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The 42nd 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 Östersund

Östersund

Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...

in Jämtland

Jämtland

Jämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west...

in central Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

from February 8 to February 17, 2008. It was the second time Östersund was hosting the Biathlon World Championships, the first being in 1970. It was also 50 years after the first Biathlon World Championships

Biathlon World Championships 1958

The 1st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.-20 km individual:Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.-20 km team:...

, which were held 1958 in Saalfelden

Saalfelden

Saalfelden is a town in the Austrian state of Salzburg and is the administrative centre of the Pinzgauer Saalachtal...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

.

There were a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and the relatively new mixed relay. The championships were dominated by the German, Norwegian, and Russian teams, which would win every competition and 28 of the 33 available medals.

The 2009 Biathlon World Championships

Biathlon World Championships 2009

The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....

will be held from February 13 to February 22 in Pyeongchang in South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

Opening ceremony

Date / Time: Fri February 8, 2008 / 19:00 CET
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10 km sprint

Date / Start Time: Sat February 9, 2008 / 14:15 CET

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Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
	Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Alexandrovich Tchoudov is a Russian biathlete.He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the 2004/05 season and has since been a regular member of the Russian team. He has won a total of seven medals at World Championships, three gold, three silver, and one bronze.-World Championships...	Russia	0 + 0	22:25.4
	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	0 + 0	22:45.2	+19.8
	Ole Einar Bjoerndalen	Norway	0 + 2	22:55.4	+30.0
4	Ivan Tcherezov	Russia	0 + 1	23:01.2	+35.8
5	Michael Roesch Michael Roesch Michael Roesch is a film director, film producer and screenwriter. He collaborates on his movies with fellow filmmaker Peter Scheerer.A movie aficionado since he was a kid, Michael Roesch started shooting short 8 mm movies at age 12...	Germany	0 + 1	23:08.9	+43.5
6	Michal Slesingr Michal Šlesingr Michal Šlesingr is a Czech biathlete. His biggest achievement so far is silver medal in 10 km sprint and bronze medal in 20 km individual at the 2007 World Championship in Antholz, Italy.- External links :*...	Czech Republic	0 + 0	23:21.1	+55.7
7	Daniel Graf	Germany	1 + 0	23:23.9	+58.5
8	Andreas Birnbacher Andreas Birnbacher Andreas Birnbacher is a German biathlete. His biggest successes were the silver medal in the mass start event at the 2007 world championships and the gold medal in the mixed relay at the 2008 world championships.-External links:*...	Germany	0 + 0	23:25.8	+1:00.4
9	Tim Burke	United States	0 + 1	23:30.4	+1:05.0
10	Dmitri Yaroshenko	Russia	0 + 2	23:31.0	+1:05.6

12.5 km pursuit

Date / Start Time: Sun February 10, 2008 / 14:15 CET

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Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
	Ole Einar Bjoerndalen	Norway	0 + 1 + 1 + 0	31:04.51
	Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Alexandrovich Tchoudov is a Russian biathlete.He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the 2004/05 season and has since been a regular member of the Russian team. He has won a total of seven medals at World Championships, three gold, three silver, and one bronze.-World Championships...	Russia	2 + 0 + 2 + 0	31:14.60	+10.1
	Alexander Wolf Alexander Wolf Alexander Wolf is a German biathlete. At the 2008 World Championships in Östersund, Sweden, he won bronze medals in the 12.5 km pursuit and the 4×7.5 km relay.-External links:*...	Germany	0 + 0 + 1 + 0	31:47.39	+42.8
4	Dmitri Yaroshenko	Russia	1 + 1 + 0 + 0	31:54.59	+50.0
5	Michal Slesingr Michal Šlesingr Michal Šlesingr is a Czech biathlete. His biggest achievement so far is silver medal in 10 km sprint and bronze medal in 20 km individual at the 2007 World Championship in Antholz, Italy.- External links :*...	Czech Republic	0 + 0 + 0 + 0	31:57.07	+52.5
6	Simon Fourcade Simon Fourcade Simon Fourcade is a French biathlete. His younger brother Martin Fourcade is also a biathlete.-External links:**...	France	0 + 0 + 1 + 0	31:57.10	+52.6
7	Michael Roesch Michael Roesch Michael Roesch is a film director, film producer and screenwriter. He collaborates on his movies with fellow filmmaker Peter Scheerer.A movie aficionado since he was a kid, Michael Roesch started shooting short 8 mm movies at age 12...	Germany	0 + 0 + 1 + 1	32:02.56	+58.0
8	Ivan Tcherezov	Russia	0 + 1 + 1 + 1	32:02.76	+58.2
9	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	0 + 0 + 1 + 1	32:03.09	+58.5
10	Tim Burke	United States	0 + 0 + 2 + 0	32:23.18	+1:18.6

