Biathlon World Championships 2023

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Biathlon World Championships 2023
Host city Oberhof
CountryGermany
Events12
Opening8 February
Closing19 February
Website Website
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The Biathlon World Championships 2023 took place in Oberhof, Germany, from 8 to 19 February 2023. [1] [2]

Contents

Schedule

All times are local (UTC+1). [3]

DateTimeEvent
8 February14:454 × 6 km W+M mixed relay
10 February14:30Women's 7.5 km sprint
11 February14:30Men's 10 km sprint
12 February13:25Women's 10 km pursuit
15:30Men's 12.5 km pursuit
14 February14:30Men's 20 km individual
15 February14:30Women's 15 km individual
16 February15:106 km W + 7.5 km M single mixed relay
18 February11:45Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
15:00Women's 4 × 6 km relay
19 February12:30Men's 15 km mass start
15:15Women's 12.5 km mass start

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Germany)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 55313
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 33511
3Flag of France.svg  France 2024
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany *1203
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1124
6Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0101
Totals (6 entries)12121236

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
10 km sprint
details
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
23:21.7
(1+0)
Tarjei Bø
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
23:36.5
(0+0)
Sturla Holm Lægreid
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
24:01.6
(0+1)
12.5 km pursuit
details
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
33:34.5
(0+0+0+0)
Sturla Holm Lægreid
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
34:45.7
(0+0+0+0)
Sebastian Samuelsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
35:28.6
(0+0+0+2)
20 km individual
details
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
49:57.5
(0+1+1+0)
Sturla Holm Lægreid
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
51:08.2
(0+0+0+1)
Sebastian Samuelsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
51:08.6
(0+0+1+0)
4 × 7.5 km relay
details
Flag of France.svg  France
Antonin Guigonnat
Fabien Claude
Émilien Jacquelin
Quentin Fillon Maillet
1:21:48.8
(0+0) (0+2)
(0+1) (0+2)
(0+0) (1+3)
(0+1) (0+0)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
Tarjei Bø
Sturla Holm Lægreid
Johannes Thingnes Bø
1:22:27.6
(0+2) (0+3)
(0+0) (1+3)
(0+0) (1+3)
(0+3) (0+0)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Peppe Femling
Martin Ponsiluoma
Jesper Nelin
Sebastian Samuelsson
1:23:28.7
(0+1) (1+3)
(0+2) (0+1)
(0+1) (0+1)
(0+3) (0+1)
15 km mass start
details
Sebastian Samuelsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
36:42.8
(0+0+0+0)
Martin Ponsiluoma
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
36:53.4
(0+1+1+0)
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
37:21.6
(1+1+0+1)

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
7.5 km sprint
details
Denise Herrmann-Wick
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
21:19.7
(0+0)
Hanna Öberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
21:21.9
(0+0)
Linn Persson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
21:45.9
(0+0)
10 km pursuit
details
Julia Simon
Flag of France.svg  France
32:00.8
(0+0+0+1)
Denise Herrmann-Wick
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
32:27.8
(1+0+1+2)
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
32:38.5
(1+1+1+0)
15 km individual
details
Hanna Öberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
43:36.1
(1+0+0+0)
Linn Persson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
43:46.4
(0+0+0+0)
Lisa Vittozzi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
44:04.1
(0+0+0+1)
4 × 6 km relay
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Samuela Comola
Dorothea Wierer
Hannah Auchentaller
Lisa Vittozzi
1:14:39.7
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+0) (0+0)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Vanessa Voigt
Hanna Kebinger
Sophia Schneider
Denise Herrmann-Wick
1:15:04.4
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+2) (0+0)
(0+1) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+1)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Linn Persson
Anna Magnusson
Elvira Öberg
Hanna Öberg
1:15:35.4
(0+2) (0+0)
(0+1) (2+3)
(0+1) (0+2)
(0+2) (0+0)
12.5 km mass start
details
Hanna Öberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
36:48.0
(1+1+0+0)
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
36:52.8
(0+1+0+0)
Julia Simon
Flag of France.svg  France
37:08.8
(1+1+0+1)

Mixed

EventGoldSilverBronze
4 × 6 km W+M relay
details
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Sturla Holm Lægreid
Johannes Thingnes Bø
1:04:41.0
(0+0) (1+3)
(0+0) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+3) (0+1)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Lisa Vittozzi
Dorothea Wierer
Didier Bionaz
Tommaso Giacomel
1:04:53.5
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+1) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+1)
Flag of France.svg  France
Julia Simon
Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet
Émilien Jacquelin
Quentin Fillon Maillet
1:05:37.8
(0+1) (0+0)
(0+1) (0+0)
(0+2) (0+2)
(0+3) (0+0)
6 km W + 7.5 km M single relay
details
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Johannes Thingnes Bø
35:37.1
(0+2) (0+0)
(0+1) (0+0)
(0+0) (0+0)
(1+3) (0+0)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Lisa Theresa Hauser
David Komatz
35:50.9
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+1) (0+0)
(0+1) (0+1)
(0+1) (0+1)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Lisa Vittozzi
Tommaso Giacomel
36:28.1
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+1) (0+1)
(0+0) (0+2)
(0+1) (2+3)

By athlete

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Norway.svg  Johannes Thingnes Bø  (NOR)5117
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Hanna Öberg  (SWE)2114
3Flag of Norway.svg  Marte Olsbu Røiseland  (NOR)2013
4Flag of Norway.svg  Sturla Holm Lægreid  (NOR)1315
5Flag of Germany.svg  Denise Herrmann-Wick  (GER)1203
6Flag of Italy.svg  Lisa Vittozzi  (ITA)1124
7Flag of Italy.svg  Dorothea Wierer  (ITA)1102
Flag of Norway.svg  Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold  (NOR)1102
9Flag of Sweden.svg  Sebastian Samuelsson  (SWE)1034
10Flag of France.svg  Julia Simon  (FRA)1023
11Flag of France.svg  Quentin Fillon Maillet  (FRA)1012
Flag of France.svg  Émilien Jacquelin  (FRA)1012
13Flag of France.svg  Antonin Guigonnat  (FRA)1001
Flag of France.svg  Fabien Claude  (FRA)1001
Flag of Italy.svg  Hannah Auchentaller  (ITA)1001
Flag of Italy.svg  Samuela Comola  (ITA)1001
17Flag of Norway.svg  Tarjei Bø  (NOR)0202
18Flag of Sweden.svg  Linn Persson  (SWE)0123
19Flag of Sweden.svg  Martin Ponsiluoma  (SWE)0112
Flag of Italy.svg  Tommaso Giacomel  (ITA)0112
21Flag of Austria.svg  David Komatz  (AUT)0101
Flag of Italy.svg  Didier Bionaz  (ITA)0101
Flag of Germany.svg  Hanna Kebinger  (GER)0101
Flag of Austria.svg  Lisa Theresa Hauser  (AUT)0101
Flag of Germany.svg  Sophia Schneider  (GER)0101
Flag of Germany.svg  Vanessa Voigt  (GER)0101
Flag of Norway.svg  Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen  (NOR)0101
28Flag of France.svg  Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet  (FRA)0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Anna Magnusson  (SWE)0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Elvira Öberg  (SWE)0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Jesper Nelin  (SWE)0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Peppe Femling  (SWE)0011

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