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| 2015 IBU Youth & Junior World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Raubichi, Belarus |
| Dates | 18 February – 24 February |
| Events | 16 |
The 2015 Biathlon Junior World Championships was held in Raubichi-Minsk, Belarus from February 18 to February 24, 2015. There was a total of 16 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, and relay races for men and women. [1]
All times are local (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 18 February | 10:00 | Youth Women's 10 km individual |
| 13:30 | Youth Men's 12.5 km individual | |
| 19 February | 10:00 | Junior Women's 12.5 km individual |
| 13:30 | Junior Men's 15 km individual | |
| 20 February | 10:00 | Youth Women's 6 km sprint |
| 13:30 | Youth Men's 7.5 km sprint | |
| 21 February | 10:00 | Junior Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| 13:30 | Junior Men's 10 km sprint | |
| 22 February | 10:00 | Youth Women's 7.5 km pursuit |
| 11:00 | Junior Women's 10 km pursuit | |
| 13:30 | Youth Men's 10 km pursuit | |
| 14:30 | Junior Men's 12.5 km sprint | |
| 23 February | 10:00 | Youth Women's 3 × 6 km relay |
| 13:30 | Youth Men's 3 × 7.5 km relay | |
| 24 February | 10:00 | Junior Women's 3 × 6 km relay |
| 13:30 | Junior Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 10 km Individual details | Anna Kryvonos  Ukraine | 30:09.1 (0+1+0+0) | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold  Norway | 30:27.9 (0+0+1+1) | Elizaveta Kaplina  Russia | 30:37.8 (1+0+0+1) |
| 6 km Sprint details | Darya Blashko  Belarus | 16:26.4 (0+0) | Julia Schwaiger  Austria | 16:31.9 (0+0) | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Norway | 16:32.6 (0+1) |
| 7.5 km Pursuit details | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Norway | 23:26.9 (0+0+1+1) | Julia Schwaiger Austria | 24:11.2 (0+1+1+0) | Simone Kupfner Austria | 24:22.4 (0+1+1+1) |
| 3 × 6 km Relay details | Belarus Dzinara Alimbekava Hanna Sola Darya Blashko | 51:50.2 (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+2) | Russia Elizaveta Kaplina Natalia Ushkina Kristina Reztsova | 52:04.2 (0+0) (0+2) (1+3) (0+0) (0+2) (0+2) | Norway Kristin Vaagaa Floettum Eline Grue Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | 52:53.7 (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) |
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 12.5 km Individual details | Yuliya Zhuravok Ukraine | 37:54.1 (0+0+0+0) | Kinga Mitoraj  Poland | 37:54.3 (0+0+0+0) | Galina Vishnevskaya  Kazakhstan | 38:24.2 (1+0+0+0) |
| 7.5 km Sprint details | Lena Arnaud  France | 20:40.6 (0+0) | Galina Vishnevskaya Kazakhstan | 20:43.0 (0+0) | Chloé Chevalier France | 20:53.7 (0+0) |
| 10 km Pursuit details | Marie Heinrich  Germany | 27:58.3 (0+0+0+0) | Galina Vishnevskaya Kazakhstan | 28:13.7 (0+0+1+1) | Yuliya Zhuravok Ukraine | 28:19.0 (0+0+0+0) |
| 3 × 6 km Relay details | France Chloé Chevalier Julia Simon Lena Arnaud | 53:27.3 (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) | Russia Victoria Slivko Natalia Gerbulova Uliana Kaisheva | 53:54.2 (0+2) (0+3) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) | Germany Anna Weidel Helene Therese Hendel Marie Heinrich | 55:01.0 (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) |
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 12.5 km Individual details | Kirill Streltsov Russia | 35:04.8 (1+1+0+0) | Anders Emil Schiellerup  Denmark | 35:09.5 (0+0+0+1) | Igor Shetko Russia | 35:20.4 (0+1+1+0) |
| 7.5 km Sprint details | Jonas Uglem Mobakken Norway | 20:38.5 (0+0) | Felix Leitner Austria | 20:48.8 (2+0) | Mattis Haug Norway | 21:04.6 (1+0) |
| 10 km Pursuit details | Felix Leitner Austria | 28:12.3 (0+0+0+2) | Kirill Streltsov Russia | 28:15.3 (1+0+1+0) | Mattis Haug Norway | 28:23.3 (1+0+1+0) |
| 3 × 7.5 km Relay details | Russia Igor Shetko Nikita Porshnev Kirill Streltsov | 1:04:01.2 (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+2) | Ukraine Vitaliy Trush Nazarii Tserbynskyi Dmytro Ivasenko | 1:04:38.9 (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) | Norway Jonas Uglem Mobakken Andreas Kjeverud Eggen Mattis Haug | 1:06:03.7 (0+1) (0+3) (1+3) (0+2) (0+2) (0+0) |
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 15 km Individual details | Aristide Begue France | 39:12.0 (0+0+0+0) | Aleksandr Dediukin Russia | 39:15.8 (0+0+0+0) | Vemund Gurigard Norway | 40:39.1 (0+0+0+0) |
| 10 km Sprint details | Aleksandr Dediukin Russia | 24:49.0 (0+0) | Fabien Claude France | 24:53.6 (0+1) | Sean Doherty  United States | 24:59.2 (0+1) |
| 12.5 km Pursuit details | Eduard Latypov Russia | 35:02.8 (1+0+1+0) | Vemund Gurigard Norway | 35:27.2 (0+0+0+2) | Alexander Povarnitsyn Russia | 35:30.9 (2+0+1+2) |
| 4 × 7.5 km Relay details | Russia Aleksandr Dediukin Viktor Tretiakov Eduard Latypov Alexander Povarnitsyn | 1:19:59.7 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) | Norway Andreas Kvam Henrik Sagosen Smeby Aslak Nenseter Vemund Gurigard | 1:21:12.2 (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) | France Aristide Begue Felix Cottet Puinel Émilien Jacquelin Fabien Claude | 1:21:22.3 (0+0) (0+0) (0+3) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) |
* Host nation (Belarus)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Belarus (BLR)* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
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