20 km individual

Date / Start Time: Thu February 14, 2008 / 17:15 CET

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Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
	Emil Hegle Svendsen Emil Hegle Svendsen Emil Hegle Svendsen is a Norwegian biathlete. He skis with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim. He is tall, and weighs 170 lb ....	Norway	0 + 1 + 0 + 0	51:51.9
	Ole Einar Bjoerndalen	Norway	1 + 1 + 0 + 0	52:23.3	+31.4
	Maxim Maksimov Maxim Maksimov - External links :*...	Russia	0 + 0 + 0 + 0	52:26.7	+34.8
4	Simon Fourcade Simon Fourcade Simon Fourcade is a French biathlete. His younger brother Martin Fourcade is also a biathlete.-External links:**...	France	0 + 0 + 0 + 1	52:57.3	+1:05.4
5	Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Alexandrovich Tchoudov is a Russian biathlete.He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the 2004/05 season and has since been a regular member of the Russian team. He has won a total of seven medals at World Championships, three gold, three silver, and one bronze.-World Championships...	Russia	3 + 0 + 0 + 0	53:13.9	+1:22.0
6	Christian De Lorenzi	Italy	0 + 1 + 0 + 0	53:26.6	+1:34.7
7	Zdenek Vitek Zdenek Vítek Zdeněk Vítek is a Czech biathlete.-Career:* World Championships* 2003 - bronze medal on the sprint-References:*...	Czech Republic	0 + 1 + 0 + 1	53:32.5	+1:40.6
8	Rustam Valiullin	Belarus	0 + 1 + 1 + 0	53:40.5	+1:48.6
9	Andriy Deryzemlya Andriy Deryzemlya Andriy Deryzemlya is a Ukrainian biathlete who competed at the top level for eleven seasons before winning his first international medal, a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championship.-References:* , from biathlonworld.com...	Ukraine	0 + 0 + 1 + 0	53:52.0	+2:00.1
10	Michal Slesingr Michal Šlesingr Michal Šlesingr is a Czech biathlete. His biggest achievement so far is silver medal in 10 km sprint and bronze medal in 20 km individual at the 2007 World Championship in Antholz, Italy.- External links :*...	Czech Republic	0 + 0 + 1 + 0	53:55.6	+2:03.7

4×7.5 km relay

Date / Start Time: Sat February 16, 2008 / 12:00 CET

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Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
Ivan Cherezov Ivan Cherezov - Honours :Winter Olympics2006 in Turin : silver medal in the 4x7.5 km relay.Biathlon World Championships2007 in Antholz : Gold medal in 4x7.5 km relay.2008 in Östersund : Gold medal in 4x7.5 km relay.... Nikolay Kruglov, Jr.* Dmitry Yaroshenko Dmitry Yaroshenko Dmitry Vladimirovich Yaroshenko is a Russian biathlete who has won once in Biathlon World Cup, Hochfilzen sprint in 2007... Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Alexandrovich Tchoudov is a Russian biathlete.He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the 2004/05 season and has since been a regular member of the Russian team. He has won a total of seven medals at World Championships, three gold, three silver, and one bronze.-World Championships...	Russia	0+0 – 0+1 0+0 – 0+2 0+0 – 0+1 0+0 – 0+1	1:21:00.7
Emil Hegle Svendsen Emil Hegle Svendsen Emil Hegle Svendsen is a Norwegian biathlete. He skis with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim. He is tall, and weighs 170 lb .... Rune Bratsveen Rune Bratsveen Rune Bratsveen is a Norwegian biathlete.-Career highlights:IBU World Championships*... 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	0+0 – 0+1 0+0 – 0+3 0+1 – 0+2 0+0 – 0+0	1:21:49.9	+49.2
Michael Rösch Michael Rösch Michael Rösch is a German biathlete. Michael Rösch has been junior world champion four times, three times in the relay and once in the sprint distance in 2003... Alexander Wolf Alexander Wolf Alexander Wolf is a German biathlete. At the 2008 World Championships in Östersund, Sweden, he won bronze medals in the 12.5 km pursuit and the 4×7.5 km relay.-External links:... Andreas Birnbacher Andreas Birnbacher Andreas Birnbacher is a German biathlete. His biggest successes were the silver medal in the mass start event at the 2007 world championships and the gold medal in the mixed relay at the 2008 world championships.-External links:... Michael Greis Michael Greis Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...	Germany	0+0 – 1+3 0+0 – 0+1 0+2 – 1+3 0+3 – 0+2	1:22:43.2	+1:42.5

