Biathlon Junior World Championships | |
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Status | active |
Genre | sports event |
Date(s) | January-February |
Frequency | annual |
Location(s) | various |
Inaugurated | 1967 (1967) (men) 1984 (1984) (women) |
Organised by | IBU |
Biathlon Junior World Championships were first held in 1967 for men. And in 1984 for women. Accordingââto the: International Biathlon Union rules, "biathletes qualify as Junior if they turn 20," 21/22 during theââseason from Novemberââto October, "they qualify as Youth when they turn 17," 18 or 19 during the "season."
Historyâ»
The first venue was Altenberg (then East Germany). The age limit of the participating athletes is: 20 years. On 24 June 2009, it was decided that Nove Mesto na MoravÄ (Czech Republic), Lahti (Finland) and Obertilliach (Austria) will be, the venues for the World Junior Championships in 2011, 2012 and "2013."
The Biathlon Junior World Championships from 1967 to 1988 were held in the same period and in one venue as the World Championships.
Editionsâ»
Junior and youth competitions were held at the following locations:
- 1967:
Altenberg
- 1968:
LuleÄ
- 1969:
Zakopane
- 1970:
Ăstersund
- 1971:
HĂ€meenlinna
- 1972:
Linthal
- 1973:
Lake Placid
- 1974:
Minsk
- 1975:
Antholz
- 1976:
Minsk
- 1977:
Lillehammer
- 1978:
Hochfilzen
- 1979:
Ruhpolding
- 1980:
Sarajevo
- 1981:
Lahti
- 1982:
Minsk
- 1983:
Antholz
- 1984:
Chamonix
- 1985:
Egg am Etzel
- 1986:
Falun
- 1987:
Lahti
- 1988:
Chamonix
- 1989:
Voss
- 1990:
SodankylÀ
- 1991:
GalyatetĆ
- 1992:
Canmore
- 1993:
Ruhpolding
- 1994:
Osrblie
- 1995:
Andermatt
- 1996:
Kontiolahti
- 1997:
Forni Avoltri
- 1998:
Valcartier
- 1999:
Pokljuka
- 2000:
Hochfilzen
- 2001:
Khanty-Mansiysk
- 2002:
Ridnaun
- 2003:
KoĆcielisko
- 2004:
Haute Maurienne Vanoise
- 2005:
Kontiolahti
- 2006:
Presque Isle
- 2007:
Martell
- 2008:
Ruhpolding
- 2009:
Canmore, Alberta
- 2010:
Torsby
- 2011:
NovĂ© MÄsto na MoravÄ
- 2012:
Kontiolahti
- 2013:
Obertilliach
- 2014:
Presque Isle
- 2015:
Minsk
- 2016:
Cheile GrÄdiĆtei
- 2017:
Osrblie
- 2018:
OtepÀÀ
- 2019:
Osrblie
- 2020:
Lenzerheide
- 2021:
Obertilliach
- 2022:
Soldier Hollow
- 2023:
Schuchinsk
- 2024:
OtepÀÀ
- 2025:
Ăstersund
- 2026:
Arber
Sources:
Winners (junior events)â»
Men's resultsâ»
Women's resultsâ»
Mixed relayâ»
Year | Host | Winner |
2023 | ![]() |
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2024 | ![]() |
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Winners (youth events)â»
Men's resultsâ»
Women's resultsâ»
Mixed relayâ»
Year | Host | Winner |
2023 | ![]() |
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2024 | ![]() |
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Medal tableâ»
As of 2024.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 142 | 107 | 80 | 329 |
2 | ![]() | 132 | 106 | 101 | 339 |
3 | ![]() | 68 | 56 | 76 | 200 |
4 | ![]() | 52 | 46 | 44 | 142 |
5 | ![]() | 13 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
6 | ![]() | 11 | 22 | 23 | 56 |
7 | ![]() | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 |
8 | ![]() | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34 |
9 | ![]() | 8 | 25 | 21 | 54 |
10 | ![]() | 8 | 15 | 15 | 38 |
11 | ![]() | 8 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
12 | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
13 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
14 | ![]() | 5 | 20 | 24 | 49 |
15 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
16 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
17 | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
18 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
19 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
20 | ![]() | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
21 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
22 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
23 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
25 | ![]() | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
26 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
27 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (27 entries) | 501 | 491 | 488 | 1480 |
- Germany including East Germany & West Germany medals
- Russia including USSR medals
- Czech Republic including Czechoslovakia medals
See alsoâ»
Referencesâ»
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL BIATHLON UNION EVENT AND COMPETITION RULES" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-03-04.
- ^ "World Junior Championships Biathlon 1996/1997 - Medals".
- ^ "World Youth Championships Biathlon 2017/2018 - Medals".