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The 38th Biathlon World Championships
Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in...

were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk

Khanty-Mansiysk

Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

10 km sprint

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...	Norway
	Ricco Gross Ricco Gross Ricco Groß is a former German biathlete and multiple gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics and World Championships. He is married to Kathrin since 1994 and they have three sons: Marco , Simon , and Gabriel...	Germany
	Zdenek Vitek Zdenek Vítek Zdeněk Vítek is a Czech biathlete.-Career:* World Championships* 2003 - bronze medal on the sprint-References:*...	Czech Republic

12,5 km pursuit

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Ricco Gross Ricco Gross Ricco Groß is a former German biathlete and multiple gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics and World Championships. He is married to Kathrin since 1994 and they have three sons: Marco , Simon , and Gabriel...	Germany
	Halvard Hanevold Halvard Hanevold Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...	Norway
	Paavo Puurunen Paavo Puurunen Paavo Puurunen is a Finnish biathlete. Puurunen debuted on the World Cup scene in the 1995/96 season. His best overall placing is from 1997/98 season when he finished 13th. He won his lone world cup victory in Pokljuka in 2001, in the World Championship, on the 20 km...	Finland

15 km mass start

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...	Norway
	Sven Fischer Sven Fischer Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...	Germany
	Raphaël Poirée Raphaël Poirée Raphaël Poirée is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1999 to 2007. With his 44 World cup victories and several World Championship medals he ranks among the most successful biathletes ever.-Biography:...	France

20 km individual

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Halvard Hanevold Halvard Hanevold Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...	Norway
	Vesa Hietalahti Vesa Hietalahti Vesa Hietalahti is a former Finnish biathlete-References:*...	Finland
	Ricco Gross Ricco Gross Ricco Groß is a former German biathlete and multiple gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics and World Championships. He is married to Kathrin since 1994 and they have three sons: Marco , Simon , and Gabriel...	Germany

4 x 7.5 km relay

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... Peter Sendel Peter Sendel Peter Sendel is a former German biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Sendel was a part of the German team that won the gold medal... Sven Fischer Sven Fischer Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert... Ricco Gross Ricco Gross Ricco Groß is a former German biathlete and multiple gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics and World Championships. He is married to Kathrin since 1994 and they have three sons: Marco , Simon , and Gabriel... Frank Luck Frank Luck Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event...	Germany
	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... Viktor Maigurov Pavel Rostovtsev Pavel Rostovtsev Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев (born September 21, 1971 in Gus-Khrustalny, Vladimir Oblast is a former Russian... Sergei Rozhkov Sergei Tchepikov Sergei Tchepikov Sergey Vladimirovich Tchepikov \|Khor]], Khabarovsk Krai) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon and one in cross country skiing...	Russia
	Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... Alexei Aidarov Alexei Aidarov Alexei Aidarov is a Ukrainian biathlete.- Career :Olympics1998 – Bronze medal on the 20 km individualWorld Championships1996 – Bronze medal on the relay1999 – gold medal on the relay... Vladimir Dratchev Vladimir Dratchev Vladimir Petrovich Dratchev is former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Dratchev has four world championship titles in his career... Rustam Valiulin Oleg Ryzhenkov Oleg Ryzhenkov Oleg Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov is a Belarusian biathlete.- Career :World Championships1995 - Bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay*1996 - Gold medal in the Team event, bronze medal on the relay...	Belarus

7.5 km sprint

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Sylvie Becaert Sylvie Becaert Sylvie Becaert is a French biathlete. Becaert's best year so far was 2003 when she came third in the overall world cup standings and won gold in the sprint event at the World Championships 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk. At the 2006 Olympics in Turin, she won a bronze medal with the French relay team...	France
	Olena Petrova Olena Petrova Olena Petrova . Is a Ukrainian biathlete- Career :Olympics1998 - silver medal on the 15 km*World Championships...	Ukraine
	Katerina Holubcova Katerina Holubcová Kateřina Holubcová-Jakešová is a former Czech biathlete.- Career :* World Championships* 2003 - gold medal on the 15 km, bronze on the sprint-References:*...	Czech Republic

