Biathlon Junior World Championships 2022 | |
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Location | Soldier Hollow, United States |
Dates | 23 February – 2 March |
The 2022 Biathlon Junior World Championships was held from 23 February to 2 March 2022 in Soldier Hollow, United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The Russian Federation was not allowed to participate in the event due to its invasion of Ukraine. [7] [8]
All times are local (UTC–7).
Date | Time | Event |
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23 February | 11:00 | Youth Men's 12.5 km individual |
14:00 | Youth Women's 10 km individual | |
24 February | 11:00 | Junior Men's 15 km individual |
14:00 | Junior Women's 12.5 km individual | |
25 February | 11:00 | Youth Men's 7.5 km sprint |
14:00 | Youth Women's 6 km sprint | |
26 February | 11:00 | Junior Men's 10 km sprint |
14:00 | Junior Women's 7.5 km sprint | |
27 February | 11:00 | Youth Men's 10 km pursuit |
12:00 | Youth Women's 7.5 km pursuit | |
14:15 | Junior Men's 12.5 km pursuit | |
15:20 | Junior Women's 10 km pursuit | |
1 March | 11:00 | Youth Men's 3 × 7.5 km relay |
14:00 | Youth Women's 3 × 6 km relay | |
2 March | 11:00 | Junior Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
14:00 | Junior Women's 4 × 6 km relay |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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15 km individual details | Jonáš Mareček Czech Republic | 43:19.8 (1+0+1+0) | Vetle Rype Paulsen Norway | 43:36.8 (0+2+0+0) | Martin Uldal Norway | 43:51.5 (0+1+0+1) |
10 km sprint details | Martin Nevland Norway | 24:24.5 (0+0) | Otto Invenius Finland | 24:36.4 (0+0) | Martin Uldal Norway | 24:45.3 (0+0) |
12.5 km pursuit details | Martin Nevland Norway | 33:20.7 (2+0+1+0) | Blagoy Todev Bulgaria | 33:34.8 (1+0+0+0) | Martin Uldal Norway | 33:54.4 (0+0+2+1) |
4 × 7.5 km relay details | France | 1:14:57.8 (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) | Italy | 1:15:11.3 (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) | Norway | 1:15:19.2 (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (1+3) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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12.5 km individual details | Lisa Maria Spark Germany | 39:53.4 (0+1+0+0) | Océane Michelon France | 40:40.9 (0+1+0+1) | Tereza Voborníková Czech Republic | 40:47.1 (0+0+1+1) |
7.5 km sprint details | Tereza Voborníková Czech Republic | 21:25.9 (1+0) | Rebecca Passler Italy | 21:26.3 (0+0) | Lisa Maria Spark Germany | 21:30.4 (0+1) |
10 km pursuit details | Tereza Voborníková Czech Republic | 31:10.9 (0+2+1+0) | Hannah Auchentaller Italy | 31:17.1 (0+0+0+1) | Frida Dokken Norway | 31:20.6 (0+1+0+0) |
4 × 6 km relay details | Italy | 1:16:47.4 (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) | Germany | 1:17:12.2 (0+1) (1+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) | France | 1:19:38.8 (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (1+3) (0+2) (0+0) (0+3) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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12.5 km individual details | Arttu Heikkinen Finland | 36:58.6 (1+1+0+0) | Jakub Borguľa Slovakia | 38:35.5 (1+0+1+0) | Albert Engelmann Germany | 39:00.9 (1+1+1+1) |
7.5 km sprint details | Jakob Kulbin Estonia | 20:11.1 (0+0) | Jakub Borguľa Slovakia | 20:18.5 (1+0) | Albert Engelmann Germany | 20:19.5 (0+1) |
10 km pursuit details | Jakub Borguľa Slovakia | 28:27.4 (0+0+0+1) | Albert Engelmann Germany | 28:57.7 (1+0+0+2) | Arttu Heikkinen Finland | 29:16.4 (2+0+0+1) |
3 × 7.5 km relay details | Norway | 58:15.0 (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) | Germany | 58:23.7 (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+3) (0+3) (0+3) | Italy | 58:56.8 (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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10 km individual details | Sara Andersson Sweden | 38:58.2 (0+2+0+1) | Iva Moric Germany | 39:08.0 (0+0+0+0) | Selina Grotian Germany | 39:15.2 (1+0+1+0) |
6 km sprint details | Maren Kirkeeide Norway | 18:38.4 (0+1) | Lena Repinc Slovenia | 18:45.9 (1+0) | Iva Moric Germany | 18:47.4 (0+0) |
7.5 km pursuit details | Selina Grotian Germany | 23:51.3 (0+0+1+0) | Lena Repinc Slovenia | 24:06.2 (0+1+0+0) | Sara Andersson Sweden | 24:30.7 (0+0+0+1) |
3 × 6 km relay details | Italy | 53:15.2 (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) | Germany | 53:43.4 (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) | Bulgaria | 54:57.8 (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) |
* Host nation (United States)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Germany | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
4 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
5 | Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
8 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
11 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (11 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
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