The 47th Biathlon World Championships were held in Kontiolahti, Finland from 5 March to 15 March 2015.[1][2][3]
 | |
| Host city | Kontiolahti |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Events | 11 |
| Opening | 5 March |
| Closing | 15 March |
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
editAll times are local (UTC+2).[4]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km sprint[5] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Germany
|
1:13:49.5 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) |
Norway
|
1:14:04.9 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) |
France
|
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] |
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
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km sprint[10] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Germany
|
1:11:54.6 (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) |
France
|
1:12:54.9 (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (1+3) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) |
 Italy
|
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] |
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
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 × 6 + 2 × 7.5 km W+M relay[15] |
Czech Republic
|
1:20:27.2 (0+2) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) |
France
|
1:20:47.4 (0+1) (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+0) |
Norway
|
1:20:54.9 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (1+3) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) |
Medal table
editTop nations
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editAll athletes with three or more medals.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ "Kontiolahden Urheilijat" [Kontiolahti Sports Club]. Kontiolahti: Kontiolahden Urheilijat r.y. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "A Kontiolahti i mondiali di biathlon 2015" (in Italian). Wintersport-news.it. Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "IBU World Championships 2015 Schedule". Biathlonworld.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Men's sprint results
- ^ Men's pursuit results
- ^ Men's individual results
- ^ Men's relay results
- ^ Men's mass start results
- ^ Women's sprint results
- ^ Women's pursuit results
- ^ Women's individual results
- ^ Women's relay results
- ^ Women's mass start results
- ^ Mixed relay results