| Host city | Pokljuka |
|---|---|
| Country | Slovenia |
| Events | 8 |
| Opening | 12 March 2006 |
| Closing | 12 March 2006 |
The Mixed Relay Biathlon World Championships was held in Pokljuka, Slovenia on March 12, 2006. As for the rules of biathlon in the year of the Winter Olympic Games World Championships being played only in disciplines not included in the Olympic program, therefore the championship consisted only of the mixed relay.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 6 km W+M relay [1] |  Russia | 1:16:24.83 (0+0) (0+2) (0+2) (1+3) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) |  Norway | 1:17:18.56 (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (1+3) (0+2) (2+3) (0+1) (0+3) |  France | 1:18:23.04 (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (2+3) (0+0) (3+2) (0+1) (0+1) |
| Place | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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