Biathlon World Championships

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	19 – 22 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-Raubichi	URS	27 February – 1 March 1974	3	15	6
1975 Biathlon World Championships	Antholz-Anterselva	ITA	11 – 16 February 1975	3	14	4
1976 Biathlon World Championships	Antholz-Anterselva	ITA	31 January 1976	1	3	1
1977 Biathlon World Championships	Lillehammer (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	29 January – 1 February 1979	3	15	5
1981 Biathlon World Championships	Lahti	FIN	12 – 15 March 1981	3	15	5
1982 Biathlon World Championships	Minsk-Raubichi	URS	10 – 14 February 1982	3	13	3
1983 Biathlon World Championships	Antholz-Anterselva	ITA	23 – 26 February 1983	3	14	5
1984 Biathlon World Championships - Women	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 - Women	Egg am Etzel	SUI	17 – 24 February 1985	3	10	4
1986 Biathlon World Championships - Women	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 - Women	Lahti	FIN	25 – 28 February 1987	3	10	4
1988 Biathlon World Championships - Women	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-Raubichi	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
2025 Biathlon World Championships	Lenzerheide	SUI	12 – 23 February 2025	12	35	8

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	Norway	NOR	97	85	74	256
2	Germany	GER	67	60	48	175
3	France	FRA	51	40	52	143
4	Soviet Union	URS	44	29	21	94
5	Russia	RUS	28	41	28	97
6	Sweden	SWE	19	21	32	72
7	East Germany	GDR	19	12	10	41
8	Italy	ITA	12	13	15	40
9	Finland	FIN	10	10	17	37
10	Ukraine	UKR	7	10	22	39
11	Belarus	BLR	6	9	14	29
12	Czech Republic	CZE	6	7	9	22
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	6	1	8
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