Biathlon World Championships 2019
Host city | Östersund |
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Country | Sweden |
Events | 12 |
Opening | 6 March |
Closing | 17 March |
Opened by | Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden |
Main venue | Östersund Ski Stadium |
Biathlon World Championships 2019 | ||
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Individual | men | women |
Sprint | men | women |
Pursuit | men | women |
Mass start | men | women |
Relay | men | women |
Mixed relay | single | team |
The Biathlon World Championships 2019 took place in Östersund, Sweden, from 6 to 17 March 2019.
There were a total of 12 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and two mixed relay races. The single mixed relay was on the program of the World Championships for the first time. All the events during this championships also counted for the 2018–19 Biathlon World Cup season.
Host selection[edit]
On 7 September 2014, Östersund won the voting (27 votes) in St. Wolfgang, Austria over Antholz, Italy (16 votes), Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic (4 votes) and Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (2 votes).[1] This was third time when World Championships was held in Östersund; the town had previously hosted the event in 1970 and 2008.
Schedule[edit]
All times are local (UTC+1).[2]
Date | Time | Event |
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7 March | 16:15 | W 2 × 6 km + M 2 × 7.5 km mixed relay |
8 March | 16:15 | Women's 7.5 km sprint |
9 March | 16:30 | Men's 10 km sprint |
10 March | 13:45 | Women's 10 km pursuit |
16:10 | Men's 12.5 km pursuit | |
12 March | 15:30 | Women's 15 km individual |
13 March | 16:10 | Men's 20 km individual |
14 March | 17:10 | W 6 km + M 7.5 km single mixed relay |
16 March | 13:15 | Women's 4 × 6 km relay |
16:30 | Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | |
17 March | 13:15 | Women's 12.5 km mass start |
16:00 | Men's 15 km mass start |
Medal summary[edit]
Medal table[edit]
* Host nation (Sweden)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway (NOR) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
4 | Sweden (SWE)* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
9 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Austria ( | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Top athletes[edit]
All athletes with two or more medals.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Arnd Peiffer (GER) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Denise Herrmann (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Hanna Öberg (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
9 | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Dominik Windisch (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Tarjei Bø (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | Benedikt Doll (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Alexander Loginov (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Lisa Vittozzi (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Lukas Hofer (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
16 | Laura Dahlmeier (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Men[edit]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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10 km sprint[3] |
Johannes Thingnes Bø |