Biathlon Junior World Championships

Status| active
Genre| sports event
Date(s)| January-February
Frequency| annual
Location(s)| various
Inaugurated| 1967 (1967) (men)
1984 (1984) (women)
Organised by| IBU

Biathlon Junior World Championships were first held in 1967 for men and in 1984 for women. According to the International Biathlon Union rules, biathletes qualify as Junior if they turn 20, 21 or 22 during the season from November to October, they qualify as Youth when they turn 17, 18 or 19 during the season.[1]

## History[edit]

The first venue was Altenberg (then East Germany). The age limit of the participating athletes is 20 years. On 24 June 2009, it was decided that Nove Mesto na Moravě (Czech Republic), Lahti (Finland) and Obertilliach (Austria) will be the venues for the World Junior Championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

The Biathlon Junior World Championships from 1967 to 1988 were held in the same period and in one venue as the World Championships.

## Editions[edit]

Junior and youth competitions were held at the following locations:

* 1967:  Altenberg
* 1968:  Luleå
* 1969:  Zakopane
* 1970:  Östersund
* 1971:  Hämeenlinna
* 1972:  Linthal
* 1973:  Lake Placid
* 1974:  Minsk
* 1975:  Antholz
* 1976:  Minsk
* 1977:  Lillehammer
* 1978:  Hochfilzen
* 1979:  Ruhpolding
* 1980:  Sarajevo
* 1981:  Lahti
* 1982:  Minsk
* 1983:  Antholz
* 1984:  Chamonix
* 1985:  Egg am Etzel
* 1986:  Falun
* 1987:  Lahti
* 1988:  Chamonix
* 1989:  Voss
* 1990:  Sodankylä
* 1991:  Galyatető
* 1992:  Canmore
* 1993:  Ruhpolding
* 1994:  Osrblie
* 1995:  Andermatt
* 1996:  Kontiolahti
* 1997:  Forni Avoltri
* 1998:  Valcartier
* 1999:  Pokljuka
* 2000:  Hochfilzen
* 2001:  Khanty-Mansiysk
* 2002:  Ridnaun
* 2003:  Kościelisko
* 2004:  Haute Maurienne Vanoise
* 2005:  Kontiolahti
* 2006:  Presque Isle
* 2007:  Martell
* 2008:  Ruhpolding
* 2009:  Canmore, Alberta
* 2010:  Torsby
* 2011:  Nové Město na Moravě
* 2012:  Kontiolahti
* 2013:  Obertilliach
* 2014:  Presque Isle
* 2015:  Minsk
* 2016:  Cheile Grădiştei
* 2017:  Osrblie
* 2018:  Otepää
* 2019:  Osrblie
* 2020:  Lenzerheide
* 2021:  Obertilliach
* 2022:  Soldier Hollow
* 2023:  Schuchinsk
* 2024:  Otepää
* 2025:  Östersund
* 2026:  Arber

Sources:[2][3]

