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The 36th 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 2001 for the second time in Pokljuka

Pokljuka

Pokljuka is a foresty plateau at the altitude of around 1300 metres, situated partly in the municipality of Bled and partly in municipality of Bohinj in northwestern Slovenia. It is part of Triglav national park...

, Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

10 km sprint

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	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...	Russia
	René Cattarinussi René Cattarinussi René Cattarinussi is an Italian former biathlete. At the World Championship 1996 in Ruhpolding he took a bronze medal in the sprint event, the following year at the World Championship 1997 in Osrblie he won a silver medal in the sprint event and bronze in the relay...	Italy
	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

12,5 km pursuit

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	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...	Russia
	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
	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

15 km mass start

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	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
	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

20 km individual

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	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
	Vadim Sashurin Vadim Sashurin Vadim Leonidovich Sashurin is a retired Belarusian biathlete.- Career :World Championships1995 - bronze medal on the relay*1996 - bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay...	Belarus
	Ilmars Bricis Ilmars Bricis Ilmārs Bricis is former Latvian biathlete, who has participated in six Winter Olympics from 1992 to 2010.He is married to three-time Olympian Anžela Brice...	Latvia

4 x 7.5 km relay

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... Gilles Marguet Gilles Marguet Gilles Marguet is a French biathlete.He was born in Pontarlier. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he won a bronze medal with the French relay team, in 4 x 7.5 km relay.-References:... Vincent Defrasne Vincent Defrasne Vincent Defrasne is a French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.... Julien Robert Julien Robert Julien Robert is a French biathlete.As a member of the French team, he won bronze at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.... 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
	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 ,... Aleksei Aidarov Alexander Syman Oleg Ryzhenkov Oleg Ryzhenkov Oleg Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov is a Belarusian biathlete.- Career :World Championships1995 - Bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay1996 - Gold medal in the Team event, bronze medal on the relay... Vadim Sashurin Vadim Sashurin Vadim Leonidovich Sashurin is a retired Belarusian biathlete.- Career :World Championships1995 - bronze medal on the relay1996 - bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay...	Belarus
	Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Egil Gjelland Egil Gjelland Egil Gjelland is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is olympic champion in the biathlon relay from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.... Frode Andresen Frode Andresen Frode Andresen is a Norwegian biathlete and a cross-country skier. He now resides in Hønefoss, and trains with the Ringkollen Skiklubb.-Early life:... 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... 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

7.5 km sprint

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	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...	Germany
	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...	Germany
	Liv Grete Poirée Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée from Hålandsdal, Fusa, near the city of Bergen in western Norway, is a former career biathlete. , . On 20 March 2006, Poirée announced her retirement, effective at the end of the season which ended on 26 March at the Holmenkollen...	Norway

10 km pursuit

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Liv Grete Poirée Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée from Hålandsdal, Fusa, near the city of Bergen in western Norway, is a former career biathlete. , . On 20 March 2006, Poirée announced her retirement, effective at the end of the season which ended on 26 March at the Holmenkollen...	Norway
	Corinne Niogret Corinne Niogret Corinne Niogret is a former French biathlete. She won 2 Olympic medals and 15 medals in the Biathlon World Championships. In 1999/2000 she finished 3rd in the overall World Cup, and she has a total of 8 victories in World Cup races.-References:*...	France
	Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena "Magda" Forsberg is a former Swedish cross country skier and biathlete. She was the dominating female biathlete from 1997 to 2002, when she retired, winning the Biathlon World Cup for six years straight...	Sweden

12.5 km mass start

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena "Magda" Forsberg is a former Swedish cross country skier and biathlete. She was the dominating female biathlete from 1997 to 2002, when she retired, winning the Biathlon World Cup for six years straight...	Sweden
	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
	Liv Grete Poirée Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée from Hålandsdal, Fusa, near the city of Bergen in western Norway, is a former career biathlete. , . On 20 March 2006, Poirée announced her retirement, effective at the end of the season which ended on 26 March at the Holmenkollen...	Norway

15 km individual

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena "Magda" Forsberg is a former Swedish cross country skier and biathlete. She was the dominating female biathlete from 1997 to 2002, when she retired, winning the Biathlon World Cup for six years straight...	Sweden
	Liv Grete Poirée Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée from Hålandsdal, Fusa, near the city of Bergen in western Norway, is a former career biathlete. , . On 20 March 2006, Poirée announced her retirement, effective at the end of the season which ended on 26 March at the Holmenkollen...	Norway
	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....	Ukraine

4 x 7.5 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... Olga Pyleva Olga Pyleva Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva , former Pyleva , née Zamorozova , is a retired Russian biathlete.... Anna Bogaliy Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Anna Ivanovna Bogaliy-Titovets is a Russian biathlete. She is 167 cm tall and weighs 58 kg.... Galina Kukleva Svetlana Ishmuratova	Russia
	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... 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... Katrin Apel Katrin Apel Katrin Apel is a retired German biathlete. , . Apel now resides in Gräfenroda, and is a member of the SV Eintracht Frankenhain club... Andrea Henkel Andrea Henkel Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach... 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...	Germany
	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... 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.... Olena Petrova Olena Petrova Olena Petrova . Is a Ukrainian biathlete- Career :Olympics1998 - silver medal on the 15 kmWorld Championships... Nina Lemesh Nina Lemesh Nina Lemesh is a Ukrainian biathlete.- Career :World Championships2000 - Bronze medal on the relay2001 - Bronze medal on the relay-References:*... Tetyana Vodopyanova Tetyana Vodopyanova Tetyana Vodopyanova is a former Ukrainian biathlete. Presently at the Institute of Physical Education and Wellness of the Volyn National Univercity [sic] where she is a "Distinguished Master of Sports".- Career :...	Ukraine

Medal table

Place	Nation				Total
1	Russia	3	0	0	3
2	Early Modern France	2	2	0	4
3	Sweden	2	0	1	3
4	Germany	1	3	2	6
5	Norway	1	2	4	7
6	Finland	1	0	0	1
7	Belarus	0	2	0	2
8	Italy	0	1	0	1
9	Ukraine	0	0	2	2
10	Latvia	0	0	1	1

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