |
France Christian Dumont Stéphane Bouthiaux Hervè Flandin Thierry Gerbier |
| 1991 |  ItalyHubert Leitgeb Gottlieb Taschler Simon Demetz Wilfried Pallhuber |
Norway Sverre Istad Jon Åge Tyldum Ivar Michal Ulekleiv Frode Løberg |
Soviet Union Anatoliy Zdanovich Sergei Tarasov Sergei Tchepikov Valeriy Medvedtsev |
| 1992 |  CISYevgeniy Redkin Anatoliy Zdanovich Alexandr Popov Aleksei Tropnikov |
Norway Frode Løberg Jon Åge Tyldum Sylfest Glimsdal Gisle Fenne |
 EstoniaAivo Udras Urmas Kaldvee Hillar Zahkna Kaiju Ojaste |
| 1993 | Germany Fritz Fischer Frank Luck Steffen Hoos Sven Fischer |
Russia Aleksei Kobelev Valeriy Kirienko Sergei Loskin Sergei Tchepikov |
France Gilles Marguet Thierry Dusserre Xavier Blond Lionel Laurent |
| 1994 | Italy Pier Alberto Carrara Hubert Leitgeb Andreas Zingerle Wilfried Pallhuber |
Russia Vladimir Dratchev Alexei Kobelev Valeriy Kirienko Sergei Tarasov |
Germany Jens Steinigen Marco Morgenstern Peter Sendel Steffen Hoos |
| 1995 | Norway Frode Andresen Dag Bjørndalen Halvard Hanevold Jon Åge Tyldum |
 Czech RepublicPetr Garabík Roman Dostál Jiří Holubec Ivan Masařík |
France Thierry Dusserre Franck Perrot Lionel Laurent Stéphane Bouthiaux |
| 1996 |  BelarusPetr Ivachko Oleg Ryzhenkov Alexandr Popov Vadim Sashurin |
Russia Vladimir Dratchev Pavel Muslimov Viktor Maigurov Sergei Roikov |
Italy René Catarinussi Hubert Leitgeb Pier Alberto Carrara Patrick Favre |
| 1997 | Belarus Oleg Ryzhenkov Petr Ivachko Alexandr Popov Vadim Sashurin |
Germany Carsten Heymann Mark Kirchner Frank Luck Peter Sendel |
 PolandWiesław Ziemianin Jan Ziemianin Wojciech Kozub Tomasz Sikora |
| 1998 | Norway Egil Gjelland Halvard Hanevold Sylfest Glimsdal Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
Germany Ricco Groß Carsten Heymann Sven Fischer Frank Luck |
Russia Vladimir Dratchev Alexei Kobelev Sergei Roikov Viktor Maigourov |
[edit] Women
[edit] Individual (15 km)
This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988 the distance was 10 km.
[edit] Sprint (7.5 km)
This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988 the distance was 5 km.
[edit] Pursuit (10 km)
This event was first held in 1997.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  Magdalena Forsberg (SWE) |
 Olena Zubrilova (UKR) |
Olga Romasko (RUS) |
| 1998 | Magdalena Forsberg (SWE) |
Corinne Niogret (FRA) |
Martina Zellner (GER) |
| 1999 | Olena Zubrilova (UKR) |
 Martina Halinarova (SVK) |
Martina Zellner (GER) |
| 2000 | Magdalena Forsberg (SWE) |
Uschi Disl (GER) |
Florence Baverel-Robert (FRA) |
| 2001 | Liv Grete Poirée (NOR) |
Corinne Niogret (FRA) |
Magdalena Forsberg (SWE) |
| 2003 | Bailly (FRA), Glagow (GER) |
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Svetlana Ishmouratova (RUS) |
| 2004 | Liv Grete Poirée (NOR) |
Martina Glagow (GER) |
Anna Bogaliy (RUS) |
| 2005 | Uschi Disl (GER) |
 Xianying Liu (CHN) |
Olga Zaitseva (RUS) |
| 2007 | Magdalena Neuner (GER) |
Linda Grubben (NOR) |
Anna Carin Olofsson (SWE) |
[edit] Mass start (12.5 km)
This event was first held in 1999. In 2002, the distance was 15 km.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Olena Zubrilova (UKR)¹ |
Olena Petrova (UKR) |
Magdalena Forsberg (SWE) |
| 2000 | Liv Grete Poirée (NOR) |
Galina Kukleva (RUS) |
Corinne Niogret (FRA) |
| 2001 | Magdalena Forsberg (SWE) |
Martina Glagow (GER) |
Liv Grete Poirée (NOR) |
| 2002 | Olena Zubrilova (BLR)¹ |
Olga Pyleva (RUS) |
Olga Nazarova (BLR) |
| 2003 | Albina Akhatova (RUS) |
Svetlana Ishmouratova (RUS) |
Sandrine Bailly (FRA) |
| 2004 | Liv Grete Poirée (NOR) |
Katrin Apel (GER) |
Sandrine Bailly (FRA) |
| 2005 | Gro M. Istad Kristiansen (NOR) |
Anna Carin Olofsson (SWE) |
Olga Pyleva (RUS) |
| 2007 | Andrea Henkel (GER) |
Martina Glagow (GER) |
Kati Wilhelm (GER) |
[edit] Relay (4 × 7.5/6 km)
This event was first held in 1984. Through 1991, the event was 3 × 5 km. In 2003, leg distance was set to 6 km.