## Winners (junior events)[edit]

Year  | Host  | Individual  | Sprint  | Pursuit  | Relay

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Men's  | Women's  | Men's  | Women's  | Men's  | Women's  | Men's  | Women's
1997 |  Forni Avoltri |  Erik Lundström |  Tetiana Rud |  Jay Hakkinen |  Andrea Henkel | — | — |  Norway |  Norway
1998 |  Valcartier |  Joern Wollschlaeger |  Simone Hauswald |  Andrei Prokunin |  Gro Istad-Kristiansen | — | — | — | —
1999 |  Pokljuka |  Syver Berg-Domaas |  Sabine Flatscher |  Syver Berg-Domaas |  Martina Glagow |  Syver Berg-Domaas |  Martina Glagow |  Sweden |  Germany
2000 |  Hochfilzen |  Fabian Mund |  Irina Fomina |  Fabian Mund |  Sabrina Buchholz |  Fabian Mund |  Sabrina Buchholz |  Germany |  Germany
2001 |  Khanty-Mansiysk |  Vitaly Chernychev |  Tatiana Moiseeva |  Andreas Birnbacher |  Romy Beer |  Andreas Birnbacher |  Jenny Adler |  Germany |  Russia
2002 |  Ridnaun |  Simon Eder |  Nadezhda Chastina |  Mattias Nilsson |  Kathrin Pfisterer |  Michal Šlesingr |  Jenny Adler |  Germany |  Germany
2003 |  Kościelisko |  Jouni Kinnunen |  Ute Niziak |  Michael Rösch |  Ludmila Ananko |  Maxim Tchoudov |  Ute Niziak |  Russia |  Russia
2004 |  Haute Maurienne |  Hansjörg Reuter |  Jenny Adler |  Simon Fourcade |  Magdalena Neuner |  Simon Fourcade |  Jenny Adler |  Germany |  Germany
2005 |  Kontiolahti |  Emil Hegle Svendsen |  Anne Preußler |  Emil Hegle Svendsen |  Magdalena Neuner |  Simon Fourcade |  Anna Boulygina |  Germany |  Russia
2006 |  Presque Isle |  Evgeny Ustyugov |  Marion Blondeau |  Petr Hradecký |  Carolin Hennecke |  Evgeny Ustyugov |  Magdalena Neuner |  France |  Germany
2007 |  Martell |  Evgeny Abramenko |  Evgeniya Sedova |  Christoph Stephan |  Svetlana Sleptsova |  Christoph Stephan |  Svetlana Sleptsova |  Germany |  Germany
2008 |  Ruhpolding |  Jean-Guillaume Béatrix |  Susann König |  Anton Shipulin |  Magdalena Neuner |  Anton Shipulin |  Magdalena Neuner |  Russia |  Germany
2009 |  Canmore |  Manuel Müller |  Nicole Wötzel |  Lukas Hofer |  Nicole Wötzel |  Lukas Hofer |  Miriam Gössner |  Germany |  Czech Republic
2010 |  Torsby |  Yann Guigonnet |  Réka Ferencz |  Evgeny Petrov |  Maren Hammerschmidt |  Manuel Müller |  Sophie Boilley |  Germany |  Russia
2011 |  Nové Město |  Simon Desthieux |  Dorothea Wierer |  Tom Barth |  Dorothea Wierer |  Johannes Kühn |  Dorothea Wierer |  Germany |  Russia
2012 |  Kontiolahti |  Kurtis Wenzel |  Chardine Sloof |  Maxim Tsvetkov |  Elena Ankudinova |  Maxim Tsvetkov |  Chardine Sloof |  Norway |  Norway
2013 |  Obertilliach |  Alexandr Loginov |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Alexandr Loginov |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Olga Podchufarova |  Norway |  Germany
2014 |  Presque Isle |  Tore Leren |  Luise Kummer |  Alexander Povarnitsyn |  Evgeniya Pavlova |  Fabien Claude |  Galina Vishnevskaya |  Germany |  Germany
2015 |  Minsk |  Aristide Bègue |  Yuliya Zhuravok |  Aleksandr Dediukhin |  Lena Arnaud |  Eduard Latypov |  Marie Heinrich |  Russia |  France
2016 |  Cheile Gradistei |  Felix Leitner |  Susanna Kurzthaler |  Felix Leitner |  Hanna Öberg |  Sean Doherty |  Hanna Öberg |  Russia |  Norway
2017 |  Osrblie |  Sindre Pettersen |  Megan Bankes |  Igor Malinovskii |  Michela Carrara |  Igor Malinovskii |  Valeriia Vasnetcova |  Russia |  Norway
2018 |  Otepää |  Igor Malinovskii |  Kamila Żuk |  Vasily Tomshin |  Kamila Żuk |  Sverre Dahlen Aspenes |  Markéta Davidová |  Russia |  France
2019 |  Osrblie |  Martin Bourgeois République |  Meng Fanqi |  Vebjørn Sørum |  Ekaterina Bekh |  Vebjørn Sørum |  Ekaterina Bekh |  Russia |  France
2020 |  Lenzerheide |  Max Barchewitz |  Anastasiia Khaliullina |  Vebjørn Sørum |  Anastasia Shevchenko |  Danilo Riethmüller |  Anastasia Shevchenko |  Russia |  France
2021 |  Obertilliach |  Philipp Lipowitz |  Camille Bened |  Emilien Claude |  Amy Baserga |  Emilien Claude |  Amy Baserga |  France |  France
2022 |  Soldier Hollow |  Jonáš Mareček |  Lisa Maria Spark |  Martin Nevland |  Tereza Voborníková |  Martin Nevland |  Tereza Voborníková |  France |  Italy
2023 |  Shchuchinsk |  Benjamin Menz |  Kaja Zorč |  Campbell Wright |  Selina Grotian |  Martin Nevland |  Selina Grotian |  Norway |  Germany

