# Biathlon World Championships 2013

The 46th Biathlon World Championships was held in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic, from 7 to 17 February 2013.
There were a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start and relay races for both men, women and a mixed relay. All events during the championships also counted for the Biathlon World Cup season.
Norway took a record 8 out of 11 gold medals.

## Schedule

All times are local.
| Date | Time | Event |
| 7 February | 17:30 | 2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km mixed relay |
| 9 February | 13:00 | Men's 10 km sprint |
| 9 February | 16:15 | Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| 10 February | 13:00 | Men's 12.5 km pursuit |
| 10 February | 16:15 | Women's 10 km pursuit |
| 13 February | 17:15 | Women's 15 km individual |
| 14 February | 17:15 | Men's 20 km individual |
| 15 February | 17:15 | Women's 4 × 6 km relay |
| 16 February | 15:15 | Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| 17 February | 12:00 | Women's 12.5 km mass start |
| 17 February | 15:00 | Men's 15 km mass start |

## Medal winners
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 10 km sprint details | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 23:25.1 (0+1) | Martin Fourcade France | 23:33.2 (0+1) | Jakov Fak Slovenia | 23:36.3 (0+0) |
| 12.5 km pursuit details | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 32:35.5 (0+0+0+1) | Martin Fourcade France | 32:35.6 (0+1+1+0) | Anton Shipulin Russia | 32:39.1 (0+0+1+0) |
| 20 km individual details | Martin Fourcade France | 49:43.0 (0+0+0+1) | Tim Burke United States | 50:06.5 (0+0+0+1) | Fredrik Lindström Sweden | 50:16.7 (0+0+0+1) |
| 4 × 7.5 km relay details | NorwayOle Einar Bjørndalen Henrik L'Abée-Lund Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | 1:15:39.0 (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) | FranceSimon Fourcade Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Alexis Bœuf Martin Fourcade | 1:16:51.8 (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) | GermanySimon Schempp Andreas Birnbacher Arnd Peiffer Erik Lesser | 1:16:57.5 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (2+3) |
| 15 km mass start details | Tarjei Bø Norway | 36:15.8 (0+0+0+0) | Anton Shipulin Russia | 36:19.5 (0+0+1+0) | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 36:23.2 (0+1+0+0) |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 7.5 km sprint details | Olena Pidhrushna Ukraine | 21:02.1 (0+0) | Tora Berger Norway | 21:08.5 (0+1) | Vita Semerenko Ukraine | 21:24.9 (0+0) |
| 10 km pursuit details | Tora Berger Norway | 28:48.4 (0+1+2+0) | Krystyna Pałka Poland | 29:06.9 (0+0+1+1) | Olena Pidhrushna Ukraine | 29:09.9 (0+0+2+0) |
| 15 km individual details | Tora Berger Norway | 44:52.5 (0+0+0+0) | Andrea Henkel Germany | 45:45.2 (0+0+0+0) | Valentyna Semerenko Ukraine | 46:35.0 (1+0+0+0) |
| 4 × 6 km relay details | NorwayHilde Fenne Ann Kristin Flatland Synnøve Solemdal Tora Berger | 1:08:11.0 (0+2) (1+3) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) | UkraineYuliia Dzhima Vita Semerenko Valentyna Semerenko Olena Pidhrushna | 1:08:18.0 (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) | ItalyDorothea Wierer Nicole Gontier Michela Ponza Karin Oberhofer | 1:08:22.6 (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) |
| 12.5 km mass start details | Darya Domracheva Belarus | 35:54.5 (1+0+0+1) | Tora Berger Norway | 36:03.2 (1+0+1+0) | Monika Hojnisz Poland | 36:22.1 (0+0+1+0) |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 2 × 6 + 2 × 7.5 km W+M relay details | NorwayTora Berger Synnøve Solemdal Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | 1:12:04.9 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) | FranceMarie-Laure Brunet Marie Dorin Habert Alexis Bœuf Martin Fourcade | 1:12:24.9 (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) | Czech RepublicVeronika Vítková Gabriela Soukalová Jaroslav Soukup Ondřej Moravec | 1:12:37.2 (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) |

## Medal table
### Top nations

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |

### Top athletes

All athletes with one gold or two or more medals.
| Rank | Biathlete | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Tora Berger (NOR) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Tarjei Bø (NOR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Synnøve Solemdal (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Martin Fourcade (FRA) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Darya Domracheva (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Henrik L'Abée-Lund (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Hilde Fenne (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Alexis Bœuf (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Anton Shipulin (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Valj Semerenko (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Vita Semerenko (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |