Biathlon World Championships 2012

The 45th Biathlon World Championships were held in Ruhpolding, Germany, from 1 to 11 March 2012.

Biathlon at the
2012 World Championships
Individualmenwomen
Sprintmenwomen
Pursuitmenwomen
Mass startmenwomen
Relaymenwomenmixed
Biathlon World Championships 2012
Host cityRuhpolding
CountryGermany
Events11
Opening1 March
Closing11 March
Websitewww.ruhpolding2012.com

There were total of 11 competitions held: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start and relay races for men and women, and a mixed relay. All events during the championships also counted for the 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup season.

Schedule of events

The schedule of the event stands below. All times in CET.[1]

Date Time Event
1 March15:302 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km mixed relay
3 March12:30Men's 10 km sprint
15:30Women's 7.5 km sprint
4 March13:15Men's 12.5 km pursuit
16:00Women's 10 km pursuit
6 March15:15Men's 20 km individual
7 March15:15Women's 15 km individual
9 March15:15Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
10 March15:15Women's 4 × 6 km relay
11 March13:30Men's 15 km mass start
16:00Women's 12.5 km mass start

Medal winners

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 km sprint[2]
 Martin Fourcade
 France		24:18.6
(1+1)		 Emil Hegle Svendsen
 Norway		24:33.7
(1+1)		 Carl Johan Bergman
 Sweden		24:36.3
(0+0)
12.5 km pursuit[3]
 Martin Fourcade
 France		33:39.4
(1+1+0+2)		 Carl Johan Bergman
 Sweden		33:44.6
(0+1+1+0)		 Anton Shipulin
 Russia		34:01.5
(1+0+0+0)
20 km individual[4]
 Jakov Fak
 Slovenia		46:48.2
(0+0+0+1)		 Simon Fourcade
 France		46:55.2
(0+0+1+0)		 Jaroslav Soukup
 Czech Republic		47:00.5
(0+1+0+0)
4 × 7.5 km relay[5]
  Norway
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Rune Brattsveen
Tarjei Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen
1:17:26.8
(0+0) (1+3)
(0+0) (0+2)
(0+1) (0+1)
(0+0) (0+0)		  France
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
Simon Fourcade
Alexis Bœuf
Martin Fourcade
1:17:56.5
(0+1) (0+1)
(0+1) (0+1)
(0+1) (0+0)
(0+2) (0+3)		  Germany
Simon Schempp
Andreas Birnbacher
Michael Greis
Arnd Peiffer
1:18:19.8
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+1) (0+3)
(0+2) (0+0)
(0+1) (0+2)
15 km mass start[6]
 Martin Fourcade
 France		38:25.4
(0+1+1+0)		 Björn Ferry
 Sweden		38:28.4
(0+0+0+0)		 Fredrik Lindström
 Sweden		38:28.8
(0+1+1+0)

Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
7.5 km sprint[7]
 Magdalena Neuner
 Germany		21:07.0
(0+0)		 Darya Domracheva
 Belarus		21:22.2
(0+0)		 Vita Semerenko
 Ukraine		21:44.6
(0+0)
10 km pursuit[8]
 Darya Domracheva
 Belarus		29:39.6
(0+1+1+0)		 Magdalena Neuner
 Germany		30:04.7
(0+1+0+2)		 Olga Vilukhina
 Russia		30:55.0
(0+0+1+0)
15 km individual[9]
 Tora Berger
 Norway		42:30.0
(1+0+0+0)		 Marie-Laure Brunet
 France		43:26.4
(0+0+0+1)		 Helena Ekholm
 Sweden		43:41.1
(1+0+0+0)
4 × 6 km relay[10]
  Germany
Tina Bachmann
Magdalena Neuner
Miriam Gössner
Andrea Henkel
1:09:33.0
(0+1) (0+0)
(0+3) (1+3)
(0+2) (0+1)
(0+0) (0+0)		  France
Marie-Laure Brunet
Sophie Boilley
Anaïs Bescond
Marie Dorin Habert
1:10:01.5
(0+1) (0+0)
(0+1) (0+0)
(0+1) (0+2)
(0+1) (0+1)		  Norway
Fanny Horn
Elise Ringen
Synnøve Solemdal
Tora Berger
1:10:12.5
(0+1) (0+3)
(0+1) (0+2)
(0+1) (0+3)
(0+1) (0+0)
12.5 km mass start[11]
 Tora Berger
 Norway		35:41.6
(0+0+1+0)		 Marie-Laure Brunet
 France		35:49.7
(0+0+0+1)		 Kaisa Mäkäräinen
 Finland		35:54.3
(0+0+0+1)

Mixed
Event Gold Silver Bronze
2 × 6 + 2 × 7.5 km W+M relay[12]
  Norway
Tora Berger
Synnøve Solemdal
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Emil Hegle Svendsen
1:12:29.3
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+1) (0+3)
(0+2) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+2)		  Slovenia
Andreja Mali
Teja Gregorin
Klemen Bauer
Jakov Fak
1:12:49.5
(0+1) (0+0)
(0+1) (0+0)
(0+3) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+0)		  Germany
Andrea Henkel
Magdalena Neuner
Andreas Birnbacher
Arnd Peiffer
1:13:02.1
(0+2) (0+1)
(0+1) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+1) (1+3)

Medal table

Top nations
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway (NOR)4116
2 France (FRA)3508
3 Germany (GER)2125
4 Belarus (BLR)1102
 Slovenia (SLO)1102
6 Sweden (SWE)0235
7 Russia (RUS)0022
8 Czech Republic (CZE)0011
 Finland (FIN)0011
 Ukraine (UKR)0011
Totals (10 entries)11111133

Top athletes

All athletes with two or more medals.

RankBiathleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Martin Fourcade (FRA)3104
2 Tora Berger (NOR)3014
3 Magdalena Neuner (GER)2114
4 Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR)2103
5 Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR)2002
6 Darya Domracheva (BLR)1102
 Jakov Fak (SLO)1102
8 Andrea Henkel (GER)1012
 Synnøve Solemdal (NOR)1012
10 Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA)0303
11 Simon Fourcade (FRA)0202
12 Carl Johan Bergman (SWE)0112
13 Andreas Birnbacher (GER)0022
 Arnd Peiffer (GER)0022

References
  1. "IBU World Championships". Biathlonworld.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  2. Men's sprint results
  3. Men's pursuit results
  4. Men's individual results
  5. Men's relay results
  6. Men's mass start results
  7. Women's sprint results
  8. Women's pursuit results
  9. Women's individual results
  10. Women's relay results
  11. Women's mass start results
  12. Mixed relay results
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