15 km mass start

Date / Start Time: Sun February 17, 2008 / 12:00 CET

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Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
Emil Hegle Svendsen Emil Hegle Svendsen Emil Hegle Svendsen is a Norwegian biathlete. He skis with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim. He is tall, and weighs 170 lb ....	Norway	1 – 0 – 0 – 0	36:12.6
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	0 – 0 – 1 – 0	36:13.0	+0.4
Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Alexandrovich Tchoudov is a Russian biathlete.He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the 2004/05 season and has since been a regular member of the Russian team. He has won a total of seven medals at World Championships, three gold, three silver, and one bronze.-World Championships...	Russia	0 – 1 – 2 – 0	36:37.5	+24.9

7.5 km sprint

Date / Start Time: Sat February 9, 2008 / 11:00 CET

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Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
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...	Germany	0 – 0	19:43.1
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	0 – 0	19:55.8	+12.7
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 :...	Ukraine	0 – 0	20:06.3	+23.2

10 km pursuit

Date / Start Time: Sun February 10, 2008 / 12:00 CET

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Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
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...	Germany	0 – 0 – 0 – 0	28:56.0
Ekaterina Iourieva Ekaterina Iourieva Ekaterina Valeryevna Iourieva is a Russian biathlete and 2008 world champion in the 15 km individual. She was known for her outstanding shooting speed. On February 13th, 2009 IBU announced Iourieva, as well as two other Russian team members Olympic champion Albina Akhatova and world champion...	Russia	0 – 0 – 0 – 0	29:16.5	+20.5
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	0 – 0 – 0 – 0	29:34.5	+38.5

15 km individual

Date / Start Time: Thu February 14, 2008 / 14:05 CET

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Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
Ekaterina Iourieva Ekaterina Iourieva Ekaterina Valeryevna Iourieva is a Russian biathlete and 2008 world champion in the 15 km individual. She was known for her outstanding shooting speed. On February 13th, 2009 IBU announced Iourieva, as well as two other Russian team members Olympic champion Albina Akhatova and world champion...	Russia	0 – 0 – 0 – 0	44:23.8
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	1 – 0 – 0 – 0	45:37.1	+1:13.3
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 :...	Ukraine	0 – 0 – 1 – 0	46:48.2	+2:24.4

12.5 km mass start

Date / Start Time: Sat February 16, 2008 / 15:00 CET

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Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
Magdalena Neuner Magdalena Neuner Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...	Germany	0 – 0 – 2 – 2	39:36.5
Tora Berger Tora Berger Tora Berger is a World Cup level biathlete and Olympic Champion. She has been a member of the Norwegian women's biathlon team since 1999. She has 5 individual victories in the World Cup. She is the sister of biathlete and cross-country skier Lars Berger...	Norway	1 – 0 – 0 – 0	39:39.5	+3.0
Ekaterina Iourieva Ekaterina Iourieva Ekaterina Valeryevna Iourieva is a Russian biathlete and 2008 world champion in the 15 km individual. She was known for her outstanding shooting speed. On February 13th, 2009 IBU announced Iourieva, as well as two other Russian team members Olympic champion Albina Akhatova and world champion...	Russia	1 – 0 – 1 – 0	40:06.0	+29.5

