| Biathlon World Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Date | February–March |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location | various |
| Inaugurated | 1958 (1958) |
| Organised by | IBU |
 Biathlon World Championships 2025 | |
The firstBiathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The original team event, Team (time), was held for the last time in 1965, to be replaced in 1966 by the team event, Relay (4 × 7.5 km). 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 joint Biathlon World Championships. In 1978 the development was enhanced by the change from the large army rifle calibre to a small bore rifle, while the range to the target was reduced from 150 to 50 meters.[1]
The Biathlon World Championships of the season takes place during February or March. Some years it has been necessary to schedule parts of the Championships at other than the main venue because of weather and/or snow conditions. Full, joint Biathlon World Championships have never been held inOlympic Winter Games seasons. Biathlon World Championships in non-IOC events, however, have been held in Olympic seasons. In 2005, the then new event of Mixed Relay (two legs done by women, two legs by men) was arranged separately from the ordinary Championships.
Past Championships:
Saalfelden,Austria
Courmayeur,Italy
Umeå,Sweden
Hämeenlinna,FinlandSeefeld,Austria
Elverum,Norway
Garmisch-Partenkirchen,West Germany
Altenberg,East Germany (first event in East Europe)
Zakopane,PolandÖstersund,SwedenHämeenlinna,Finland
Lake Placid, New York,United States (first event outside Europe and in the Americas)
Minsk,USSRAntholz-Anterselva,ItalyAntholz-Anterselva,Italy (Sprint)Vingrom,NorwayHochfilzen,AustriaRuhpolding,West GermanyLahti,FinlandMinsk,USSRAntholz-Anterselva,Italy
Chamonix,France (Women)Ruhpolding,West Germany (Men) and
Egg am Etzel (nearEinsiedeln),Switzerland (Women)Oslo,Norway (Men) andFalun,Sweden (Women)Lake Placid, New York,United States (Men) andLahti,Finland (Women)Chamonix,France (Women)Feistritz an der Drau,Austria (first joint Biathlon World Championships)Minsk,USSR;Oslo,Norway andKontiolahti,FinlandLahti,Finland
Novosibirsk,Russia (Team)
Borovets,Bulgaria
Canmore,Canada (Team)Antholz-Anterselva,ItalyRuhpolding,Germany
Brezno-Osrblie,Slovakia
Pokljuka,Slovenia (Pursuit) andHochfilzen,Austria (Team)Kontiolahti,Finland andOslo,NorwayOslo,Norway andLahti,FinlandPokljuka,SloveniaOslo,Norway (Mass start)
Khanty-Mansiysk,RussiaOberhof, GermanyHochfilzen,Austria andKhanty-Mansiysk,Russia (Mixed relay)Pokljuka,Slovenia (Mixed relay)Antholz-Anterselva,ItalyÖstersund,Sweden
Pyeongchang,South Korea (first event in Asia)Khanty-Mansiysk,Russia (Mixed relay)Khanty-Mansiysk,RussiaRuhpolding,Germany
Nové Město na Moravě,Czech RepublicKontiolahti,FinlandOslo,NorwayHochfilzen,AustriaÖstersund,SwedenAntholz-Anterselva,ItalyPokljuka,SloveniaOberhof, GermanyNové Město na Moravě,Czech RepublicLenzerheide,SwitzerlandUpcoming:
Numbers in brackets denotes number of victories in corresponding disciplines. Boldface denotes record number of victories.
This event was first held in 1958.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 11 | 10 | 11 | 32 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | France | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Finland | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | East Germany | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Germany | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Russia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Poland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 |  United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 13 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Belarus | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 153 | |
This event was first held in 1974.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 13 | 12 | 10 | 35 |
| 2 | East Germany | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | France | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
This event was first held in 1997.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 2 | France | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
This event was first held in 1999.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 10 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Russia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
This event was first held unofficially in1965. It was a success, and replacedthe team competition as an official event in 1966.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 11 | 15 | 6 | 32 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Germany | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | East Germany | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | France | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian Biathlon Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
This event was held from 1958 to 1965. The times of the top 3 athletes from each country in the 20 km individual were added together(in 1958 the top 4).
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Sweden | Soviet Union | Norway |
| 1959 | Soviet Union | Sweden | Norway |
| 1961 | Finland | Soviet Union | Sweden |
| 1962 | Soviet Union | Finland | Norway |
| 1963 | Soviet Union | Finland | Norway |
| 1965 | Norway | Soviet Union | Poland |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
This event, a patrol race, was held from 1989 to 1998. From 1989–93 the distance of this event was 20 km, while from 1994–98, the distance was 10 km.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Belarus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  CIS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Russia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Numbers in brackets denotes number of victories in corresponding disciplines. Boldface denotes record number of victories.
This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988 the distance was 10 km.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | France | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  China | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 | |
This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988 the distance was 5 km.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | Norway | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Russia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sweden | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 33 | 33 | 34 | 100 | |
This event was first held in 1997.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Norway | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 24 | 22 | 23 | 69 | |
This event was first held in 1999.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Germany | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Russia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | France | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
This event was first held in 1984. Through 1988, the event was 3 × 5 km, while from 1989–91 it was 3 × 7.5 km, and from 1993–2001 it was 4 × 7.5 km. In 2003, the leg distance was set to 6 km.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Norway | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | France | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Sweden | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 | |
This event, a patrol race, was held from 1989 to 1998. 1989–93: 15 km. 1994–98: 7.5 km.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Norway | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | France | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | CIS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Numbers in brackets denotes number of victories in corresponding disciplines. Boldface denotes record number of victories.
