Biathlon Junior World Championships

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

Last updated March 06, 2025

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

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

Junior and youth competitions were held at the following locations:

Sources:^[2]^[3]

Winners (junior events)

Men's results

Year	Host	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay	Mass Start 60
1997	Forni Avoltri	Erik Lundström	Jay Hakkinen	no competition	Norway	no competition
1998	Valcartier	Joern Wollschlaeger	Andrei Prokunin	no competition	no competition
1999	Pokljuka	Syver Berg-Domaas	Syver Berg-Domaas	Syver Berg-Domaas	Sweden
2000	Hochfilzen	Fabian Mund	Fabian Mund	Fabian Mund	Germany
2001	Khanty-Mansiysk	Vitaly Chernychev	Andreas Birnbacher	Andreas Birnbacher	Germany
2002	Ridnaun	Simon Eder	Mattias Nilsson	Michal Šlesingr	Germany
2003	Kościelisko	Jouni Kinnunen	Michael Rösch	Maxim Tchoudov	Russia
2004	Haute Maurienne	Hansjörg Reuter	Simon Fourcade	Simon Fourcade	Germany
2005	Kontiolahti	Emil Hegle Svendsen	Emil Hegle Svendsen	Simon Fourcade	Germany
2006	Presque Isle	Evgeny Ustyugov	Petr Hradecký	Evgeny Ustyugov	France
2007	Martell	Evgeny Abramenko	Christoph Stephan	Christoph Stephan	Germany
2008	Ruhpolding	Jean-Guillaume Béatrix	Anton Shipulin	Anton Shipulin	Russia
2009	Canmore	Manuel Müller	Lukas Hofer	Lukas Hofer	Germany
2010	Torsby	Yann Guigonnet	Evgeny Petrov	Manuel Müller	Germany
2011	Nové Město	Simon Desthieux	Tom Barth	Johannes Kühn	Germany
2012	Kontiolahti	Kurtis Wenzel	Maxim Tsvetkov	Maxim Tsvetkov	Norway
2013	Obertilliach	Alexandr Loginov	Alexandr Loginov	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Norway
2014	Presque Isle	Tore Leren	Alexander Povarnitsyn	Fabien Claude	Germany
2015	Minsk	Aristide Bègue	Aleksandr Dediukhin	Eduard Latypov	Russia
2016	Cheile Gradistei	Felix Leitner	Felix Leitner	Sean Doherty	Russia
2017	Osrblie	Sindre Pettersen	Igor Malinovskii	Igor Malinovskii	Russia
2018	Otepää	Igor Malinovskii	Vasily Tomshin	Sverre Dahlen Aspenes	Russia
2019	Osrblie	Martin Bourgeois République	Vebjørn Sørum	Vebjørn Sørum	Russia
2020	Lenzerheide	Max Barchewitz	Vebjørn Sørum	Danilo Riethmüller	Russia
2021	Obertilliach	Philipp Lipowitz	Emilien Claude	Emilien Claude	France
2022	Soldier Hollow	Jonáš Mareček	Martin Nevland	Martin Nevland	France
2023	Shchuchinsk	Benjamin Menz	Campbell Wright	Martin Nevland	Norway
2024	Otepää	Leonhard Pfund	Isak Frey	no competition	Norway	Sivert Gerhardsen
2025	Östersund	Sivert Gerhardsen	Håvard Tosterud	no competition	Norway	Kasper Kalkenberg

Women's results

Year	Host	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay	Mass Start 60
1997	Forni Avoltri	Tetiana Rud	Andrea Henkel	no competition	Norway	no competition
				no competition
1998	Valcartier	Simone Hauswald	Gro Istad-Kristiansen	no competition
1999	Pokljuka	Sabine Flatscher	Martina Glagow	Martina Glagow	Germany
2000	Hochfilzen	Irina Fomina	Sabrina Buchholz	Sabrina Buchholz	Germany
2001	Khanty-Mansiysk	Tatiana Moiseeva	Romy Beer	Jenny Adler	Russia
2002	Ridnaun	Nadezhda Chastina	Kathrin Pfisterer	Jenny Adler	Germany
2003	Kościelisko	Ute Niziak	Ludmila Ananko	Ute Niziak	Russia
2004	Haute Maurienne	Jenny Adler	Magdalena Neuner	Jenny Adler	Germany
2005	Kontiolahti	Anne Preußler	Magdalena Neuner	Anna Boulygina	Russia
2006	Presque Isle	Marion Blondeau	Carolin Hennecke	Magdalena Neuner	Germany
2007	Martell	Evgeniya Sedova	Svetlana Sleptsova	Svetlana Sleptsova	Germany
2008	Ruhpolding	Susann König	Magdalena Neuner	Magdalena Neuner	Germany
2009	Canmore	Nicole Wötzel	Nicole Wötzel	Miriam Gössner	Czech Republic
2010	Torsby	Réka Ferencz	Maren Hammerschmidt	Sophie Boilley	Russia
2011	Nové Město	Dorothea Wierer	Dorothea Wierer	Dorothea Wierer	Russia
2012	Kontiolahti	Chardine Sloof	Elena Ankudinova	Chardine Sloof	Norway
2013	Obertilliach	Laura Dahlmeier	Laura Dahlmeier	Olga Podchufarova	Germany
2014	Presque Isle	Luise Kummer	Evgeniya Pavlova	Galina Vishnevskaya	Germany
2015	Minsk	Yuliya Zhuravok	Lena Arnaud	Marie Heinrich	France
2016	Cheile Gradistei	Susanna Kurzthaler	Hanna Öberg	Hanna Öberg	Norway
2017	Osrblie	Megan Bankes	Michela Carrara	Valeriia Vasnetcova	Norway
2018	Otepää	Kamila Żuk	Kamila Żuk	Markéta Davidová	France
2019	Osrblie	Meng Fanqi	Ekaterina Bekh	Ekaterina Bekh	France
2020	Lenzerheide	Anastasiia Khaliullina	Anastasia Shevchenko	Anastasia Shevchenko	France
2021	Obertilliach	Camille Bened	Amy Baserga	Amy Baserga	France
2022	Soldier Hollow	Lisa Maria Spark	Tereza Voborníková	Tereza Voborníková	Italy
2023	Shchuchinsk	Kaja Zorč	Selina Grotian	Selina Grotian	Germany
2024	Otepää	Julia Tannheimer	Sara Andersson	no competition	Germany	Julia Kink
2025	Östersund	Célia Henaff	Anna Andexer	no competition	France	Sara Andersson

Mixed relay

Year	Host	Winner
2023	Shchuchinsk	Germany
2024	Otepää	Norway
2025	Östersund	Germany