# Biathlon World Championships 2012

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

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 |
| 3 March | 15:30 | Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| 4 March | 13:15 | Men's 12.5 km pursuit |
| 4 March | 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 |
| 11 March | 16:00 | Women's 12.5 km mass start |

## Medal winners
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 10 km sprint details | 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 details | 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) |
| 20 km individual details | 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) |
| 4 × 7.5 km relay details | NorwayOle Einar Bjørndalen Rune Brattsveen Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | 1:17:26.8 (0+0) (1+3) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) | FranceJean-Guillaume Béatrix Simon Fourcade Alexis Bœuf Martin Fourcade | 1:17:56.5 (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+3) | GermanySimon Schempp Andreas Birnbacher Michael Greis Arnd Peiffer | 1:18:19.8 (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+3) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) |
| 15 km mass start details | 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) |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 7.5 km sprint details | 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 details | 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) |
| 15 km individual details | Tora Berger Norway | 42:30.0 (1+0+0+0) | Marie-Laure Brunet France | 43:26.4 (0+0+0+1) | Helena Ekholm Sweden | 43:41.1 (1+0+0+0) |
| 4 × 6 km relay details | GermanyTina Bachmann Magdalena Neuner Miriam Gössner Andrea Henkel | 1:09:33.0 (0+1) (0+0) (0+3) (1+3) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) | FranceMarie-Laure Brunet Sophie Boilley Anaïs Bescond Marie Dorin Habert | 1:10:01.5 (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) | NorwayFanny Horn Elise Ringen Synnøve Solemdal Tora Berger | 1:10:12.5 (0+1) (0+3) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+3) (0+1) (0+0) |
| 12.5 km mass start details | 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) |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 2 × 6 + 2 × 7.5 km W+M relay details | NorwayTora Berger Synnøve Solemdal Ole Einar Bjørndalen Emil Hegle Svendsen | 1:12:29.3 (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+3) (0+2) (0+2) (0+0) (0+2) | SloveniaAndreja Mali Teja Gregorin Klemen Bauer Jakov Fak | 1:12:49.5 (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+3) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) | GermanyAndrea Henkel Magdalena Neuner Andreas Birnbacher Arnd Peiffer | 1:13:02.1 (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (1+3) |

## Medal table
### Top nations

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 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 |
| 6 | Jakov Fak (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Andrea Henkel (GER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 13 | Arnd Peiffer (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |