Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in joint Biathlon World Championships. In 1978 the development was enhanced by the change from the large army rifle calibre to a small bore rifle, while the range to the target was reduced from 150 to 50 meters.[1]
| Biathlon World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Date(s) | February–March |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 1958 |
| Organised by | IBU |
Venues
The Biathlon World Championships of the season takes place during February or March. Some years it has been necessary to schedule parts of the Championships at other than the main venue because of weather and/or snow conditions. Full, joint Biathlon World Championships have never been held in Olympic Winter Games seasons. Biathlon World Championships in non-IOC events, however, have been held in Olympic seasons. In 2005, the then new event of Mixed Relay (two legs done by women, two legs by men) was arranged separately from the ordinary Championships.
Arranged Championships:
- 1958
Saalfelden, Austria - 1959
Courmayeur, Italy - 1961
Umeå, Sweden - 1962
Hämeenlinna, Finland - 1963 Seefeld, Austria
- 1965
Elverum, Norway - 1966
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany - 1967
Altenberg, East Germany (first event in East Europe) - 1969
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Zakopane, Poland - 1970 Östersund, Sweden
- 1971 Hämeenlinna, Finland
- 1973
Lake Placid, New York, United States (first event outside Europe and in the Americas) - 1974
Minsk, USSR - 1975 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
- 1976 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy (Sprint)
- 1977 Vingrom, Norway
- 1978 Hochfilzen, Austria
- 1979 Ruhpolding, West Germany
- 1981 Lahti, Finland
- 1982 Minsk, USSR
- 1983 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
- 1984
Chamonix, France (Women) - 1985 Ruhpolding, West Germany (Men) and
Egg am Etzel (near Einsiedeln), Switzerland (Women) - 1986 Oslo, Norway (Men) and Falun, Sweden (Women)
- 1987 Lake Placid, New York, United States (Men) and Lahti, Finland (Women)
- 1988 Chamonix, France (Women)
- 1989 Feistritz an der Drau, Austria (first joint Biathlon World Championships)
- 1990 Minsk, USSR; Oslo, Norway and Kontiolahti, Finland
- 1991 Lahti, Finland
- 1992
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Novosibirsk, Russia (Team) (first event in Asia) - 1993
Borovets, Bulgaria - 1994
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Canmore, Canada (Team) - 1995 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
- 1996 Ruhpolding, Germany
- 1997
Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia - 1998
Pokljuka, Slovenia (Pursuit) and Hochfilzen, Austria (Team) - 1999 Kontiolahti, Finland and Oslo, Norway
- 2000 Oslo, Norway and Lahti, Finland
- 2001 Pokljuka, Slovenia
- 2002 Oslo, Norway (Mass start)
- 2003
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia - 2004 Oberhof, Germany
- 2005 Hochfilzen, Austria and Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (Mixed relay)
- 2006 Pokljuka, Slovenia (Mixed relay)
- 2007 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
- 2008 Östersund, Sweden
- 2009
Pyeongchang, South Korea - 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (Mixed relay)
- 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
- 2012 Ruhpolding, Germany
- 2013
Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic - 2015 Kontiolahti, Finland
- 2016 Oslo, Norway
- 2017 Hochfilzen, Austria
- 2019 Östersund, Sweden
- 2020 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
Upcoming:
- 2021 Pokljuka, Slovenia
- 2023 Oberhof, Germany
- 2024 Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
- 2025 Lenzerheide, Switzerland
Men
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
Individual (20 km)
This event was first held in 1958.
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | Norway | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Finland | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | France | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | East Germany | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Germany | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Russia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Poland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Belarus | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 nations) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 141 | |
Sprint (10 km)
This event was first held in 1974.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 2 | East Germany | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | France | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 nations) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
Pursuit (12.5 km)
This event was first held in 1997.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Mass start (15 km)
This event was first held in 1999.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Russia | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (9 nations) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Relay (4 × 7.5 km)
This event was first held unofficially in 1965. It was a success, and replaced the team competition as an official event in 1966.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 9 | 13 | 6 | 28 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Germany | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | East Germany | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | France | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 nations) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 | |
Team (time)
This event was held from 1958 to 1965. The times of the top 3 athletes from each country in the 20 km individual were added together (in 1958 the top 4).
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Team
This event, a patrol race, was held from 1989 to 1998. 1989–93: 20 km. 1994–98: 10 km.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Belarus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  CIS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Russia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Women
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
Individual (15 km)
This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988 the distance was 10 km.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | France | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  China | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (16 nations) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
Sprint (7.5 km)
This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988 the distance was 5 km.
