Men's sprint at the Biathlon World Championships 2024 | ||||||||||
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Venue | Vysočina Arena | |||||||||
Location | Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic | |||||||||
Dates | 10 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 99 from 31 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 25:23.9 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Biathlon World Championships 2024 | ||
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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 Men's sprint competition at the Biathlon World Championships 2024 was held on 10 February 2024. [1] [2]
Johannes Thingnes Bø was the defending champion but he did not defend her title, finishing the competition in 2nd place.
Sturla Holm Lægreid from Norway became the new world champion after winning her third individual gold medal. The bronze was won by Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen from Norway. For the second time in a row at the world championships in sprint, competitors from Norway took all the podium places. [3]
The race was started at 17:05. [4]
Rank | Bib | Name | Nationality | Penalties (P+S) | Time | Deficit |
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50 | Sturla Holm Lægreid | Norway | 0 (0+0) | 25:23.9 | ||
26 | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Norway | 1 (1+0) | 25:27.4 | +3.5 | |
48 | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Norway | 1 (1+0) | 25:42.5 | +18.6 | |
4 | 42 | Éric Perrot | France | 1 (0+1) | 25:52.8 | +28.9 |
5 | 28 | Sebastian Samuelsson | Sweden | 0 (0+0) | 26:00.5 | +36.6 |
6 | 14 | Tarjei Bø | Norway | 2 (1+1) | 26:01.4 | +37.5 |
7 | 11 | Johannes Dale-Skjevdal | Norway | 2 (1+1) | 26:02.1 | +38.2 |
8 | 9 | Quentin Fillon Maillet | France | 1 (0+1) | 26:04.6 | +40.7 |
9 | 21 | Émilien Jacquelin | France | 1 (1+0) | 26:19.3 | +55.4 |
10 | 19 | Martin Ponsiluoma | Sweden | 2 (2+0) | 26:27.2 | +1:03.3 |
11 | 18 | Campbell Wright | United States | 0 (0+0) | 26:31.8 | +1:07.9 |
12 | 16 | Andrejs Rastorgujevs | Latvia | 0 (0+0) | 26:40.8 | +1:16.9 |
13 | 7 | Benedikt Doll | Germany | 2 (2+0) | 27:05.1 | +1:41.2 |
14 | 4 | Johannes Kühn | Germany | 1 (0+1) | 27:05.8 | +1:41.9 |
15 | 2 | Tommaso Giacomel | Italy | 1 (1+0) | 27:07.3 | +1:43.4 |
16 | 30 | Philipp Nawrath | Germany | 1 (1+0) | 27:08.7 | +1:44.8 |
17 | 12 | Adam Runnalls | Canada | 0 (0+0) | 27:11.2 | +1:47.3 |
18 | 33 | Lukas Hofer | Italy | 0 (0+0) | 27:11.9 | +1:48.0 |
19 | 27 | Michal Krčmář | Czech Republic | 1 (0+1) | 27:16.5 | +1:52.6 |
20 | 58 | Endre Strømsheim | Norway | 2 (1+1) | 27:17.7 | +1:53.8 |
21 | 1 | Dmytro Pidruchnyi | Ukraine | 1 (1+0) | 27:28.9 | +2:05.0 |
22 | 29 | Niklas Hartweg | Switzerland | 1 (1+0) | 27:30.2 | +2:06.3 |
23 | 8 | Jesper Nelin | Sweden | 1 (0+1) | 27:32.2 | +2:08.3 |
24 | 43 | Viktor Brandt | Sweden | 0 (0+0) | 27:33.0 | +2:09.1 |
25 | 55 | Philipp Horn | Germany | 2 (1+1) | 27:35.4 | +2:11.5 |
26 | 83 | Fabien Claude | France | 3 (1+2) | 27:37.4 | +2:13.8 |
27 | 15 | Jakov Fak | Slovenia | 1 (0+1) | 27:42.8 | +2:18.9 |
28 | 31 | Didier Bionaz | Italy | 2 (1+1) | 27:44.0 | +2:20.1 |
29 | 52 | David Komatz | Austria | 1 (0+1) | 27:48.8 | +2:24.9 |
30 | 22 | Timofei Lapshin | South Korea | 1 (0+1) | 27:51.2 | +2:27.3 |
31 | 88 | Tero Seppälä | Finland | 3 (1+2) | 27:53.3 | +2:29.4 |
32 | 20 | Florent Claude | Belgium | 2 (1+1) | 27:53.5 | +2:29.6 |
33 | 93 | Tomáš Mikyska | Czech Republic | 1 (0+1) | 27:55.4 | +2:31.5 |
34 | 39 | Lovro Planko | Slovenia | 2 (1+1) | 28:12.4 | +2:48.5 |
35 | 10 | Alexandr Mukhin | Kazakhstan | 2 (1+1) | 28:14.8 | +2:50.9 |
36 | 25 | Rene Zahkna | Estonia | 2 (1+1) | 28:16.7 | +2:52.8 |
37 | 23 | Pavel Magazeev | Moldova | 2 (1+1) | 28:20.1 | +2:56.2 |
38 | 68 | Jake Brown | United States | 3 (1+2) | 28:20.9 | +2:57.9 |
39 | 81 | Anton Dudchenko | Ukraine | 0 (0+0) | 28:23.7 | +2:59.8 |
40 | 78 | Konrad Badacz | Poland | 1 (0+1) | 28:25.1 | +3:01.2 |
41 | 54 | Jakub Štvrtecký | Czech Republic | 3 (2+1) | 28:28.0 | +3:04.1 |
42 | 63 | Maksim Makarov | Moldova | 0 (0+0) | 28:30.6 | +3:06.7 |
43 | 56 | Tomas Kaukėnas | Lithuania | 0 (0+0) | 28:32.0 | +3:08.1 |
44 | 32 | Sean Doherty | United States | 3 (1+2) | 28:34.0 | +3:10.1 |
45 | 38 | Vladislav Kireyev | Kazakhstan | 2 (1+1) | 28:35.0 | +3:11.1 |
46 | 73 | Jeremy Finello | Switzerland | 3 (1+2) | 28:41.0 | +3:17.1 |
47 | 86 | Anton Vidmar | Slovenia | 2 (0+2) | 28:41.6 | +3:17.7 |
48 | 45 | George Colțea | Romania | 1 (1+0) | 28:45.8 | +3:21.9 |
49 | 66 | Felix Leitner | Austria | 1 (0+1) | 28:47.7 | +3:23.8 |
50 | 24 | Sebastian Stalder | Switzerland | 1 (0+1) | 28:48.9 | +3:25.0 |
51 | 84 | Raido Ränkel | Estonia | 4 (1+3) | 28:50.5 | +3:26.6 |
52 | 76 | Patrick Braunhofer | Italy | 1 (1+0) | 28:52.2 | +3:28.3 |
53 | 91 | Patrick Jakob | Austria | 2 (0+2) | 28:52.7 | +3:28.8 |
54 | 3 | Otto Invenius | Finland | 4 (2+2) | 28:53.8 | +3:29.9 |
55 | 40 | Heikki Laitinen | Finland | 2 (2+0) | 28:54.4 | +3:30.5 |
56 | 13 | Vytautas Strolia | Lithuania | 2 (1+1) | 28:55.4 | +3:31.5 |
57 | 61 | Joscha Burkhalter | Switzerland | 3 (1+2) | 28:56.9 | +3:33.0 |
58 | 70 | Jonáš Mareček | Czech Republic | 3 (2+1) | 28:59.1 | +3:35.2 |
59 | 17 | Dmitrii Shamaev | Romania | 0 (0+0) | 28:59.9 | +3:36.0 |
60 | 62 | Artem Pryma | Ukraine | 3 (1+2) | 29:01.3 | +3:37.4 |
61 | 95 | Olli Hiidensalo | Finland | 2 (1+1) | 29:03.0 | +3:39.1 |
62 | 5 | Simon Eder | Austria | 2 (0+2) | 29:03.4 | +3:39.5 |
63 | 96 | Maxime Germain | United States | 4 (2+2) | 29:05.6 | +3:41.7 |
64 | 41 | Kristo Siimer | Estonia | 4 (2+2) | 29:06.9 | +3:43.0 |
65 | 98 | Miha Dovžan | Slovenia | 1 (0+1) | 29:10.9 | +3:47.0 |
66 | 47 | Mikito Tachizaki | Japan | 0 (0+0) | 29:14.6 | +3:50.7 |
67 | 89 | Taras Lesiuk | Ukraine | 3 (1+2) | 29:17.3 | +3:53.4 |
68 | 72 | Asset Dyussenov | Kazakhstan | 3 (1+2) | 29:22.3 | +3:58.4 |
69 | 92 | Andrzej Nędza-Kubiniec | Poland | 2 (0+2) | 29:25.5 | +4:01.6 |
70 | 44 | Renārs Birkentāls | Latvia | 3 (2+1) | 29:27.1 | +4:03.2 |
71 | 100 | George Buta | Romania | 1 (1+0) | 29:40.0 | +4:16.1 |
72 | 53 | Tomáš Sklenárik | Slovakia | 3 (2+1) | 29:47.2 | +4:23.3 |
73 | 64 | Jan Guńka | Poland | 3 (1+2) | 29:48.1 | +4:24.2 |
74 | 82 | Blagoy Todev | Bulgaria | 3 (0+3) | 29:55.9 | +4:32.0 |
75 | 69 | Alexandr Starodubets | South Korea | 2 (1+1) | 29:56.5 | +4:32.6 |
76 | 35 | Anton Sinapov | Bulgaria | 2(0+2) | 30:05.9 | +4:42.0 |
77 | 77 | Edgars Mise | Latvia | 2 (0+2) | 30:06.4 | +4:42.5 |
78 | 34 | Christian Gow | Canada | 3 (2+1) | 30:10.8 | +4:46.9 |
79 | 75 | Maksim Fomin | Lithuania | 3 (1+2) | 30:12.0 | +4:48.1 |
80 | 65 | Marek Mackels | Belgium | 2 (0+2) | 30:19.5 | +4:55.6 |
81 | 46 | Krešimir Crnković | Croatia | 5 (2+3) | 30:20.7 | +4:56.8 |
82 | 99 | Jokūbas Mackinė | Lithuania | 1 (1+0) | 30:32.2 | +5:08.3 |
83 | 71 | Cornel Puchianu | Romania | 3 (1+2) | 30:43.1 | +5:19.2 |
84 | 67 | Mihail Usov | Moldova | 2 (1+1) | 30:44.4 | +5:20.5 |
85 | 80 | Rasmus Schiellerup | Denmark | 2 (0+2) | 30:50.9 | +5:27.0 |
86 | 85 | Logan Pletz | Canada | 2 (0+2) | 30:52.4 | +5:28.5 |
87 | 79 | Damián Cesnek | Slovakia | 3 (0+3) | 31:12.2 | +5:48.3 |
88 | 94 | Masaharu Yamamoto | Japan | 4 (0+4) | 31:13.2 | +5:49.3 |
89 | 49 | Roberto Piqueras | Spain | 3 (2+1) | 31:15.5 | +5:51.6 |
90 | 37 | Choi Du-jin | South Korea | 2 (1+1) | 31:17.0 | +5:53.1 |
91 | 59 | Noah Bradford | Australia | 2 (0+2) | 31:25.6 | +6:01.7 |
92 | 90 | Matej Badan | Slovakia | 4 (0+4) | 31:30.1 | +6:06.2 |
93 | 51 | Marcus Webb | Great Britain | 2 (1+1) | 31:43.6 | +6:19.7 |
94 | 97 | Haldan Borglum | Canada | 3 (1+2) | 31:44.1 | +6:20.2 |
95 | 87 | Kiyomasa Ojima | Japan | 4 (2+2) | 31:46.6 | +6:22.7 |
96 | 74 | Nikolaos Tsourekas | Greece | 3 (2+1) | 31:48.0 | +6:24.1 |
97 | 60 | Apostolos Angelis | Greece | 5 (3+2) | 31:49.6 | +6:25.7 |
98 | 57 | Jacob Weel Rosbo | Denmark | 5 (3+2) | 31:55.1 | +6:31.2 |
– | 36 | Thierry Langer | Belgium | Did not finish | ||
6 | Vladimir Iliev | Bulgaria | Did not start |
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