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| Host city | Rasen-Antholz |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Events | 12 |
| Opening | 12 February |
| Closing | 23 February |
| Opened by | Sergio Mattarella |
| Main venue | South Tyrol Arena |
| Website | Website |
| Biathlon World Championships 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Individual | men | women |
| Sprint | men | women |
| Pursuit | men | women |
| Mass start | men | women |
| Relay | men | women |
| Mixed relay | single | team |
The Biathlon World Championships 2020 took place in Rasen-Antholz, Italy, from 12 to 23 February 2020.
On 4 September 2016, Antholz-Anterselva won the voting (30 votes) during the twelfth IBU Congress in Chișinău over Pokljuka (15 votes) and Oberhof, Germany (four votes). Also, Nové Město na Moravě withdrew their bid for 2020 before the vote took place. The 2020 event is staged in Antholz for the sixth time. [1]
All times are local (UTC+1). [2]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 13 February | 14:45 | 2 × 6 km W + 2 × 6 km M mixed relay |
| 14 February | 14:45 | Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| 15 February | 14:45 | Men's 10 km sprint |
| 16 February | 13:00 | Women's 10 km pursuit |
| 15:15 | Men's 12.5 km pursuit | |
| 18 February | 14:15 | Women's 15 km individual |
| 19 February | 14:15 | Men's 20 km individual |
| 20 February | 15:15 | 6 km W + 7.5 km M single mixed relay |
| 22 February | 11:45 | Women's 4 × 6 km relay |
| 14:45 | Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | |
| 23 February | 12:30 | Women's 12.5 km mass start |
| 15:00 | Men's 15 km mass start |
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 |  France | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  Italy * | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Germany | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
All athletes with two or more medals.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Émilien Jacquelin (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Martin Fourcade (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Tarjei Bø (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Alexander Loginov (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Denise Herrmann (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Franziska Preuß (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Vanessa Hinz (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | Erik Lesser (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km sprint [3] | Alexander Loginov Russia | 22:48.1 (0+0) | Quentin Fillon Maillet France | 22:54.6 (1+0) | Martin Fourcade France | 23:07.6 (0+0) |
| 12.5 km pursuit [4] | Émilien Jacquelin France | 31:15.2 (0+0+0+0) | Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway | 31:15.6 (1+1+0+0) | Alexander Loginov Russia | 31:29.1 (0+0+0+1) |
| 20 km individual [5] | Martin Fourcade France | 49:43.1 (0+0+0+1) | Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway | 50:40.1 (1+0+0+1) | Dominik Landertinger Austria | 51:05.2 (0+0+0+1) |
| 4 × 7.5 km relay [6] | France | 1:12:35.9 (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) | Norway | 1:12:57.4 (0+0) (1+3) (0+0) (0+3) (0+1) (0+2) (0+2) (0+1) | Germany | 1:13:12.1 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+3) (1+3) |
| 15 km mass start [7] | Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway | 38:09.5 (0+0+0+0) | Quentin Fillon Maillet France | 38:51.5 (1+0+1+1) | Émilien Jacquelin France | 39:04.5 (1+0+1+0) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km sprint [8] | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 21:13.1 (0+1) | Susan Dunklee United States | 21:19.9 (0+0) | Lucie Charvátová Czech Republic | 21:34.4 (1+0) |
| 10 km pursuit [9] | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 29:22.0 (0+0+0+1) | Denise Herrmann Germany | 29:31.5 (1+0+1+1) | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 29:37.8 (1+0+0+2) |
| 15 km individual [10] | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 43:07.7 (1+1+0+0) | Vanessa Hinz Germany | 43:09.9 (0+0+0+1) | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 43:23.5 (0+1+0+1) |
| 4 × 6 km relay [11] | Norway | 1:07:05.7 (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+3) (1+3) (0+0) (0+0) | Germany | 1:07:16.4 (0+1) (0+3) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+2) | Ukraine | 1:07:24.1 (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) |
| 12.5 km mass start [12] | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 39:14.0 (1+1+0+0) | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 39:34.7 (1+0+1+1) | Hanna Öberg Sweden | 39:40.1 (1+0+0+2) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 6 km W+M relay [13] | Norway | 1:02:27.7 (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+2) | Italy | 1:02:43.3 (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) | Czech Republic | 1:02:58.5 (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) |
| 6 km W + 7.5 km M single relay [14] | Norway | 34:19.9 (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) | Germany | 34:37.5 (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) | France | 34:49.7 (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) |
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