Biathlon World Championships 2015
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| Host city | Kontiolahti |
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| Country | Finland |
| Events | 11 |
| Opening | 5 March |
| Closing | 15 March |
| Biathlon at the 2015 World Championships | |||
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| Individual | men | women | |
| Sprint | men | women | |
| Pursuit | men | women | |
| Mass start | men | women | |
| Relay | men | women | mixed |
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[edit]
All 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[edit]
Men[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[edit]
Top 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[edit]
All 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