Biathlon World Championships

Sport Biathlon
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1958—2024
Editions 68
Competitors 533
Countries 27

Editions

Edition Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1958 Biathlon World Championships Saalfelden AUT 1 – 2 March 1958 2 12 3
1959 Biathlon World Championships Courmayeur ITA 21 February 1959 2 9 3
1961 Biathlon World Championships Umeå SWE 25 February 1961 2 9 3
1962 Biathlon World Championships Hämeenlinna FIN 4 March 1962 2 9 3
1963 Biathlon World Championships Seefeld AUT 3 February 1963 2 9 3
1965 Biathlon World Championships Elverum NOR 18 – 20 February 1965 3 17 5
1966 Biathlon World Championships Garmisch-Partenkirchen GER 4 – 6 February 1966 2 13 4
1967 Biathlon World Championships Altenberg GDR 16 – 18 February 1967 2 13 4
1969 Biathlon World Championships Zakopane POL 27 February – 2 March 1969 2 12 3
1970 Biathlon World Championships Östersund SWE 1 – 9 February 1970 2 12 3
1971 Biathlon World Championships Hämeenlinna FIN 6 – 7 March 1971 2 13 4
1973 Biathlon World Championships Lake Placid USA 2 – 4 March 1973 2 12 3
1974 Biathlon World Championships Minsk URS 27 February – 1 March 1974 3 15 6
1975 Biathlon World Championships Antholz-Anterselva ITA 14 – 16 February 1975 3 14 4
1976 Biathlon World Championships Antholz-Anterselva ITA 31 January 1976 1 3 1
1977 Biathlon World Championships Vingrom NOR 24 – 27 February 1977 3 13 4
1978 Biathlon World Championships Hochfilzen AUT 2 – 5 March 1978 3 12 3
1979 Biathlon World Championships Ruhpolding GER 15 – 18 February 1979 3 15 5
1981 Biathlon World Championships Lahti FIN 12 – 15 March 1981 3 15 5
1982 Biathlon World Championships Minsk URS 13 – 14 February 1982 3 13 3
1983 Biathlon World Championships Antholz-Anterselva ITA 23 – 26 February 1983 3 14 5
1984 Biathlon World Championships Chamonix FRA 29 February – 4 March 1984 3 11 4
1985 Biathlon World Championships Ruhpolding GER 12 – 20 February 1985 3 15 6
1985 Biathlon World Championships Egg am Etzel SUI 17 – 25 February 1985 3 10 4
1986 Biathlon World Championships Falun SWE 14 – 16 February 1986 3 9 3
1986 Biathlon World Championships Oslo NOR 21 – 23 February 1986 3 14 4
1987 Biathlon World Championships Lake Placid USA 12 – 15 February 1987 3 14 5
1987 Biathlon World Championships Lahti FIN 25 – 28 February 1987 3 10 4
1988 Biathlon World Championships Chamonix FRA 29 February – 6 March 1988 3 10 4
1989 Biathlon World Championships Feistritz an der Drau AUT 7 – 12 February 1989 8 37 6
1990 Biathlon World Championships Minsk URS 20 February 1990 2 6 2
1990 Biathlon World Championships Oslo NOR 8 – 11 March 1990 5 32 8
1990 Biathlon World Championships Kontiolahti FIN 18 March 1990 1 12 3
1991 Biathlon World Championships Lahti FIN 19 – 24 February 1991 8 40 5
1992 Biathlon World Championships Novosibirsk RUS 22 March 1992 2 24 5
1993 Biathlon World Championships Borovets BUL 9 – 14 February 1993 8 44 9
1994 Biathlon World Championships Canmore CAN 15 – 20 March 1994 2 24 6
1995 Biathlon World Championships Antholz-Anterselva ITA 16 – 19 February 1995 8 40 8
1996 Biathlon World Championships Ruhpolding GER 3 – 11 February 1996 8 36 8
