List of Olympic medalists in biathlon
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This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in biathlon.
Medalists in military patrol, a precursor to biathlon, are listed separately.
Men
The numbers in brackets denotes biathletes who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
Individual (20 km)
| Medals | |||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Germany | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  East Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  Russia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Belarus | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 14 nations | 18 | 19 | 17 | 54 |
Sprint (10 km)
| Medals | |||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | East Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 nations | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
Pursuit (12.5 km)
Medals
Mass start (15 km)
Medals
Relay (4×7.5 km)
Medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Austria |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 | Unified Team | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 ROC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Women
The numbers in brackets denotes biathletes who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
Individual (15 km)
| Medals | |||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Sweden |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Kazakhstan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Unified Team |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 nations | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Sprint (7.5 km)
Pursuit (10 km)
Medals
Mass start (12.5 km)
Medals
Relay (4×6 km)
The women's relay event has been competed over three different distances:
- 3×7.5 km — 1992
- 4×7.5 km — 1994–2002
- 4×6 km — 2006–2026
Medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Germany | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Norway | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | ROC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unified Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Mixed
Relay
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km | |||
| 2014 Sochi |
Norway
|
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
| 2018 Pyeongchang |
France
|
Norway
|
Italy
|
| 4 × 6 km | |||
| 2022 Beijing |
Norway
|
France
|
ROC
|
| 2026 Milano Cortina |
France
|
Italy
|
Germany
|
Statistics
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 25 | 23 | 18 | 66 |
| 2 | Germany | 21 | 20 | 14 | 55 |
| 3 | France | 17 | 12 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Russia | 10 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Sweden | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Belarus | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | East Germany | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Unified Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 13 | West Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Czech Republic | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | Finland | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | Austria | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | ROC | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | 107 | 106 | 105 | 318 | |
Note
- This table does not include medals of 1924 military patrol event, that the IOC now treats as a separate discipline.
Biathlete medal leaders
- Men
| Biathlete | Nation | Olympics * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway |
1994–2014 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Quentin Fillon Maillet | France |
2018–2026 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Johannes Thingnes Bø | Norway |
2014–2022 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Ricco Groß | Germany |
1992–2006 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Emil Hegle Svendsen | Norway |
2006–2018 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Sven Fischer | Germany |
1994–2006 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Martin Fourcade | France |
2010–2018 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Halvard Hanevold | Norway |
1994–2010 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Tarjei Bø | Norway |
2010–2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Sergei Tchepikov | Soviet Union Unified Team Russia |
1988–1994, 2002–2006 |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Sturla Holm Lægreid | Norway |
2022-2026 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Alexander Tikhonov | Soviet Union |
1968–1980 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Frank Luck | East Germany Germany |
1988, 1994–2002 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Peter Angerer | West Germany |
1980–1988 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
- Women
| Biathlete | Nation | Olympics * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uschi Disl | Germany |
1992–2006 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Tiril Eckhoff | Norway |
2014–2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Kati Wilhelm | Germany |
2002–2010 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Norway |
2018–2022 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Darya Domracheva | Belarus |
2010–2018 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Anastasiya Kuzmina | Slovakia |
2010–2018, 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Albina Akhatova | Russia |
1998–2006 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Julia Simon | France |
2022-2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Katrin Apel | Germany |
1998–2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tora Berger | Norway |
2006–2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Andrea Henkel | Germany |
2002–2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Antje Misersky-Harvey | Germany |
1992–1994 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Marie Dorin Habert | France |
2010–2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Dorothea Wierer | Italy |
2014–2026 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
* denotes all Olympics in which mentioned biathletes took part. Boldface denotes latest Olympics.
Biathletes with most victories
Top 10 biathletes who won more gold medals at the Winter Olympics are listed below. Boldface denotes active biathletes and highest medal count among all biathletes (including those not in the tables) per type.
Men
| Rank | Biathlete | Country | From * | To * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | 1998 | 2014 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Martin Fourcade | France | 2010 | 2018 | 6 | 1 | - | 7 |
| 3 | Quentin Fillon Maillet | France | 2018 | 2026 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Norway | 2014 | 2022 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Ricco Groß | Germany | 1992 | 2006 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Emil Hegle Svendsen | Norway | 2010 | 2018 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 7 | Sven Fischer | Germany | 1994 | 2006 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Alexander Tikhonov | Soviet Union | 1968 | 1980 | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
| 9 | Tarjei Bø | Norway | 2010 | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Halvard Hanevold | Norway | 1998 | 2010 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Women
| Rank | Biathlete | Country | From * | To * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darya Domracheva | Belarus | 2010 | 2018 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Kati Wilhelm | Germany | 2002 | 2010 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Slovakia | 2010 | 2018 | 3 | 3 | - | 6 |
| 4 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Norway | 2018 | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Julia Simon | France | 2022 | 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Uschi Disl | Germany | 1992 | 2006 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Tiril Eckhoff | Norway | 2014 | 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Hanna Öberg | Sweden | 2018 | 2026 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| 9 | Katrin Apel | Germany | 1998 | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tora Berger | Norway | 2010 | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Andrea Henkel | Germany | 2002 | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Lou Jeanmonnot | France | 2026 | 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
* denotes only those Olympics at which mentioned biathletes won at least one medal
Medals per year
| × | NOC did not exist or did not participate in biathlon events | # | Number of medals won by the NOC | – | NOC did not win any medals |
- bolded numbers indicate the highest medal count at that year's Olympic Games.
| NOC | 24 | 1928–56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | × | × | – | – | × | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 7 | |
| Belarus | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Bulgaria | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Canada | × | × | × | – | × | × | × | × | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Croatia | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Czech Republic | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | |
| Finland | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | |
| France | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 33 | |
| East Germany | × | × | × | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 11 | |
| West Germany | × | × | × | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 5 | |
| Germany | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 54 | |
| Italy | – | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Kazakhstan | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Norway | × | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 56 | |
| Poland | – | × | – | – | – | – | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Soviet Union | × | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 19 | |
| Unified Team | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 6 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 6 | |
| Russia | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | × | × | 20 | |
| ROC | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 4 | 4 | |
| Slovakia | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | |
| Slovenia | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | |
| Sweden | × | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | 19 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | |
| Ukraine | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 5 |