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 an der Drau, 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
- 2008 Östersund, Sweden
Upcoming:
[edit] Men
[edit] Individual (20 km)
This event was first held in 1958.
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[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 P. 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) |
| 2008 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Maxim Tchoudov (RUS) |
Alexander Wolf (GER) |
[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) |
| 2008 | Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Maxim Tchoudov (RUS) |
[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.
[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 | Sandrine Bailly (FRA),
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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) |
| 2008 | Andrea Henkel (GER) |
Ekaterina Iourieva (RUS) |
Albina Akhatova (RUS) |
[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) |
| 2008 | Magdalena Neuner (GER) |
Tora Berger (NOR) |
Ekaterina Iourieva (RUS) |
[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.
[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.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | RussiaI Olga Pyleva Svetlana Ishmouratova Ivan Tcherezov Nikolay N. Kruglov |
RussiaII Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Olga Zaitseva Sergei Tchepikov Sergei Rozhkov |
GermanyI Uschi Disl Kati Wilhelm Michael Greis Ricco Groß |
| 2006 | RussiaII Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Sergei Tchepikov Irina Malgina Nikolay N. Kruglov |
NorwayI Linda Tjørhom Halvard Hanevold Tora Berger Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
FranceI Florence Baverel-Robert Vincent Defrasne Sandrine Bailly Raphaël Poirée |
| 2007 | Sweden Helena Jonsson Anna Carin Olofsson Björn Ferry Carl Johan Bergman |
France Florence Baverel-Robert Sandrine Bailly Vincent Defrasne Raphaël Poirée |
Norway Tora Berger Jori Mørkve Emil Hegle Svendsen Frode Andresen |
| 2008 | Germany Sabrina Buchholz Magdalena Neuner Andreas Birnbacher Michael Greis |
Belarus Liudmila Kalinchik Darya Domracheva Rustam Valiullin Sergey Novikov |
Russia Svetlana Sleptsova Oksana Neupokoeva Nikolay N. Kruglov Dmitri Yaroshenko |
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