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Norway | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Russia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sweden | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 nations) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 88 | |
Pursuit (10 km)
This event was first held in 1997.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 nations) | 20 | 18 | 19 | 57 | |
Mass start (12.5 km)
This event was first held in 1999.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Germany | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Russia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | France | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 nations) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Relay (4 × 6 km)
This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988, the event was 3 × 5 km. 1989–91: 3 × 7.5 km. 1993–2001: 4 × 7.5 km. In 2003, the leg distance was set to 6 km.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Norway | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 nations) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
Team
This event, a patrol race, was held from 1989 to 1998. 1989–93: 15 km. 1994–98: 7.5 km.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Norway | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | France | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | CIS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Mixed
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
Mixed Relay (4 × 6 km)
This event was first held in 2005, at the Biathlon World Cup finals in Khanty-Mansiysk. In 2005 the women biathletes did the first two legs, and the men did the following two, while in 2006 the sequence was woman–man–woman–man. At the Biathlon World Championships 2007 in Antholz, the sequence was women–women–man–man. The ski legs of 6 km each (in 2007–19 men ski legs: 7.5 km). From 2007 only one team per nation is allowed to compete.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 nations) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Single Mixed Relay (1 × 6 km + 1 × 7.5 km)
This event was first held in 2019.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Total medals by country
Updated after the 2020 Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 77 | 69 | 62 | 208 |
| 2 | Germany | 63 | 50 | 36 | 149 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 44 | 29 | 21 | 94 |
| 4 | France | 35 | 35 | 36 | 106 |
| 5 | Russia | 28 | 41 | 28 | 97 |
| 6 | East Germany | 19 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 7 | Sweden | 13 | 12 | 23 | 48 |
| 8 | Finland | 10 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
| 9 | Italy | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
| 11 | Belarus | 6 | 9 | 13 | 28 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 13 | Austria | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 14 | West Germany | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 15 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Poland | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 17 | United States | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 20 | CIS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | China | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 nations) | 328 | 326 | 328 | 982 | |
Multiple medalists
Boldface denotes active biathletes and highest medal count among all biathletes (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
All events
| Rank | Biathlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | 1997 | 2017 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 45 |
| 2 | Martin Fourcade | France | 2011 | 2020 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 3 | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Norway | 2007 | 2016 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Frank Luck | East Germany Germany | 1989 | 2004 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Alexander Tikhonov | Soviet Union | 1967 | 1979 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Norway | 2015 | 2020 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Tarjei Bø | Norway | 2011 | 2020 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 8 | Ricco Groß | Germany | 1991 | 2007 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 9 | Frank Ullrich | East Germany | 1977 | 1983 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Raphaël Poirée | France | 1998 | 2007 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
Individual events
| Rank | Biathlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | 1997 | 2017 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
| 2 | Martin Fourcade | France | 2011 | 2020 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | Raphaël Poirée | France | 1998 | 2007 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Norway | 2008 | 2016 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Frank Ullrich | East Germany | 1978 | 1983 | 5 | 3 | – | 8 |
| 6 | Alexander Tikhonov | Soviet Union | 1969 | 1979 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Norway | 2015 | 2020 | 4 | 6 | – | 10 |
| 8 | Ricco Groß | Germany | 1995 | 2005 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Mark Kirchner | East Germany Germany | 1990 | 1993 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| 10 | Eirik Kvalfoss | Norway | 1982 | 1991 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
All events
| Rank | Biathlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magdalena Neuner | Germany | 2007 | 2012 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | Elena Golovina | Soviet Union | 1985 | 1991 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Petra Behle (Schaaf) | West Germany Germany | 1988 | 1997 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Norway | 2016 | 2020 | 9 | – | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Uschi Disl | Germany | 1991 | 2005 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Andrea Henkel | Germany | 2000 | 2013 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Tora Berger | Norway | 2006 | 2013 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | Liv Grete Skjelbreid (Poirée) | Norway | 1997 | 2004 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Laura Dahlmeier | Germany | 2015 | 2019 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Svetlana Petcherskaia (Davidova) | Soviet Union.svg.png.webp){kind=small} CIS | 1989 | 1992 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
Individual events
| Rank | Biathlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magdalena Neuner | Germany | 2007 | 2012 | 6 | 2 | – | 8 |
| 2 | Magdalena Forsberg (Wallin) | Sweden | 1996 | 2001 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Liv Grete Skjelbreid (Poirée) | Norway | 2000 | 2004 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Olena Zubrilova | Ukraine Belarus | 1997 | 2005 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Laura Dahlmeier | Germany | 2015 | 2019 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Tora Berger | Norway | 2008 | 2013 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Marie Dorin Habert | France | 2015 | 2016 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Andrea Henkel | Germany | 2005 | 2013 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| 9 | Petra Schaaf | West Germany Germany | 1988 | 1993 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Dorothea Wierer | Italy | 2016 | 2020 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
See also
References
- "Biathlon: a sport on the cutting edge". International Olympic Committee. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
External links
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