# Biathle

Biathle is a sub-sport of modern pentathlon consisting of running and freestyle swimming. The legs are raced with continuous transitions like a triathlon. It is a sport in its own right and bears close resemblance to aquathlon which also contains swimming and running but comes from triathlon. The race length is usually 200 m swim and 3 km run, which is shorter than aquathlon usually is.

## Sport

Biathle is a world class sport but not an Olympic one. Competitions are held under rules of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM).

## Biathle World Championships

The Biathle World Championships have been held in September or October annually since 1999. The first event was held in Monaco, and returned there every two years between 2003 and 2009. Approximately 500 athletes have competed at each edition of the championships, representing some 50 countries.

## Medallists
### Men's Championship

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1999 | Chad Senior (USA) | Mark Muller (RSA) | Christophe Ruer (FRA) |
| 2000 | Davyd Hyam (RSA) | Damien Catherine (RSA) | Danilo Palmucci (ITA) |
| 2001 | Hendrik de Villiers (RSA) | Andrés García (MEX) | Julios Granados (MEX) |
| 2002 | Hendrik de Villiers (RSA) | Leonardio Fiorella (ITA) | Luca Villa (ITA) |
| 2003 | Hendrik de Villiers (RSA) | Leonardio Fiorella (ITA) | Manuel Canuto (ITA) |
| 2004 | Manuel Canuto (ITA) | Mark Tucker (AUS) | Jon Fletcher (GBR) |
| 2005 | Richard Stannard (GBR) | Leonardio Fiorella (ITA) | Manuel Canuto (ITA) |
| 2006 | Gregan Clarkson (GBR) | Christopher Lionett (RSA) | Jon Fletcher (GBR) |
| 2007 | Richard Stannard (GBR) | Danielo Brustolon (ITA) | Alberto Alessandroni (ITA) |
| 2008 | Gregan Clarkson (GBR) | Juan Pretorius (RSA) | Jon Fletcher (GBR) |
| 2009 | Alberto Alessandroni (ITA) | Danilo Brustolon (ITA) | Ryan Peter (RSA) |
| 2010 | Richard Stannard (GBR) | Lukas Purkar (CZE) | Nicholas Tipper (GBR) |
| 2011 | Jon Fletcher (GBR) | Marcos Mendiola (ESP) | Russell North (GBR) |
| 2012 | Richard Stannard (GBR) | Juan Domínguez (ARG) | Tomáš Svoboda (CZE) |
| 2013 | Tomáš Svoboda (CZE) | Gregan Clarkson (GBR) | Jon Fletcher (GBR) |
| 2014 | Berndt Burger (RSA) | Ricardo Rego (POR) | Tiago Sousa (POR) |
| 2015 | Alexandre Henrard (FRA) | Tomáš Svoboda (CZE) | Ricardo Rego (POR) |
| 2016 | Alexandre Henrard (FRA) | Tomáš Svoboda (CZE) | Ricardo Rego (POR) |
| 2017 | Tomáš Svoboda (CZE) | Alexandre Henrard (FRA) | Ricardo Rego (POR) |
| 2018 | Angelos Vasileiou (GRE) | Tomáš Svoboda (CZE) | Temirlan Temirov (KAZ) |
| 2019 | Tiago Sousa (POR) | Arman Kydyrtayev (KAZ) | Gregan Clarkson (GBR) |
| 2021 | Ayan Beisenbayev (KAZ) | Meirlan Iskakov (KAZ) | Panagiotis Bitados (GRE) |
| 2022 | Ayan Beisenbayev (KAZ) | Alexandre Dallenbach (SUI) | Temirlan Temirov (KAZ) |
| 2023 | Meirlan Iskakov (KAZ) | Temirlan Temirov (KAZ) | Maxim Shmulich (KAZ) |
| 2024 | Ayan Beisenbayev (KAZ) | Temirlan Temirov (KAZ) | Meirlan Iskakov (KAZ) |

### Men's team championship

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 | Portugal (POR) | Georgia (GEO) | Not awarded |
| 2016 | Portugal (POR) | United States (USA) | Not awarded |
| 2017 | Czech Republic (CZE) | Portugal (POR) | France (FRA) |
| 2018 | Portugal (POR) | Egypt-1 (EGY) | Egypt-2 (EGY) |
| 2019 | United Kingdom (GBR) | Germany (GER) | United States (USA) |
| 2021 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Germany (GER) | Not awarded |
| 2022 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | France (FRA) | Lithuania (LTU) |
| 2023 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Lithuania (LTU) | Indonesia (IDN) |
| 2024 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | France (FRA) | Spain (ESP) |

