2008 Biathlon World Championships

Host City Östersund
Country SWE
Held 8 – 17 February 2008
Events 11
Competitors 35
Countries 6

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
20 km Individual, Men Men — Medal 3 2
10 km Sprint, Men Men — Medal 3 2
12.5 km Pursuit, Men Men — Medal 3 3
15 km Mass start, Men Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 7.5 km relay, Men Men — Medal 12 3
15 km Individual, Women Women — Medal 3 3
7.5 km Sprint, Women Women — Medal 3 3
10 km Pursuit, Women Women — Medal 3 2
12.5 km Mass start, Women Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 6 km relay, Women Women — Medal 12 3
2 x 6 km/2 x 7.5 km relay, Mixed Mixed — Medal 12 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Germany GER 5 1 2 8
2 Norway NOR 3 5 1 9
3 Russia RUS 3 3 5 11
4 Ukraine UKR 0 1 2 3
5 Belarus BLR 0 1 0 1
6 France FRA 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
20 km Individual, Men Emil Hegle Svendsen NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen NOR Maksim Maksimov RUS
10 km Sprint, Men Maksim Chudov RUS Halvard Hanevold NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen NOR
12.5 km Pursuit, Men Ole Einar Bjørndalen NOR Maksim Chudov RUS Alexander Wolf GER
15 km Mass start, Men Emil Hegle Svendsen NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen NOR Maksim Chudov RUS
4 x 7.5 km relay, Men Russia RUS Norway NOR Germany GER
15 km Individual, Women Yekaterina Yuryeva RUS Martina Glagow GER Oksana Khvostenko UKR
7.5 km Sprint, Women Andrea Henkel GER Albina Akhatova RUS Oksana Khvostenko UKR
10 km Pursuit, Women Andrea Henkel GER Yekaterina Yuryeva RUS Albina Akhatova RUS
12.5 km Mass start, Women Magdalena Neuner GER Tora Berger NOR Yekaterina Yuryeva RUS
4 x 6 km relay, Women Germany GER Ukraine UKR France FRA
2 x 6 km/2 x 7.5 km relay, Mixed Germany GER Belarus BLR Russia RUS