1999 Biathlon World Championships
| Host City | Kontiolahti |
|---|---|
| Country |  FIN |
| Held | 12 – 14 February 1999 |
| Competitors | 31 |
| Countries | 9 |
Sprint, Pursuit and Relay. Individual and Mass Start were moved to Oslo due to extremely low temperatures
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 12.5 km Pursuit | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 1 |
| 4 x 7.5 km relay | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 10 km Pursuit | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 4 x 6 km relay | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |  GER |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Ukraine |  UKR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Belarus |  BLR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Russia |  RUS |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Italy |  ITA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Slovakia |  SVK |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Sweden |  SWE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Norway |  NOR |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | France |  FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint, Men | Frank Luck |
GER
|
Patrick Favre |
ITA
|
Frode Andresen |
NOR
|
| 12.5 km Pursuit, Men | Ricco Groß |
GER
|
Frank Luck |
GER
|
Sven Fischer |
GER
|
| 4 x 7.5 km relay, Men | Belarus |
BLR
|
Russia |
RUS
|
Norway |
NOR
|
| 7.5 km Sprint, Women | Martina Zellner |
GER
|
Magdalena Wallin-Forsberg |
SWE
|
Olena Zubrylova |
UKR
|
| 10 km Pursuit, Women | Olena Zubrylova |
UKR
|
Martina Jašicová-Schwarzbacherová-Halinárová |
SVK
|
Martina Zellner |
GER
|
| 4 x 6 km relay, Women | Germany |
GER
|
Russia |
RUS
|
France |
FRA
|