### Mixed relay[edit]

Year  | Host  | Winner

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2023 |  Shchuchinsk |  Germany

## Winners (youth events)[edit]

Year  | Host  | Individual  | Sprint  | Pursuit  | Relay

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Men's  | Women's  | Men's  | Women's  | Men's  | Women's  | Men's  | Women's
2002 |  Ridnaun |  Christoph Knie |  Kaja Eckhoff |  Marcel Lorenc |  Dong Xue |  Andrei Doubassov |  Dong Xue |  Germany |  China
2003 |  Kościelisko |  Simon Fourcade |  Tereza Hlavsová |  Andrei Doubassov |  Maria Kossinova |  Christoph Knie |  Maria Kossinova |  Russia |  Russia
2004 |  Haute Maurienne |  Pavel Borisov |  Marion Blondeau |  Jean-Philippe Leguellec |  Michaela Balatková |  Emil Hegle Svendsen |  Inna Mozhevitina |  Norway |  France
2005 |  Kontiolahti |  Viktor Vasilyev |  Svetlana Sleptsova |  Anders Bratli |  Darya Domracheva |  Anders Bratli |  Darya Domracheva |  Norway |  France
2006 |  Presque Isle |  Tarjei Bø |  Veronika Vítková |  Arild Askestad |  Olga Vilukhina |  Arild Askestad |  Tamara Barič |  Russia |  Austria
2007 |  Martell |  Łukasz Szczurek |  Laure Bosc |  Talgat Golyashov |  Laure Bosc |  Florian Graf |  Marie Laure Brunet |  Austria |  France
2008 |  Ruhpolding |  Ludwig Ehrhart |  Dorothea Wierer |  Vladiimir Alenishko |  Maren Hammerschmidt |  Ludwig Ehrhart |  Janin Hammerschmidt |  Germany |  Germany
2009 |  Canmore |  Ludwig Ehrhart |  Zhang Yan |  Kurtis Wenzel |  Zhang Yan
Olga Iakushova |  Erlend Bjøntegaard |  Dorothea Wierer |  France |  Russia
2010 |  Torsby |  Martin Maier |  Olga Iakushova |  Johannes Kühn |  Elena Badanina |  Aleksandr Pechenkin |  Elena Badanina |  Russia |  Norway
2011 |  Nové Město |  Pavel Hancharou |  Thekla Brun-Lie |  Maxim Tsvetkov |  Ekaterina Zubova |  Maxim Tsvetkov |  Ekaterina Zubova |  Russia |  Russia
2012 |  Kontiolahti |  Aristide Begue |  Julia Bartolomäs |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Hilde Fenne |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Grete Gaim |  France |  Ukraine
2013 |  Obertilliach |  Aristide Begue |  Uliana Kaisheva |  Fabien Claude |  Uliana Kaisheva |  Sean Doherty |  Uliana Kaisheva |  Norway |  Russia
2014 |  Presque Isle |  Yaroslav Kostyukov |  Julia Schwaiger |  Sean Doherty |  Lisa Vittozzi |  Sean Doherty |  Lisa Vittozzi |  Germany |  France
2015 |  Minsk |  Kirill Streltsov |  Anna Kryvonos |  Jonas Uglem Mobakken |  Darya Blashko |  Felix Leitner |  Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold |  Russia |  Belarus
2016 |  Cheile Gradistei |  Harald Øygard |  Marina Sauter |  Igor Malinovskii |  Karoline Erdal |  Viacheslav Maleev |  Arina Pantova |  Norway |  Russia
2017 |  Osrblie |  Leo Grandbois |  Lou Jeanmonnot |  Emilien Claude |  Irene Lardschneider |  Emilien Claude |  Irene Lardschneider |  Norway |  Russia
2018 |  Otepää |  Mikhail Pervushin |  Elvira Öberg |  Mikhail Pervushin |  Elvira Öberg |  Mikhail Pervushin |  Anastasia Goreeva |  Russia |  Sweden
2019 |  Osrblie |  Niklas Hartweg |  Ukaleq Astri Slettemark |  Alex Cisar |  Maren Bakken |  Alex Cisar |  Amy Baserga |  Germany |  Norway
2020 |  Lenzerheide |  Martin Nevland |  Lea Meier |  Aleksei Kovalev |  Linda Zingerle |  Martin Nevland |  Anna Gandler |  Norway |  Norway
2021 |  Obertilliach |  Denis Irodov |  Jeanne Richard |  Denis Irodov |  Lena Repinc |  Denis Irodov |  Lena Repinc |  Poland |  France
2022 |  Soldier Hollow |  Arttu Heikkinen |  Sara Andersson |  Jakob Kulbin |  Maren Kirkeeide |  Jakub Borguľa |  Selina Grotian |  Norway |  Italy
2023 |  Shchuchinsk |  Jakub Borguľa |  Julia Kink |  Kasper Kalkenberg |  Julia Tannheimer |  Sivert Gerhardsen |  Julia Tannheimer |  Czech Republic |  Germany