### Women's championship

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1999 | Csilla Füri (HUN) | Pernille Svarre (DEN) | Rachel Jones (GBR) |
| 2000 | Rachel Jones (GBR) | Leandre Strydom (RSA) | Michelle Bridger (RSA) |
| 2001 | Rachel Jones (GBR) | Childs Treloar (RSA) | Caroline Bain (GBR) |
| 2002 | Daniela Chmet (ITA) | Rachel Jones (GBR) | Cristina Giribon (ITA) |
| 2003 | Daniela Chmet (ITA) | Rachel Jones (GBR) | Cristina Giribon (ITA) |
| 2004 | Daniela Chmet (ITA) | Laura Asadauskaitė (LTU) | Gwen Kinsey (GBR) |
| 2005 | Daniela Chmet (ITA) | Gwen Kinsey (GBR) | Cristina Giribon (ITA) |
| 2006 | Maria Barrett (GBR) | Caroline Jones (GBR) | Rachel Jones (GBR) |
| 2007 | Emma Davis (IRL) | Rachel Jones (GBR) | Maria Barrett (GBR) |
| 2008 | Andrea Steyn (RSA) | Rachel Jones (GBR) | Laura Hook (GBR) |
| 2009 | Daniela Chmet (ITA) | Rachel Jones (GBR) | Lucy Ferguson (GBR) |
| 2010 | Rachel Jones (GBR) | Natalie Thomas (GBR) | Kay Shafford (GBR) |
| 2011 | Nicola Roder (GBR) | Emma Davis (IRL) | Natalie Thomas (GBR) |
| 2012 | Petra Kuříková (CZE) | Rachel Jones (GBR) | Emma Davis (IRL) |
| 2013 | Nerissa Van der Walt (RSA) | Carmen Macheriotou (CYP) | Alice Sotero (ITA) |
| 2014 | Carina Richards (RSA) | Rachel Jones (GBR) | Kathy Wellam (GBR) |
| 2015 | Aurelija Tamašauskaitė (LTU) | Cindy Schwulst (RSA) | Carina Richards (RSA) |
| 2016 | Erin Storie (USA) | Lushano Smit (RSA) | Samantha Achterberg (USA) |
| 2017 | Eliška Přibylová (CZE) | Nicola Roder (GBR) | Camilia Akroune (FRA) |
| 2018 | Lena Gottwald (GER) | Lushano Smit (RSA) | Eliška Přibylová (CZE) |
| 2019 | Samantha Achterberg (USA) | Nadezhda Bekmaganbetova (KAZ) | Heidi Hendrick (USA) |
| 2021 | Anne-Kathrin Bucher (GER) | Alessia Mancini (ITA) | Pinelopi Nika (GRE) |
| 2022 | Lea Fernandez (FRA) | Aurelija Tamasauskaite (LTU) | Mariana Arceo (MEX) |
| 2023 | Gintare Venckauskaite (LTU) | Ieva Serapinaite (LTU) | Neda Dorosevaite (LTU) |
| 2024 | Bianca Strydom (RSA) | Annika Strydom (RSA) | Tara SCHwulst (RSA) |

### Women's team championship

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 | Georgia (GEO) | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2016 | United Kingdom (GBR) | United States (USA) | South Africa (RSA) |
| 2017 | France (FRA) | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2018 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2019 | United States (USA) | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2021 | Germany (GER) | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2022 | South Africa (RSA) | Lithuania (LTU) | Portugal (POR) |
| 2023 | Lithuania (LTU) | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2024 | South Africa (RSA) | Not awarded | Not awarded |

### Mixed relay Championship

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2016 | Erin Storie / Logan Storie (USA) | Eliska Pribylova / Tomas Svoboda (CZE) | Nina Waldner / Manfred Waldner (AUT) |
| 2017 | Julie Belhamri / Alexandre Henrard (FRA) | Eliska Pribylova / Tomas Svoboda (CZE) | Catalina Balbín / Carlos García (ESP) |
| 2018 | Eliska Pribylova / Ondrej Svechota (CZE) | Lushano Adendorff Smith / Tian Russouw (RSA) | Zinayida Batrak / Dmytro Kirpulanskyy (UKR) |
| 2019 | Samantah Schultz / Amro Elgeziry (USA) | Nadezhda Bekmaganbetova / Arman Kydyrtayev (KAZ) | Sarah Fountain / Gregan Clarkson (GBR) |
| 2021 | Annika Schneider / Uli Raeth (GER) | María Carnero Heres / Manuel Soriano (ESP) | Ida Arya / Christian Götz (GER) |
| 2022 | Aurelija Tamasauskaite / Titas Puronas (LTU) | Eloise Combeau / Remy Naceri (FRA) | Lara Tonak / Robin Schmidt (GER) |
| 2023 | Gintare Venckauskaite / Titas Puronas (LTU) | Shyra Mae Aranzado / Samuel German (PHL) | Julia Dale / Geoffrey Delusier (MCO) |
| 2024 | Tauset Lopez / Marco López (MEX) | Anel Issabayeva / Meirlan Iskakov (KAZ) | Tara Schwulst / Emihl Rossouw (RSA) |

## Venue

| Year | Location |
| 1999 | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| 2000 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| 2001 | Bonn, Germany |
| 2002 | Cagliari, Italy |
| 2003 | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| 2004 | Marktoberdorf, Germany |
| 2005 | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| 2006 | Salford Quays, Great Britain |
| 2007 | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| 2008 | Cape Town, South Africa |
| 2009 | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| 2010 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 2011 | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 2012 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 2013 | Limassol, Cyprus |
| 2014 | Escuintla, Guatemala |
| 2015 | Batumi, Georgia |
| 2016 | Sarasota, United States |
| 2017 | Viveiro, Spain |
| 2018 | Hurghada, Egypt |
| 2019 | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States |
| 2021 | Weiden, Germany |
| 2022 | Machico, Madeira, Portugal |
| 2023 | Bali, Indonesia |
| 2024 | Port Said, Egypt |