Biathlon World Championships 2012

The 45th Biathlon World Championships were held in Ruhpolding, Germany, from 1 to 11 March 2012.

Biathlon World Championships 2012
Individual		men		women
Sprint		men		women
Pursuit		men		women
Mass start		men		women
Relay		men	mixed	women

There were total of 11 competitions held: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start and relay races for men and women, and a mixed relay. All events during the championships also counted for the 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup season.

Schedule of events

Biathlon World Championships 2012 official logo

The schedule of the event stands below. All times in CET.

Date	Time	Event
1 March	15:30	2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km mixed relay
3 March	12:30	Men's 10 km sprint
	15:30	Women's 7.5 km sprint
4 March	13:15	Men's 12.5 km pursuit
	16:00	Women's 10 km pursuit
6 March	15:15	Men's 20 km individual
7 March	15:15	Women's 15 km individual
9 March	15:15	Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
10 March	15:15	Women's 4 × 6 km relay
11 March	13:30	Men's 15 km mass start
	16:00	Women's 12.5 km mass start

Medal winners

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
20 km individual	Jakov Fak Slovenia	46:48.2 (0+0+0+1)	Simon Fourcade France	46:55.2 (0+0+1+0)	Jaroslav Soukup Czech Republic	47:00.5 (0+1+0+0)
10 km sprint	Martin Fourcade France	24:18.6 (1+1)	Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway	24:33.7 (1+1)	Carl Johan Bergman Sweden	24:36.3 (0+0)
12.5 km pursuit	Martin Fourcade France	33:39.4 (1+1+0+2)	Carl Johan Bergman Sweden	33:44.6 (0+1+1+0)	Anton Shipulin Russia	34:01.5 (1+0+0+0)
15 km mass start	Martin Fourcade France	38:25.4 (0+1+1+0)	Björn Ferry Sweden	38:28.4 (0+0+0+0)	Fredrik Lindström Sweden	38:28.8 (0+1+1+0)
4 × 7.5 km relay	Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Rune Brattsveen Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen	1:17:26.8	France Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Simon Fourcade Alexis Bœuf Martin Fourcade	1:17:56.5	Germany Simon Schempp Andreas Birnbacher Michael Greis Arnd Peiffer	1:18:19.8

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
15 km individual	Tora Berger Norway	42:30.0 (1+0+0+0)	Marie-Laure Brunet France	43:26.4 (0+0+0+1)	Helena Ekholm Sweden	43:41.4 (1+0+0+0)
7.5 km sprint	Magdalena Neuner Germany	21:07.0 (0+0)	Darya Domracheva Belarus	21:22.2 (0+0)	Vita Semerenko Ukraine	21:44.6 (0+0)
10 km pursuit	Darya Domracheva Belarus	29:39.6 (0+1+1+0)	Magdalena Neuner Germany	30:04.7 (0+1+0+2)	Olga Vilukhina Russia	30:55.0 (0+0+1+0)
12.5 km mass start	Tora Berger Norway	35:41.6 (0+0+1+0)	Marie-Laure Brunet France	35:49.7 (0+0+0+1)	Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland	35:54.3 (0+0+0+1)
4 × 6 km relay	Germany Tina Bachmann Magdalena Neuner Miriam Gössner Andrea Henkel	1:09:33.0	France Marie-Laure Brunet Sophie Boilley Anaïs Bescond Marie Dorin	1:10:01.5	Norway Fanny Welle-Strand Horn Elise Ringen Synnøve Solemdal Tora Berger	1:10:12.5

Mixed

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km relay	Norway Tora Berger Synnøve Solemdal Ole Einar Bjørndalen Emil Hegle Svendsen	1:12:29.3	Slovenia Andreja Mali Teja Gregorin Klemen Bauer Jakov Fak	1:12:49.5	Germany Andrea Henkel Magdalena Neuner Andreas Birnbacher Arnd Peiffer	1:13:02.1

Medal table

Top nations

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway	4	1	1	6
2	France	3	5	0	8
3	Germany	2	1	2	5
4	Belarus	1	1	0	2
	Slovenia	1	1	0	2
6	Sweden	0	2	3	5
7	Russia	0	0	2	2
8	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
	Finland	0	0	1	1
	Ukraine	0	0	1	1
Total		11	11	11	33

Top athletes

All athletes with two or more medals.

Rank	Biathlete	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Martin Fourcade (FRA)	3	1	0	4
2	Tora Berger (NOR)	3	0	1	4
3	Magdalena Neuner (GER)	2	1	1	4
4	Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR)	2	1	0	3
5	Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR)	2	0	0	2
6	Darya Domracheva (BLR)	1	1	0	2
	Jakov Fak (SLO)	1	1	0	2
8	Andrea Henkel (GER)	1	0	1	2
	Synnøve Solemdal (NOR)	1	0	1	2
10	Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA)	0	3	0	3
11	Simon Fourcade (FRA)	0	2	0	2
12	Carl Johan Bergman (SWE)	0	1	1	2
13	Andreas Birnbacher (GER)	0	0	2	2
	Arnd Peiffer (GER)	0	0	2	2

External links

• Official website
• IBU