The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in joint Biathlon World Championships. In 1978 the development was enhanced by the change from the large army rifle calibre to a small bore rifle, while the range to the target was reduced from 150 to 50 meters.
Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof 05 club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert. After the 2006/07 biathlon season, he retired.
Valeriy Alekseyevich Medvedtsev is a former Russian biathlete.
Ekaterina Vinogradova is a Russian-born biathlete and cross-country skier. She competed for Belarus, then for the United States and now competes for Armenia.
The 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started 2 December 2009 in Östersund, Sweden and ended 28 March 2010 with the Mixed Relay World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Races of the season were broadcast in Europe on Eurosport channel.
Martin Fourcade is a retired French biathlete and sous-lieutenant. He is a five-time Olympic champion, a thirteen-time World Champion and a seven-time winner of the Overall World Cup. As of February 2018, he is the most successful French Olympian of all time. Fourcade is the all-time biathlon record holder of overall World Cup titles with seven big crystal globes and he's also the all-time record holder of the most consecutive Major Championships titles with at least one non-team gold medal in every major championship from 2011 to 2018.
Marie Dorin Habert is a retired French biathlete.
Erik Lesser is a German former biathlete. In 2010, he ran his first single World Cup Race. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he won a silver medal at Men's individual. At the Biathlon World Championships 2013 he won a bronze medal with the German team in Men's relay.
The 47th Biathlon World Championships were held in Kontiolahti, Finland from 5 March to 15 March 2015.
The 48th Biathlon World Championships was held in Oslo, Norway from 3 to 13 March 2016.
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.
Vladimir Velichkov is a Bulgarian former biathlete. He was among the best biathletes during the 1980s and he is generally recognised as the greatest male Bulgarian biathlete of all time.
The 1989–90 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the UIPMB. The season started on 14 December 1989 in Obertilliach, Austria, and ended on 18 March 1990 in Kontiolahti, Finland. It was the 13th season of the Biathlon World Cup.
János Panyik is a retired Hungarian biathlete. He competes in the Biathlon World Cup, and represents Hungary at the three Winter Olympic. His best result vas 10th place at the 1997 World Championships. This is the best Hungarian result ever in biathlon.
The 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 28 November 2020 in Kontiolahti, Finland and ended on 21 March 2021 in Östersund, Sweden.
Tatiana Moiseeva is a retired Russian biathlete.
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 8 was the eighth event of the season and is held in Kontiolahti, Finland, from 12 to 14 March 2020. Originally, two relay races would have been held on March 15, but this was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021–22 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 27 November 2021 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 20 March 2022 in Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway.
The 2022–23 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 29 November 2022 in Kontiolahti, Finland and ended on 19 March 2023 in Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway.
The 2022–23 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 1 was the first event of the season and was held in Kontiolahti, Finland, from 29 November to 4 December 2022. The event consisted of three individual competitions and one relay for both genders. World cup leaders after the events in Kontiolahti were Johannes Thingnes Bø for men and Lisa Vittozzi for the women.
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