10 km pursuit

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Sandrine Bailly Sandrine Bailly Sandrine Bailly is a former French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she could win the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second...	France
	Martina Glagow Martina Glagow Martina "Molly" Beck , is a German biathlete. She now lives in Mittenwald in Bavaria. She was most successful in the 2002–03 season, when she was the first German to win the women's overall Biathlon World Cup...	Germany
	Svetlana Ishmuratova	Russia

The photo finish could not separate the top duo.

12.5 km mass start

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Albina Akhatova Albina Akhatova Albina Khamitovna Akhatova is a Russian biathlete.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won bronze medals in the 10 km pursuit and 15 km individual; she originally finished fourth in the individual but was promoted when her teammate Olga Pyleva was disqualified after failing a doping...	Russia
	Svetlana Ishmuratova	Russia
	Sandrine Bailly Sandrine Bailly Sandrine Bailly is a former French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she could win the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second...	France

15 km individual

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Katerina Holubcova Katerina Holubcová Kateřina Holubcová-Jakešová is a former Czech biathlete.- Career :* World Championships* 2003 - gold medal on the 15 km, bronze on the sprint-References:*...	Czech Republic
	Olena Zubrilova Olena Zubrilova Olena Zubrilova is a Ukrainian born biathlete who has been competing for Belarus since 2002. Prior to that, she had competed for the Ukraine from 1991 until she changed her citizenship to Belarus in 2002....	Belarus
	Gunn Margit Andreassen Gunn Margit Andreassen Gunn Margit Aas Andreassen is a Norwegian biathlete.-Biathlon career:She has won two Olympic medals, bronze in Nagano 1998 and silver in Salt Lake City 2002. Both in biathlon relay...	Norway

4 x 6 km relay

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... Albina Akhatova Albina Akhatova Albina Khamitovna Akhatova is a Russian biathlete.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won bronze medals in the 10 km pursuit and 15 km individual; she originally finished fourth in the individual but was promoted when her teammate Olga Pyleva was disqualified after failing a doping... Svetlana Ishmuratova Galina Kukleva Svetlana Tchernusova Svetlana Tchernusova Svetlana Tchernusova, born 18 September 1970, is a Russian biathlete.- Honours :* Biathlon World Championships** Gold medal in relay in 2000, at the Biathlon World Championships 2000...	Russia
	Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... Oksana Khvostenko Oksana Khvostenko Oksana Khvostenko is a Ukrainian biathlete. In 2011 Ukraine initially finished 2nd in the relay but was later disqualified because she had too high levels of ephedrine in a doping test.- Career :... Irina Merkushina Oksana Yakovleva Olena Petrova Olena Petrova Olena Petrova . Is a Ukrainian biathlete- Career :Olympics1998 - silver medal on the 15 km*World Championships...	Ukraine
	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... Simone Denkinger Simone Denkinger Simone Hye-Soon Hauswald is a German biathlete. She was born to a Korean mother and a German father. In 2008, she won her first single World Cup Race.-Career highlights:IBU World Championships... Uschi Disl Uschi Disl Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard... Kati Wilhelm Kati Wilhelm Kati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant... Martina Glagow Martina Glagow Martina "Molly" Beck , is a German biathlete. She now lives in Mittenwald in Bavaria. She was most successful in the 2002–03 season, when she was the first German to win the women's overall Biathlon World Cup...	Germany

Medal table

Place	Nation				Total
1	Germany	3	2	2	7
2	Norway	3	1	1	5
3	Russia	2	2	1	5
4	Early Modern France	2	0	2	4
5	Czech Republic	1	0	2	3
6	Ukraine	0	2	0	2
7	Belarus	0	1	1	2
8	Finland	0	1	1	2

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