1997 Biathlon World Championships Brezno-Osrblie SVK 1 – 9 February 1997 10 44 10
1998 Biathlon World Championships Pokljuka SLO 8 March 1998 2 6 5
1998 Biathlon World Championships Hochfilzen SUI 15 March 1998 2 24 4
1999 Biathlon World Championships Kontiolahti FIN 12 – 14 February 1999 6 31 9
1999 Biathlon World Championships Oslo NOR 11 – 13 March 1999 4 10 7
2000 Biathlon World Championships Oslo NOR 19 – 27 February 2000 9 25 9
2000 Biathlon World Championships Lahti FIN 11 March 2000 1 12 3
2001 Biathlon World Championships Pokljuka SLO 3 – 11 February 2001 10 33 10
2002 Biathlon World Championships Oslo NOR 24 March 2002 2 6 6
2003 Biathlon World Championships Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 15 – 23 March 2003 10 35 8
2004 Biathlon World Championships Oberhof GER 7 – 15 February 2004 10 29 7
2005 Biathlon World Championships Hochfilzen AUT 4 – 13 March 2005 10 35 10
2005 Biathlon World Championships Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 13 March 2005 1 12 2
2006 Biathlon World Championships Pokljuka SLO 12 March 2006 1 12 3
2007 Biathlon World Championships Antholz-Anterselva ITA 2 – 11 February 2007 11 35 7
2008 Biathlon World Championships Östersund SWE 8 – 17 February 2008 11 35 6
2009 Biathlon World Championships Pyeongchang KOR 13 – 22 February 2009 11 41 9
2010 Biathlon World Championships Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 28 March 2010 0 0 0
2011 Biathlon World Championships Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 3 – 13 March 2011 11 36 11
2012 Biathlon World Championships Ruhpolding GER 29 February – 11 March 2012 11 38 10
2013 Biathlon World Championships Nové Město na Moravě CZE 6 – 17 February 2013 11 38 12
2015 Biathlon World Championships Kontiolahti FIN 4 – 15 March 2015 11 37 11
2016 Biathlon World Championships Oslo NOR 2 – 13 March 2016 11 31 8
2017 Biathlon World Championships Hochfilzen AUT 8 – 19 February 2017 11 39 11
2019 Biathlon World Championships Östersund SWE 6 – 17 March 2019 12 40 10
2020 Biathlon World Championships Antholz-Anterselva ITA 12 – 23 February 2020 12 38 10
2021 Biathlon World Championships Pokljuka SLO 9 – 21 February 2021 12 40 9
2023 Biathlon World Championships Oberhof GER 8 – 19 February 2023 12 32 6
2024 Biathlon World Championships Nové Město na Moravě CZE 7 – 18 February 2024 12 30 6

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Norway NOR 94 82 72 248
2 Germany GER 66 59 45 170
3 France FRA 45 38 47 130
4 Soviet Union URS 44 29 22 95
5 Russia RUS 28 41 28 97
6 East Germany GDR 19 12 10 41
7 Sweden SWE 18 20 31 69
8 Italy ITA 12 12 15 39
9 Finland FIN 10 10 16 36
10 Ukraine UKR 7 10 22 39
11 Belarus BLR 6 9 14 29
12 Czech Republic CZE 6 6 9 21
13 Austria AUT 3 8 11 22
14 Slovenia SLO 2 2 1 5
15 Poland POL 1 6 7 14
16 United States USA 1 4 1 6
17 Canada CAN 1 2 1 4
= Slovakia SVK 1 2 1 4
19 Commonwealth of Independendent States CIS 1 1 0 2
20 Bulgaria BUL 0 4 4 8
21 China CHN 0 3 0 3
22 Czechoslovakia TCH 0 1 3 4
23 Latvia LAT 0 1 2 3
24 Romania ROU 0 1 0 1
25 Croatia CRO 0 0 1 1
= Estonia EST 0 0 1 1
= Neutral Participant NEU 0 0 1 1