Biathlon World Championships 2017
49th edition of the Biathlon World Championships
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The 49th Biathlon World Championships was held from 9 to 19 February 2017 in Hochfilzen, Austria.[1] There were a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay. All the events during this championships also count for the Biathlon World Cup season.
| |
| Host city | Hochfilzen |
|---|---|
| Country | Austria |
| Events | 11 |
| Opening | 9 February |
| Closing | 19 February |
Host selection
The second candidate city was Östersund, Sweden. Hochfilzen was selected as the host city on September 2, 2012 during the X IBU Congress in Merano, Italy (27 to 20 votes). This will be fourth time when World Championships will be held in Hochfilzen; the city had previously hosted the event in 1978, 1998 and 2005.
Schedule
All times are local (UTC+1).[2]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 9 February | 14:45 | 2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km Mixed Relay |
| 10 February | 14:45 | Women's 7.5 km Sprint |
| 11 February | 14:45 | Men's 10 km Sprint |
| 12 February | 10:30 | Women's 10 km Pursuit |
| 14:45 | Men's 12.5 km Pursuit | |
| 15 February | 14:30 | Women's 15 km Individual |
| 16 February | 14:30 | Men's 20 km Individual |
| 17 February | 14:45 | Women's 4 × 6 km Relay |
| 18 February | 14:45 | Men's 4 × 7.5 km Relay |
| 19 February | 11:30 | Women's 12.5 km Mass Start |
| 14:45 | Men's 15 km Mass Start |
Medal summary
Medal table
Top athletes
All athletes with two or more medals.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Laura Dahlmeier (GER) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Simon Schempp (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vanessa Hinz (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Martin Fourcade (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Gabriela Koukalová (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Anton Shipulin (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Anaïs Chevalier (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Marie Dorin Habert (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Simon Eder (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km sprint[3] |
Benedikt Doll Germany | 23:27.4 (0+0) |
Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway | 23:28.1 (0+0) |
Martin Fourcade France | 23:50.5 (1+1) |
| 12.5 km pursuit[4] |
Martin Fourcade France | 30:16.9 (0+0+0+1) |
Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway | 30:39.7 (1+1+1+0) |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 30:42.5 (0+0+0+1) |
| 20 km individual[5] |
Lowell Bailey United States | 48:07.4 (0+0+0+0) |
Ondřej Moravec Czech Republic | 48:10.7 (0+0+0+0) |
Martin Fourcade France | 48:28.6 (1+0+1+0) |
| 4 × 7.5 km relay[6] |
Russia
| 1:14:15.0 (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) |
France
| 1:14:20.8 (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) |
Austria
| 1:14:35.1 (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) |
| 15 km mass start[7] |
Simon Schempp Germany | 35:38.3 (0+0+0+0) |
Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway | 35:47.3 (0+0+0+1) |
Simon Eder Austria | 35:48.4 (0+0+0+0) |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km sprint[8] |
Gabriela Koukalová Czech Republic | 19:12.6 (0+0) |
Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 19:16.6 (0+0) |
Anaïs Chevalier France | 19:37.7 (0+0) |
| 10 km pursuit[9] |
Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 28:02.3 (1+0+0+0) |
Darya Domracheva Belarus | 28:13.9 (0+0+0+0) |
Gabriela Koukalová Czech Republic | 28:18.9 (2+0+1+0) |
| 15 km individual[10] |
Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 41:30.1 (1+0+0+0) |
Gabriela Koukalová Czech Republic | 41:54.8 (1+0+0+0) |
Alexia Runggaldier Italy | 43:15.7 (0+0+0+0) |
| 4 × 6 km relay[11] |
Germany
| 1:11:16.6 (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+3) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) |
 Ukraine
| 1:11:23.0 (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) |
France
| 1:11:24.7 (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+3) (0+3) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) |
| 12.5 km mass start[12] |
Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 33:13.8 (0+0+0+0) |
Susan Dunklee United States | 33:18.4 (0+0+0+0) |
Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 33:33.9 (1+0+0+0) |