# Biathlon World Championships 2015

The 47th Biathlon World Championships were held in Kontiolahti, Finland from 5 March to 15 March 2015.
There were a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay. All the events during this championships also counted for the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup season.

## Schedule

All times are local (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | Event |
| 5 March | 18:15 | 2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km mixed relay |
| 7 March | 14:00 | Men's 10 km sprint |
| 7 March | 17:30 | Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| 8 March | 14:15 | Men's 12.5 km pursuit |
| 8 March | 17:00 | Women's 10 km pursuit |
| 11 March | 18:15 | Women's 15 km individual |
| 12 March | 18:15 | Men's 20 km individual |
| 13 March | 18:15 | Women's 4 × 6 km relay |
| 14 March | 17:30 | Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| 15 March | 14:30 | Women's 12.5 km mass start |
| 15 March | 17:15 | Men's 15 km mass start |

## Medal winners
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 10 km sprint details | Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway | 24:12.8 (0+1) | Nathan Smith Canada | 24:24.9 (0+1) | Tarjei Bø Norway | 24:38.1 (0+0) |
| 12.5 km pursuit details | Erik Lesser Germany | 30:47.9 (0+0+0+0) | Anton Shipulin Russia | 31:04.9 (0+1+0+0) | Tarjei Bø Norway | 31:06.6 (0+0+1+0) |
| 20 km individual details | Martin Fourcade France | 47:29.4 (0+1+0+0) | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 47:50.3 (0+0+0+0) | Ondřej Moravec Czech Republic | 48:09.9 (0+1+0+0) |
| 4 × 7.5 km relay details | GermanyErik Lesser Daniel Böhm Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | 1:13:49.5 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) | NorwayOle Einar Bjørndalen Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | 1:14:04.9 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) | FranceSimon Fourcade Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Quentin Fillon Maillet Martin Fourcade | 1:14:23.1 (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) |
| 15 km mass start details | Jakov Fak Slovenia | 36:24.9 (0+0+1+0) | Ondřej Moravec Czech Republic | 36:25.9 (1+0+0+0) | Tarjei Bø Norway | 36:28.6 (0+0+1+0) |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 7.5 km sprint details | Marie Dorin Habert France | 22:16.8 (0+1) | Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak Poland | 22:26.4 (0+0) | Valentyna Semerenko Ukraine | 22:36.5 (0+1) |
| 10 km pursuit details | Marie Dorin Habert France | 30:07.7 (0+0+2+1) | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 30:23.0 (1+0+0+1) | Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak Poland | 30:39.3 (0+1+2+0) |
| 15 km individual details | Ekaterina Yurlova Russia | 41:32.2 (0+0+0+0) | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 41:55.4 (0+0+0+1) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 41:56.6 (0+1+1+0) |
| 4 × 6 km relay details | GermanyFranziska Hildebrand Franziska Preuß Vanessa Hinz Laura Dahlmeier | 1:11:54.6 (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) | FranceAnaïs Bescond Enora Latuillière Justine Braisaz Marie Dorin Habert | 1:12:54.9 (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (1+3) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) | ItalyLisa Vittozzi Karin Oberhofer Nicole Gontier Dorothea Wierer | 1:13:00.7 (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+3) (0+2) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) |
| 12.5 km mass start details | Valentyna Semerenko Ukraine | 34:32.9 (0+0+0+0) | Franziska Preuß Germany | 34:39.1 (0+0+0+1) | Karin Oberhofer Italy | 34:45.5 (1+1+0+0) |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 2 × 6 + 2 × 7.5 km W+M relay details | Czech RepublicVeronika Vítková Gabriela Soukalová Michal Šlesingr Ondřej Moravec | 1:20:27.2 (0+2) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) | FranceAnaïs Bescond Marie Dorin Habert Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Martin Fourcade | 1:20:47.4 (0+1) (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+0) | NorwayFanny Welle-Strand Horn Tiril Eckhoff Johannes Thingnes Bø Tarjei Bø | 1:20:54.9 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (1+3) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) |

## Medal table
### Top nations

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Slovenia (SVN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |

### Top athletes

All athletes with three or more medals.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Marie Dorin Habert (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Martin Fourcade (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Ondřej Moravec (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Tarjei Bø (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |