The Summer Biathlon World Championships are the world championships in summer biathlon which have been held annually since 1996 (one unofficial edition in 1991). Junior events was added since 2000.
| Summer Biathlon World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports event |
| Date | midyear |
| Frequency | annual |
| Inaugurated | 1996 |
| Organised by | IBU |
Styles
edit- 1996 - 2005: Cross (Trail)
- 2006 - 2009: Cross (Trail) + Roller
- 2010 - Ongoing: Roller
Editions
editSince 1996:[1]
| Edition | Year | Host country | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross | |||
| 1 | 1996 |  Austria | 4 |
| 2 | 1997 |  Poland | 6 |
| 3 | 1998 |  Slovakia | 6 |
| 4 | 1999 |  Belarus | 6 |
| 5 | 2000 |  Russia | 12 |
| 6 | 2001 | Poland | 12 |
| 7 | 2002 |  Czech Republic | 12 |
| 8 | 2003 |  Italy | 16 |
| 9 | 2004 | Slovakia | 16 |
| 10 | 2005 |  Finland | 16 |
| Cross + Roller | |||
| 11 | 2006 | Russia | 18 |
| 12 | 2007 |  Estonia | 18 |
| 13 | 2008 |  France | 18 |
| 14 | 2009 |  Germany | 18 |
| Roller | |||
| 15 | 2010 | Poland | 10 |
| 16 | 2011 | Czech Republic | 10 |
| 17 | 2012 | Russia | 10 |
| 18 | 2013 | Italy | 10 |
| 19 | 2014 | Russia | 10 |
| 20 | 2015 |  Romania | 10 |
| 21 | 2016 | Estonia | 10 |
| 22 | 2017 | Russia | 10 |
| 23 | 2018 | Czech Republic | 10 |
| 24 | 2019 | Belarus | 12 |
| 26 | 2021 | Czech Republic | 12 |
| 27 | 2022 | Germany | 12 |
| 28 | 2023 | Slovakia | 12 |
| 29 | 2024 | Estonia | 12 |
| Total | 328 | ||
- 2020 in Germany was cancelled.
Trail running (until 2009)
editMen
editIndividual (10 km)
edit| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Lake Placid | Sergei Tarasov (RUS) | Alexandr Popov (RUS) |  Dave McMahon (CAN) |
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hochfilzen | Alexei Kobelev (RUS) |  Janez Ožbolt (SLO) | Vadim Sashurin (BLR) |
Sprint (6 km)
editPursuit (8 km)
editThis event was not held in 2007.
Mass start (8 km)
editThis event was first held in 1990. It was not held in 2006, and last held in 2007.
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Forni Avoltri |  Olexander Bilanenko (UKR) | Vyacheslav Derkach (UKR) | Marek Matiaško (SVK) |
| 2004 | Brezno-Osrblie | Pavol Hurajt (SVK) | Timur Nurmeev (RUS) | Alexey Mironov (RUS) |
| 2005 | Muonio | Alexandr Syman (BLR) | Alexei Kobelev (RUS) | Jaroslav Soukup (CZE) |
| 2007 | Otepää | Alexey Katrenko (RUS) | Indrek Tobreluts (EST) | Ivan Bogdanov (RUS) |
Relay (4 × 6 km)
editThis event was first held in 1997 and last held in 2005. From 1997 to 2002 the distance was 4 × 6 km.
Women
editIndividual (4 km)
editThis event was only held in 1996.
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hochfilzen | Olessia Toupilenko (RUS) |  Gunn Margit Andreassen (NOR) |  Liu Jinfeng (CHN) |
Sprint (3 km)
editFrom 1996 to 2002 the distance was 4 km.
Pursuit (5 km)
editFrom 1997 to 2002 the distance was 6 km. This event was not held in 2007.
Mass start (5 km)
editThis event was first held in 2003. It was not held in 2006, and last held in 2007.
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Forni Avoltri | Tatiana Moiseeva (RUS) | Olga Nazarova (BLR) | Olena Zubrilova (BLR) |
| 2004 | Brezno-Osrblie | Olga Nazarova (BLR) | Lubov Ermolaeva (RUS) | Svetlana Khandohina (BLR) |
| 2005 | Muonio | Natalya Sokolova (BLR) | Tatiana Moiseeva (RUS) | Olga Nazarova (BLR) |
| 2007 | Otepää | Natalya Sokolova (BLR) |  Elena Khrustaleva (KAZ) | Natalia Sorokina (RUS) |
Relay (4 × 3 km)
editThis event was first held in 1997 and last held in 2005. From 1997 to 2002 the distance was 4 × 4 km.