### Mixed relay[edit]

Year  | Host  | Winner

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2023 |  Shchuchinsk |  Norway

## Medal table[edit]

As of 2023.

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Germany| 137| 105| 78| 320
2|  Russia| 132| 106| 101| 339
3|  Norway| 59| 52| 74| 185
4|  France| 50| 42| 40| 132
5|  Italy| 11| 21| 21| 53
6|  Sweden| 11| 10| 12| 33
7|  Belarus| 10| 8| 16| 34
8|  Austria| 9| 9| 15| 33
9|  Czech Republic| 8| 24| 19| 51
10|  Poland| 8| 11| 10| 29
11|  Ukraine| 7| 14| 15| 36
12|  Slovenia| 6| 8| 5| 19
13|  China| 6| 0| 1| 7
14|  Finland| 5| 20| 23| 48
15|  United States| 5| 6| 5| 16
16|  Canada| 4| 6| 8| 18
17|  Switzerland| 4| 5| 5| 14
18|  Kazakhstan| 3| 5| 5| 13
19|  Netherlands| 2| 0| 0| 2
20|  Slovakia| 1| 6| 5| 12
21|  Estonia| 1| 2| 2| 5
22|  Romania| 1| 1| 1| 3
23|  Greenland| 1| 0| 0| 1
New Zealand| 1| 0| 0| 1
25|  Bulgaria| 0| 9| 8| 17
26|  Croatia| 0| 2| 1| 3
27|  Denmark| 0| 1| 0| 1
Totals (27 entries)| 482| 473| 470| 1425

* Germany including East Germany & West Germany medals
* Russia including USSR medals
* Czech Republic including Czechoslovakia medals

## See also[edit]

* Biathlon World Championships
* IBU Junior Cup

## References[edit]

1. ^ "INTERNATIONAL BIATHLON UNION EVENT AND COMPETITION RULES" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-03-04.
2. ^ "World Junior Championships Biathlon 1996/1997 - Medals".
3. ^ "World Youth Championships Biathlon 2017/2018 - Medals".

## External links[edit]

* IBU Results

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