Biathlon World Championships 2008
The 42nd Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund, Sweden from 8 to 17 February 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970. It was also 50 years after the first Biathlon World Championships, which were held 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria.
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| Host city | Östersund |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| Events | 11 |
| Opening ceremony | 8 February 2008 |
| Closing ceremony | 17 February 2008 |
| Main venue | Östersund Ski Stadium |
Östersund Ski Stadium
There were a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and the relatively new mixed relay. The championships were dominated by the German, Norwegian, and Russian teams, which would win every competition and 28 of the 33 available medals.
Schedule
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 9 February | Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| Men's 10 km sprint | |
| 10 February | Women's 10 km pursuit |
| Men's 7.5 km pursuit | |
| 12 February | 2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km relay |
| 14 February | Women's 15 km individual |
| Men's 20 km individual | |
| 16 February | Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| Women's 12.5 km mass start | |
| 17 February | Men's 15 km mass start |
| Women's 4 × 6 km relay |
Medal winners
Men's results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km individual[1] details |
Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 51:51.9 (0+1+0+0) |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 52:23.3 (1+1+0+0) |
Maxim Maksimov Russia | 52:26.7 (0+0+0+0) |
| 10 km sprint[2] details |
Maxim Tchoudov Russia | 22:25.4 (0+0) |
Halvard Hanevold Norway | 22:45.2 (0+0) |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 22:55.4 (0+2) |
| 12.5 km pursuit[3] details |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 31:04.5 (0+1+1+0) |
Maxim Tchoudov Russia | 31:14.6 (2+0+2+0) |
Alexander Wolf Germany | 31:47.3 (0+0+1+0) |
| 15 km mass start[4] details |
Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 36:12.6 (1+0+0+0) |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 36:13.0 (0+0+1+0) |
Maxim Tchoudov Russia | 36:37.5 (0+1+2+0) |
| 4 x 7.5 km relay[5] details |
Russia Ivan Tcherezov Nikolay Kruglov Dmitry Yaroshenko Maxim Tchoudov | 1:21:00.7 (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) |
Norway Emil Hegle Svendsen Rune Bratsveen Halvard Hanevold Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 1:21:49.9 (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+3) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) |
Germany Michael Rösch Alexander Wolf Andreas Birnbacher Michael Greis | 1:22:43.2 (0+0) (1+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (1+3) (0+3) (0+2) |
Women's results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km individual[6] details |
Ekaterina Iourieva Russia | 44:23.8 (0+0+0+0) |
Martina Glagow Germany | 45:37.1 (1+0+0+0) |
Oksana Khvostenko Ukraine | 46:48.2 (0+0+1+0) |
| 7.5 km sprint[7] details |
Andrea Henkel Germany | 19:43.1 (0+0) |
Albina Akhatova Russia | 19:55.8 (0+0) |
Oksana Khvostenko Ukraine | 20:06.3 (0+0) |
| 10 km pursuit[8] details |
Andrea Henkel Germany | 28:56.0 (0+0+0+0) |
Ekaterina Iourieva Russia | 29:16.5 (0+0+0+0) |
Albina Akhatova Russia | 29:34.5 (0+0+0+0) |
| 12.5 km mass start[9] details |
Magdalena Neuner Germany | 39:36.5 (0+0+2+2) |
Tora Berger Norway | 39:39.5 (1+0+0+0) |
Ekaterina Iourieva Russia | 40:06.0 (1+0+1+0) |
| 4 x 6 km relay[10] details |
Germany Martina Glagow Andrea Henkel Magdalena Neuner Kati Wilhelm | 1:10:12.6 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (1+3) (0+2) (0+2) |
Ukraine Oksana Yakovleva Vita Semerenko Valj Semerenko Oksana Khvostenko | 1:10:43.5 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) |
 FranceDelphyne Peretto Marie-Laure Brunet Sylvie Becaert Sandrine Bailly | 1:11:48.3 (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (1+3) (0+1) (1+3) (0+2) (0+2) |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km relay[11] details |
Germany Sabrina Buchholz Magdalena Neuner Andreas Birnbacher Michael Greis | 1:12:20.5 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) |
 BelarusLiudmila Kalinchik Darya Domracheva Rustam Valiullin Sergey Novikov | 1:13:13.1 (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) |
Russia Svetlana Sleptsova Oksana Neupokoeva Nikolay Kruglov Dmitry Yaroshenko | 1:13:23.4 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (1+3) (0+2) (0+0) (0+2) |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
References
- "Results of the 2008 World Championships, Östersund (SWE), 8–17 Feb 2008". International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
External links
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