This event was first held in 2005, at theBiathlon World Cup finals inKhanty-Mansiysk. In 2005–20, the women biathletes did the first two legs and the men did the following two (except 2006 when sequence was woman–man–woman–man), the women's ski legs were 6 km each while men ski legs were 7.5 km each (except 2005, 2006 and 2020 when ski legs were 6 km each for all relay members). In2021, the starting gender became the result of an alternation: for the first time, men opened the relay and women closed it. Since then, this sequence alternates for each following edition. The distance skied became the same for all genders and depending on the one running the first leg (7.5 km if men run first, 6 km if women do), but in 2024 it became 6 km for every relay member no matter who runs first leg.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
This event was first held in 2019. Each team consists of two members - man and woman. The first of the team members runs the first and third legs (3 km each), the other team member – the second and fourth legs (3 km and 4.5 km respectively). In 2019 and 2020 the women biathletes started single mixed relay and the men biathletes finished it, but in 2021 this order was reversed. Since then, this order alternates for each following edition.
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Norway | Italy | Sweden |
| 2020 | Norway | Germany | France |
| 2021 | France | Norway | Sweden |
| 2023 | Norway | Austria | Italy |
| 2024 | France | Italy | Norway |
| 2025 | France | Norway | Germany |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Updated after the2025 Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 97 | 85 | 75 | 257 |
| 2 | Germany | 65 | 56 | 41 | 162 |
| 3 | France | 51 | 40 | 52 | 143 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 44 | 29 | 21 | 94 |
| 5 | Russia | 28 | 39 | 28 | 95 |
| 6 | Sweden | 19 | 21 | 33 | 73 |
| 7 | East Germany | 19 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 8 | Italy | 12 | 14 | 14 | 40 |
| 9 | Finland | 10 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 7 | 11 | 21 | 39 |
| 11 | Belarus | 6 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 13 | Austria | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
| 14 | West Germany | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 15 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Poland | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 17 | United States | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 18 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 20 | CIS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | China | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russian Biathlon Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 entries) | 376 | 374 | 376 | 1,126 | |
Boldface denotes active biathletes and highest medal count among all biathletes (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
| Rank | Biathlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Norway | 2015 | 2025 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 43 |
| 2 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | 1997 | 2017 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 45 |
| 3 | Martin Fourcade | France | 2011 | 2020 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 4 | Tarjei Bø | Norway | 2011 | 2025 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Norway | 2007 | 2016 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Frank Luck | East Germany Germany | 1989 | 2004 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Alexander Tikhonov | Soviet Union | 1967 | 1979 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Ricco Groß | Germany | 1991 | 2007 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 9 | Frank Ullrich | East Germany | 1977 | 1983 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Raphaël Poirée | France | 1998 | 2007 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| Rank | Biathlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Norway | 2015 | 2025 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 2 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | 1997 | 2017 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | Martin Fourcade | France | 2011 | 2020 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | Raphaël Poirée | France | 1998 | 2007 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Norway | 2008 | 2016 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Frank Ullrich | East Germany | 1978 | 1983 | 5 | 3 | – | 8 |
| 7 | Alexander Tikhonov | Soviet Union | 1969 | 1979 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Ricco Groß | Germany | 1995 | 2005 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Mark Kirchner | East Germany Germany | 1990 | 1993 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| 10 | Eirik Kvalfoss | Norway | 1982 | 1991 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Rank | Biathlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Norway | 2016 | 2023 | 13 | – | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Magdalena Neuner | Germany | 2007 | 2012 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | Tiril Eckhoff | Norway | 2015 | 2021 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Elena Golovina | Soviet Union | 1985 | 1991 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Julia Simon | France | 2021 | 2025 | 10 | – | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Petra Behle (Schaaf) | West Germany Germany | 1988 | 1997 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Uschi Disl | Germany | 1991 | 2005 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Andrea Henkel | Germany | 2000 | 2013 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Tora Berger | Norway | 2006 | 2013 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Liv Grete Poirée (Skjelbreid) | Norway | 1997 | 2004 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Rank | Biathlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magdalena Neuner | Germany | 2007 | 2012 | 6 | 2 | – | 8 |
| 2 | Magdalena Forsberg (Wallin) | Sweden | 1996 | 2001 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Liv Grete Poirée (Skjelbreid) | Norway | 2000 | 2004 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Olena Zubrilova | Ukraine Belarus | 1997 | 2005 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Laura Dahlmeier | Germany | 2015 | 2019 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Tora Berger | Norway | 2008 | 2013 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Marie Dorin Habert | France | 2015 | 2016 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Andrea Henkel | Germany | 2005 | 2013 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| 9 | Julia Simon | France | 2023 | 2025 | 4 | – | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Petra Schaaf | West Germany Germany | 1988 | 1993 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
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