Mixed
editRelay (2 × 3 km + 2 × 4 km)
editThis event was only held in 2006 and 2007.
Total medals by country
editUpdated after the 2024 Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 40 | 34 | 27 | 101 |
| 2 | Belarus | 27 | 15 | 17 | 59 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Italy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Estonia | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 |  Latvia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Norway | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 13 | Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 |  Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 86 | 84 | 83 | 253 | |
Roller skiing (since 2006)
editMen
editSuper-Sprint (7.5 km)
editFrom 2019 to 2022 the distance was 5 km
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Minsk |  Timofey Lapshin (KOR) | Klemen Bauer (SLO) | Eduard Latypov (RUS) |
| 2021 | Nové Město | George Buta (ROU) | Yaroslav Kostyukov (RBU) |  Florent Claude (BEL) |
| 2022 | Ruhpolding | Philipp Horn (GER) |  Sebastian Samuelsson (SWE) | Peppe Femling (SWE) |
| 2023 | Brezno/Osrblie | Andrejs Rastorgujevs (LAT) | Tomáš Mikyska (CZE) | Artem Tyshchenko (UKR) |
| 2024 | Otepää | Dmytro Pidruchnyi (UKR) | Artem Tyshchenko (UKR) | Tomáš Mikyska (CZE) |
Sprint (7.5 km)
editFrom 2006 to 2018 the distance was 10 km
Pursuit (10 km)
editFrom 2006 to 2018 the distance was 12.5 km
Mass Start (12,5 km)
edit| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ruhpolding | Sebastian Samuelsson (SWE) | Roman Rees (GER) | Martin Ponsiluoma (SWE) |
| 2023 | Brezno/Osrblie | Taras Lesiuk (UKR) | Dmitrii Shamaev (ROU) |  Vytautas Strolia (LTU) |
| 2024 | Otepää | Rene Zahkna (EST) | Jonáš Mareček (CZE) | Andrejs Rastorgujevs (LAT) |
Women
editSuper-Sprint (7.5 km)
editIn 2019 the distance was 5 km
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Minsk | Valentyna Semerenko (UKR) | Lucie Charvátová (CZE) | Ekaterina Glazyrina (RUS) |
| 2021 | Nové Město | Markéta Davidová (CZE) | Yuliia Dzhima (UKR) | Irina Kazakevich (RBU) |
| 2022 | Ruhpolding | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | Lisa Vittozzi (ITA) | Nastassia Kinnunen (FIN) |
| 2023 | Brezno/Osrblie | Marion Wiesensarter (GER) | Tuuli Tomingas (EST) | Lisa Maria Spark (GER) |
| 2024 | Otepää | Paulína Bátovská Fialková (SVK) | Suvi Minkkinen (FIN) | Lucie Charvátová (CZE) |
Sprint (6 km)
editFrom 2006 to 2018 the distance was 7.5 km
Pursuit (10 km)
editFrom 2006 to 2018 the distance was 10 km
Mass Start (10 km)
edit| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ruhpolding | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | Denise Herrmann (GER) | Markéta Davidová (CZE) |
| 2023 | Brezno/Osrblie | Markéta Davidová (CZE) | Tuuli Tomingas (EST) | Marion Wiesensarter (GER) |
| 2024 | Otepää | Baiba Bendika (LAT) | Suvi Minkkinen (FIN) | Tereza Voborníková (CZE) |
Mixed
editRelay (2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km)
editTotal medals by country
editUpdated after the 2024 Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 21 | 18 | 13 | 52 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 14 | 11 | 8 | 33 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 8 | 18 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 8 | 6 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | Germany | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Poland | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | France | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Belgium | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | Estonia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Latvia | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 17 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | China | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Russian Biathlon Union | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 |  Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Moldova | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 25 |  Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | 95 | 91 | 94 | 280 | |
See also
edit- Biathlon World Championships
- World Para Nordic Skiing Championships
- Biathlon Junior World Championships
- Biathlon European Championships
- European Summer Biathlon Championships