Biathlon World Championships 2015

Host city| Kontiolahti
Country| Finland
Events| 11
Opening| 5 March
Closing| 15 March

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Biathlon at the
2015 World Championships

Individual| men| women|
Sprint| men| women|
Pursuit| men| women|
Mass start| men| women|
Relay| men| women| mixed

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The 47th Biathlon World Championships were held in Kontiolahti, Finland from 5 March to 15 March 2015.[1][2][3]

There were a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay. All the events during this championships also counted for the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup season.

## Schedule

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All times are local (UTC+2).[4]

Date  | Time  | Event

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5 March | 18:15 | 2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km mixed relay
7 March | 14:00 | Men's 10 km sprint
17:30 | Women's 7.5 km sprint
8 March | 14:15 | Men's 12.5 km pursuit
17:00 | Women's 10 km pursuit
11 March | 18:15 | Women's 15 km individual
12 March | 18:15 | Men's 20 km individual
13 March | 18:15 | Women's 4 × 6 km relay
14 March | 17:30 | Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
15 March | 14:30 | Women's 12.5 km mass start
17:15 | Men's 15 km mass start

## Medal winners

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### Men

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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10 km sprint[5]
details | Johannes Thingnes Bø
Norway | 24:12.8
(0+1)  | Nathan Smith
Canada | 24:24.9
(0+1)  | Tarjei Bø
Norway | 24:38.1
(0+0)
12.5 km pursuit[6]
details | Erik Lesser
Germany | 30:47.9
(0+0+0+0)  | Anton Shipulin
Russia | 31:04.9
(0+1+0+0)  | Tarjei Bø
Norway | 31:06.6
(0+0+1+0)
20 km individual[7]
details | Martin Fourcade
France | 47:29.4
(0+1+0+0)  | Emil Hegle Svendsen
Norway | 47:50.3
(0+0+0+0)  | Ondřej Moravec
Czech Republic | 48:09.9
(0+1+0+0)
4 × 7.5 km relay[8]
details |  Germany

Erik Lesser
Daniel Böhm
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp

| 1:13:49.5
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+0) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+0) (0+1) |  Norway

Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Tarjei Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen

| 1:14:04.9
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+0) (0+3)
(0+0) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+1) |  France

Simon Fourcade
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Martin Fourcade

| 1:14:23.1
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+1) (0+1)
(0+1) (0+0)
(0+1) (0+0)
15 km mass start[9]
details | Jakov Fak
Slovenia | 36:24.9
(0+0+1+0)  | Ondřej Moravec
Czech Republic | 36:25.9
(1+0+0+0)  | Tarjei Bø
Norway | 36:28.6
(0+0+1+0)

### Women

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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7.5 km sprint[10]
details | Marie Dorin Habert
France | 22:16.8
(0+1)  | Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak
Poland | 22:26.4
(0+0)  | Valentyna Semerenko
Ukraine | 22:36.5
(0+1)
10 km pursuit[11]
details | Marie Dorin Habert
France | 30:07.7
(0+0+2+1)  | Laura Dahlmeier
Germany | 30:23.0
(1+0+0+1)  | Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak
Poland | 30:39.3
(0+1+2+0)
15 km individual[12]
details | Ekaterina Yurlova
Russia | 41:32.2
(0+0+0+0)  | Gabriela Soukalová
Czech Republic | 41:55.4
(0+0+0+1)  | Kaisa Mäkäräinen
Finland | 41:56.6
(0+1+1+0)
4 × 6 km relay[13]
details |  Germany

Franziska Hildebrand
Franziska Preuß
Vanessa Hinz
Laura Dahlmeier

| 1:11:54.6
(0+0) (0+2)
(0+1) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+0) (0+0) |  France

Anaïs Bescond
Enora Latuillière
Justine Braisaz
Marie Dorin Habert

| 1:12:54.9
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+1) (0+1)
(1+3) (0+1)
(0+2) (0+0) |  Italy

Lisa Vittozzi
Karin Oberhofer
Nicole Gontier
Dorothea Wierer

| 1:13:00.7
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+1) (0+3)
(0+2) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+1)
12.5 km mass start[14]
details | Valentyna Semerenko
Ukraine | 34:32.9
(0+0+0+0)  | Franziska Preuß
Germany | 34:39.1
(0+0+0+1)  | Karin Oberhofer
Italy | 34:45.5
(1+1+0+0)

### Mixed

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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2 × 6 + 2 × 7.5 km W+M relay[15]
details |  Czech Republic

Veronika Vítková
Gabriela Soukalová
Michal Šlesingr
Ondřej Moravec

| 1:20:27.2
(0+2) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+0) (0+2)
(0+1) (0+1) |  France

Anaïs Bescond
Marie Dorin Habert
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
Martin Fourcade

| 1:20:47.4
(0+1) (0+3)
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+0) (0+3)
(0+0) (0+0) |  Norway

Fanny Welle-Strand Horn
Tiril Eckhoff
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Tarjei Bø

| 1:20:54.9
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+0) (1+3)
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+0) (0+0)

## Medal table

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### Top nations

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  France (FRA)| 3| 2| 1| 6
2|  Germany (GER)| 3| 2| 0| 5
3|  Norway (NOR)| 1| 2| 4| 7
4|  Czech Republic (CZE)| 1| 2| 1| 4
5|  Russia (RUS)| 1| 1| 0| 2
6|  Ukraine (UKR)| 1| 0| 1| 2
7|  Slovenia (SVN)| 1| 0| 0| 1
8|  Poland (POL)| 0| 1| 1| 2
9|  Canada (CAN)| 0| 1| 0| 1
10|  Italy (ITA)| 0| 0| 2| 2
11|  Finland (FIN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (11 entries)| 11| 11| 11| 33

### Top athletes

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All athletes with three or more medals.

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Marie Dorin Habert (FRA)| 2| 2| 0| 4
2|  Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR)| 1| 1| 1| 3
Martin Fourcade (FRA)| 1| 1| 1| 3
Ondřej Moravec (CZE)| 1| 1| 1| 3
5|  Tarjei Bø (NOR)| 0| 1| 4| 5

## References

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1. ^ "Kontiolahden Urheilijat" [Kontiolahti Sports Club]. Kontiolahti: Kontiolahden Urheilijat r.y. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
2. ^ "Überraschend Kontiolahti als WM-Ausrichter 2015 gewählt". Biathlon-online.de. September 5, 2010. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
3. ^ "A Kontiolahti i mondiali di biathlon 2015" (in Italian). Wintersport-news.it. Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
4. ^ "IBU World Championships 2015 Schedule". Biathlonworld.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
5. ^ Men's sprint results
6. ^ Men's pursuit results
7. ^ Men's individual results
8. ^ Men's relay results
9. ^ Men's mass start results
10. ^ Women's sprint results
11. ^ Women's pursuit results
12. ^ Women's individual results
13. ^ Women's relay results
14. ^ Women's mass start results
15. ^ Mixed relay results

## External links

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* Official website
* IBU Site

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