Biathlon World Championships

World Championships for biathlon were first held in 1958 with only one event. The number of events has grown over the years. In 1984, women first participated.

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1 Venues

2 Sprint (10 km), Men

3 Pursuit (12.5 km), Men

4 Mass start (15 km), Men

5 Individual (20 km), Men

6 Relay (4 x 7.5 km), Men

7 Team, Men

8 Sprint (7.5 km), Women

9 Pursuit (10 km), Women

10 Mass start (12.5 km), Women

11 Individual (15 km), Women

12 Relay (4 x 7.5 km), Women

13 Team, Women

Venues

In some years, it was necessary to schedule some events at other venues because of the weather. Until 1992, no World Championships were held in Olympic seasons.

1958 Saalfelden[?], Austria
1959 Courmayer[?], Italy
1961 Umea, Sweden
1962 Hämeenlinna[?], Finland
1963 Seefeld[?], Austria
1965 Elverum, Norway
1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen[?], West Germany
1967 Altenberg[?], East Germany
1969 Zakopane, Poland
1970 Östersund[?], Sweden
1971 Hämeenlinna[?], Finland
1973 Lake Placid, USA
1974 Minsk, USSR
1975 Antholz[?], Italy
1977 Lillehammer, Norway
1978 Hochfilzen[?], Austria
1979 Ruhpolding[?], West Germany
1981 Lathi[?], Finland
1982 Minsk, USSR
1983 Antholz[?], Italy
1985 Ruhpolding[?], West Germany
1986 Oslo, Norway
1987 Lake Placid, USA
1989 Feistritz[?], Austria
1990 Minsk, USSR and Oslo, Norway, and Kontiolahti[?], Finland
1991 Lahti[?], Finland
1992 Novosibirsk, USSR
1993 Borovets[?], Bulgaria
1994 Canmore[?], Canada
1995 Antholz[?], Italy
1996 Ruhpolding[?], Germany
1997 Brezno-Osrblie[?], Slovakia
1998 Pokljuka[?], Slovenia and Hochfilzen[?], Austria
1999 Kontiolahti[?], Finland
2000 Oslo, Norway and Lahti[?], Finland
2001 Pokljuka[?], Slovenia