World Junior Biathlon Championships

Editions

Edition	Host City	Country	Held	Events	Competitors	Countries
1967 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Altenberg	GDR	16 – 19 February 1967	2	12	6
1968 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Luleå	SWE	—	2	10	4
1969 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Zakopane	POL	27 February – 2 March 1969	2	9	3
1970 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Östersund	SWE	19 – 22 February 1970	2	9	3
1971 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Hämeenlinna	FIN	6 – 7 March 1971	2	10	4
1972 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Urnerboden	SUI	26 – 27 February 1972	2	10	4
1973 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Lake Placid	USA	1 – 4 March 1973	2	7	4
1974 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Minsk-Raubichi	URS	26 February – 1 March 1974	3	12	4
1975 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Antholz-Anterselva	ITA	11 – 16 February 1975	3	11	4
1976 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Minsk-Raubichi	URS	—	3	10	3
1977 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Lillehammer (Vingrom)	NOR	24 – 27 February 1977	3	10	4
1978 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Hochfilzen	AUT	2 – 5 March 1978	3	11	5
1979 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Ruhpolding	GER	29 January – 1 February 1979	3	9	3
1980 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Sarajevo	YUG	—	3	10	5
1981 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Lahti	FIN	11 – 15 March 1981	3	11	5
1982 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Minsk-Raubichi	URS	9 – 13 February 1982	3	9	3
1983 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Antholz-Anterselva	ITA	22 – 26 February 1983	3	10	3
1984 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Chamonix	FRA	—	3	11	4
1985 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Egg am Etzel	SUI	17 – 24 February 1985	3	12	4
1986 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Falun	SWE	14 – 16 February 1986	3	13	4
1987 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Lahti	FIN	25 – 28 February 1987	3	13	4
1988 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Chamonix	FRA	29 February – 6 March 1988	3	13	3
1989 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Voss	NOR	—	8	37	9
1990 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Sodankylä	FIN	—	8	34	6
1991 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Galyatető	HUN	—	6	18	6
1992 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Canmore	CAN	—	8	37	10
1993 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Ruhpolding	GER	—	8	23	10
1994 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Osrblie	SVK	1 – 8 February 1994	8	39	7
1995 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Andermatt	SUI	—	8	40	9
1996 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Kontiolahti	FIN	—	8	34	8
1997 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Forni Avoltri	ITA	15 – 23 February 1997	8	41	10
1998 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Valcartier	CAN	22 February – 1 March 1998	8	36	5
1999 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Pokljuka	SLO	17 – 21 February 1999	8	27	7
2000 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Hochfilzen	AUT	8 – 12 February 2000	8	24	6
2001 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Khanty-Mansijsk	RUS	21 – 26 March 2001	8	24	6
2002 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Ridnaun	ITA	30 January – 3 February 2002	8	26	7
2003 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Kościelisko	POL	5 – 9 February 2003	8	24	6
2004 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Haute Maurienne	FRA	25 – 31 January 2004	8	27	6
2005 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Kontiolahti	FIN	14 – 20 March 2005	8	26	8
2006 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Presque Isle	USA	28 January – 3 February 2006	8	25	7
2007 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Martell	ITA	24 – 31 January 2007	8	27	7
2008 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Ruhpolding	GER	26 January – 2 February 2008	8	25	6
2009 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Canmore	CAN	28 January – 3 February 2009	8	26	8
2010 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Torsby	SWE	27 January – 2 February 2010	8	27	7
2011 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Nové Město na Moravě	CZE	27 January – 5 February 2011	8	25	6
2012 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Kontiolahti	FIN	20 – 26 January 2012	8	32	10
2013 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Obertilliach	AUT	25 January – 1 February 2013	8	23	7
2014 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Presque Isle	USA	26 February – 7 March 2014	8	25	7
2015 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Minsk-Raubichi	BLR	18 – 24 February 2015	8	25	8
2016 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Cheile Grădiștei	ROU	27 January – 2 February 2016	8	27	11
2017 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Brezno-Osrblie 1	SVK	21 – 28 February 2017	8	27	9
2018 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Otepää	EST	26 February – 4 March 2018	8	26	6
2019 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Brezno-Osrblie	SVK	27 January – 3 February 2019	8	28	10
2020 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Lenzerheide	SUI	26 January – 2 February 2020	8	31	9
2021 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Obertilliach	AUT	27 February – 6 March 2021	8	31	10
2022 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Soldier Hollow	USA	23 February – 2 March 2022	8	30	7
2023 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Schtschutschinsk	KAZ	4 – 12 March 2023	9	41	10
2024 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Otepää	EST	23 February – 2 March 2024	9	35	10
2025 World Junior Biathlon Championships	Östersund	SWE	24 February – 5 March 2025	10	44	12

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	Germany	GER	96	73	58	227
2	Russia	RUS	60	55	51	166
3	Norway	NOR	47	41	50	138
4	Soviet Union	URS	32	27	30	89
5	France	FRA	29	33	34	96
6	East Germany	GDR	28	18	10	56
7	Sweden	SWE	10	7	10	27
8	Italy	ITA	9	16	12	37
9	Czech Republic	CZE	7	14	16	37
10	Poland	POL	6	10	8	24
11	Finland	FIN	5	19	17	41
12	Ukraine	UKR	5	5	6	16
13	Austria	AUT	5	3	9	17
14	Belarus	BLR	4	5	13	22
15	Switzerland	SUI	2	3	3	8
16	United States	USA	2	2	4	8
17	Canada	CAN	2	0	4	6
18	Netherlands	NED	2	0	0	2
19	Kazakhstan	KAZ	1	3	2	6
20	Slovenia	SLO	1	1	3	5
21	Romania	ROU	1	1	1	3
22	China	CHN	1	0	1	2
23	New Zealand	NZL	1	0	0	1
24	Slovakia	SVK	0	9	1	10
25	Bulgaria	BUL	0	8	8	16
26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	0	5	1	6
27	Croatia	CRO	0	1	0	1
28	Commonwealth of Independendent States	CIS	0	0	1	1
=	Estonia	EST	0	0	1	1