[edit] Team
This event was held from 1989 to 1998.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Soviet Union Natalya Prikotshikova Svetlana Davidova Luisa Zherepenova Yelena Golovina |
Norway Synnøve Thoresen Elin Kristiansen Anne Elvebakk Mona Bollerud |
West Germany Inga Kesper Daniela Hörburger Dorina Pieper Petra Schaaf |
| 1990 | Soviet Union Yelena Batsevich Yelena Golovina Svetlana Paramygina Svetlana Davidova |
West Germany Irene Schroll Daniela Hörburger Inga Kesper Petra Schaaf |
 BulgariaNadezda Aleksieva Iva Schkodreva Maria Manolova Zvetanka Krasteva |
| 1991 | Soviet Union Yelena Belova Yelena Golovina Svetlana Paramygina Svetlana Davidova |
Bulgaria Maria Manolova Silvana Blogoeva Nadezda Aleksieva Iva Schkodreva |
Norway Synnøve Thoresen Signe Trosten Hildegunn Fossen Unni Kristiansen |
| 1992 | Germany Petra Bauer Petra Schaaf Uschi Disl Inga Kesper |
CIS Yelena Belova Inna Sheshikl Anfisa Reztsova Svetlana Pecherskaia |
Czechoslovakia Gabriela Suvová Eva Háková Jana Kulhavá Jiřina Adamičkova |
| 1993 | France Nathalie Beausire Delphyne Heymann Anne Briand Corinne Niogret |
Belarus Natalia Permiakova Natalia Sulzheva Natalia Ryzhenkova Svetlana Paramygina |
Poland Zofia Kiełpińska Krystyna Liberda Anna Stera Helena Mikołajczyk |
| 1994 | Belarus Natalia Permiakova Natalia Ryzhenkova Irina Kokoueva Svetlana Paramygina |
Norway Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Åse Idland Annette Sikveland Hildegunn Fossen |
France |
| 1995 | Norway Elin Kristiansen Annette Sikveland Gunn-Margit Andreassen Ann-Elen Skjelbreid |
Germany Kathy Schwaab Simon-Greiner-Petter-Memm Uschi Disl Petra Behle |
France Emmanuelle Claret Vèronique Claudel Anne Briand Corinne Niogret |
| 1996 | Germany Katrin Apel Simon-Greiner-Petter-Memm Petra Behle |
Ukraine Nina Lemesh Olena Petrova Tetyana Vodopyanova Olena Zubrilova¹ |
France Emmanuelle Claret Anne Briand Florence Baverel Corinne Niogret |
| 1997 | Norway Annette Sikveland Ann Elen Skjelbreid Liv Grete Skjelbreid² Gunn-Margit Andreassen |
Russia Olga Romasko Anna Volkova Nadejda Talanova Olga Melnik |
Ukraine Olena Petrova Olena Zubrilova Valentina Tserbe Tetyana Vodopyanova |
| 1998 | Russia Anna Volkova Olga Romasko Svetlana Ishmouratova Albina Akhatova |
Norway Hildegunn Mikkelsplass Annette Sikveland Ann Elen Skjelbreid Liv Grete Skjelbreid² |
Finland Katja Holanti Tiina Mikkola Mari Lampinen Sanna-Leena Perunka |
[edit] Mixed
[edit] Relay (4 × 6 km)
This event was first held in 2005, at the Biathlon World Cup finals in Khanty-Mansiysk. 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 in Antholz, the sequence was women–women–man–man.