4×6 km relay

Date / Start Time: Sun February 17, 2008 / 14:30 CET

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Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
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... 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... Magdalena Neuner Magdalena Neuner Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union... 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	0+0 – 0+0 0+0 – 0+0 0+2 – 1+3 0+2 – 0+2	1:10:12.6
Oksana Yakovleva Vita Semerenko Vita Semerenko Viktoria Oleksandrivna Semerenko , known also as Vita Semerenko is a Ukrainian biathlete. She represented Ukraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She won the silver medal in 4×6 km relay event at the Biathlon World Championships 2008.Biathlete Valentina is her twin sister.-References:... Valj Semerenko Valj Semerenko Valentina Oleksandrivna Semerenko , known also as Valya Semerenko is a Ukrainian biathlete. She represented Ukraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She won the silver medal in 4×6 km relay event at the Biathlon World Championships 2008.Biathlete Viktoria is her twin sister.-References:... 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 :...	Ukraine	0+0 – 0+0 0+0 – 0+2 0+0 – 0+2 0+0 – 0+0	1:10:43.5	+30.9
Delphine Peretto Marie-Laure Brunet Marie-Laure Brunet Marie-Laure Brunet is a French biathlete and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in the women's pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympics games of Vancouver.... 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... 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	0+1 – 0+1 0+0 – 1+3 0+1 – 1+3 0+2 – 0+2	1:11:48.3	+1:35.7

Mixed

2×6 km + 2×7.5 km relay

Date / Start Time: Tue February 12, 2008 / 14:15 CET

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Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
Sabrina Buchholz Sabrina Buchholz Sabrina Buchholz is a German biathlete.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsIBU World Junior ChampionshipsSabrina Buchholz is a German biathlete.-Career highlights:... Magdalena Neuner Magdalena Neuner Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union... Andreas Birnbacher Andreas Birnbacher Andreas Birnbacher is a German biathlete. His biggest successes were the silver medal in the mass start event at the 2007 world championships and the gold medal in the mixed relay at the 2008 world championships.-External links:*... Michael Greis Michael Greis Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...	Germany	0+0 – 0+0 0+0 – 0+2 0+1 – 0+2 0+0 – 0+1	1:12:20.5
Liudmila Kalinchik Liudmila Kalinchik Liudmila Kalinchik is a Belarusian biathlete. She represents Belarus at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:... Darya Domracheva Darya Domracheva Darya Vladimirovna Domracheva is a Belarusian biathlete who has been competing in the Biathlon World Cup since 2005. She became Junior World Champion in sprint and pursuit in 2005, and received numerous medals between 2005 and 2007... Rustam Valiullin Sergey Novikov	Belarus	0+0 – 0+1 0+0 – 0+1 0+0 – 0+0 0+0 – 0+2	1:13:13.1	+52.6
Svetlana Sleptsova Svetlana Sleptsova Svetlana Yuryevna Sleptsova in Khanty Mansiysk is a Russian biathlete. She is a member of the club CSKA . She is a three-time Junior World Champion and won the bronze medal in the mixed relay at the 2008 World Championships in Östersund. In 2009 she was part of the Gold medal winning Russian... Oksana Neupokoeva Nikolay Kruglov, Jr. Dmitry Yaroshenko Dmitry Yaroshenko Dmitry Vladimirovich Yaroshenko is a Russian biathlete who has won once in Biathlon World Cup, Hochfilzen sprint in 2007...	Russia	0+0 – 0+0 0+0 – 0+2 1+3 – 0+2 0+0 – 0+2	1:13:23.4	+1:02.9

Medal table

Place	Nation				Total
1	Germany	5	1	2	8
2	Norway	3	5	1	9
3	Russia	3	3	5	11
4	Ukraine	0	1	2	3
5	Belarus	0	1	0	1
6	Early Modern France	0	0	1	1

Medal summary

7.5 km sprint women
10 km sprint men
10 km pursuit women
12.5 km pursuit men
2×6 km + 2×7.5 km relay mixed	Germany	Belarus	Russia
15 km individual women
20 km individual men
4×7.5 km relay men	Russia	Norway	Germany
12.5 km mass start women
15 km mass start men
4×6 km relay women	Germany	Ukraine	Early Modern France

External links

Östersund 2008 - official website

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