# Biathlon Junior World Championships

Biathlon Junior World Championships were first held in 1967 for men and in 1989 for women. According to the International Biathlon Union rules, biathletes qualify as Junior if they turn 20, 21 or 22 during the season from November to October, they qualify as Youth when they turn 17, 18 or 19 during the season.

## History

The first venue was Altenberg (then in East Germany) and the age limit of the participating athletes was 20 years (under 21, now under 22). The Biathlon Junior World Championships from 1967 to 1983 were held in the same period and in one venue as the Biathlon World Championships (men, except olympic years, 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980), and from 1984 to 1988 in the same period and in one venue as the Biathlon Women World Championships. Women junior competitions were introduced in 1989 when the Junior World Championships were, for the first time, organized independantly from the senior championships (men or women). Youth World Championships (under 19) were introduced in 2002.

## Editions

Junior and youth competitions were held at the following locations:
* 1967: Altenberg
* 1968: Luleå
* 1969: Zakopane
* 1970: Östersund
* 1971: Hämeenlinna
* 1972: Linthal
* 1973: Lake Placid
* 1974: Minsk
* 1975: Antholz
* 1976: Minsk
* 1977: Lillehammer
* 1978: Hochfilzen
* 1979: Ruhpolding
* 1980: Sarajevo
* 1981: Lahti
* 1982: Minsk
* 1983: Antholz
* 1984: Chamonix
* 1985: Egg am Etzel
* 1986: Falun
* 1987: Lahti
* 1988: Chamonix
* 1989: Voss
* 1990: Sodankylä
* 1991: Galyatető
* 1992: Canmore
* 1993: Ruhpolding
* 1994: Osrblie
* 1995: Andermatt
* 1996: Kontiolahti
* 1997: Forni Avoltri
* 1998: Valcartier
* 1999: Pokljuka
* 2000: Hochfilzen
* 2001: Khanty-Mansiysk
* 2002: Ridnaun
* 2003: Kościelisko
* 2004: Haute Maurienne Vanoise
* 2005: Kontiolahti
* 2006: Presque Isle
* 2007: Martell
* 2008: Ruhpolding
* 2009: Canmore, Alberta
* 2010: Torsby
* 2011: Nové Město na Moravě
* 2012: Kontiolahti
* 2013: Obertilliach
* 2014: Presque Isle
* 2015: Minsk
* 2016: Cheile Grădiştei
* 2017: Osrblie
* 2018: Otepää
* 2019: Osrblie
* 2020: Lenzerheide
* 2021: Obertilliach
* 2022: Soldier Hollow
* 2023: Schuchinsk
* 2024: Otepää
* 2025: Östersund
* 2026: Arber
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## Winners (junior events)
### Men's results

Missing : 1967 - 1996
| Year | Host | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
| 1997 | Forni Avoltri | Erik Lundström | Jay Hakkinen | no competition | Norway |
| 1998 | Valcartier | Joern Wollschlaeger | Andrei Prokunin | no competition | Germany |
| 1999 | Pokljuka | Syver Berg-Domaas | Syver Berg-Domaas | Syver Berg-Domaas | Sweden |
| 2000 | Hochfilzen | Fabian Mund | Fabian Mund | Fabian Mund | Germany |
| 2001 | Khanty-Mansiysk | Vitaly Chernychev | Andreas Birnbacher | Andreas Birnbacher | Germany |
| 2002 | Ridnaun | Simon Eder | Mattias Nilsson | Michal Šlesingr | Germany |
| 2003 | Kościelisko | Jouni Kinnunen | Michael Rösch | Maxim Tchoudov | Russia |
| 2004 | Haute Maurienne | Hansjörg Reuter | Simon Fourcade | Simon Fourcade | Germany |
| 2005 | Kontiolahti | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Simon Fourcade | Germany |
| 2006 | Presque Isle | Evgeny Ustyugov | Petr Hradecký | Evgeny Ustyugov | France |
| 2007 | Martell | Evgeny Abramenko | Christoph Stephan | Christoph Stephan | Germany |
| 2008 | Ruhpolding | Jean-Guillaume Béatrix | Anton Shipulin | Anton Shipulin | Russia |
| 2009 | Canmore | Manuel Müller | Lukas Hofer | Lukas Hofer | Germany |
| 2010 | Torsby | Yann Guigonnet | Evgeny Petrov | Manuel Müller | Germany |
| 2011 | Nové Město | Simon Desthieux | Tom Barth | Johannes Kühn | Germany |
| 2012 | Kontiolahti | Kurtis Wenzel | Maxim Tsvetkov | Maxim Tsvetkov | Norway |
| 2013 | Obertilliach | Alexandr Loginov | Alexandr Loginov | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Norway |
| 2014 | Presque Isle | Tore Leren | Alexander Povarnitsyn | Fabien Claude | Germany |
| 2015 | Minsk | Aristide Bègue | Aleksandr Dediukhin | Eduard Latypov | Russia |
| 2016 | Cheile Gradistei | Felix Leitner | Felix Leitner | Sean Doherty | Russia |
| 2017 | Osrblie | Sindre Pettersen | Igor Malinovskii | Igor Malinovskii | Russia |
| 2018 | Otepää | Igor Malinovskii | Vasily Tomshin | Sverre Dahlen Aspenes | Russia |
| 2019 | Osrblie | Martin Bourgeois République | Vebjørn Sørum | Vebjørn Sørum | Russia |
| 2020 | Lenzerheide | Max Barchewitz | Vebjørn Sørum | Danilo Riethmüller | Russia |
| 2021 | Obertilliach | Philipp Lipowitz | Emilien Claude | Emilien Claude | France |
| 2022 | Soldier Hollow | Jonáš Mareček | Martin Nevland | Martin Nevland | France |
| 2023 | Shchuchinsk | Benjamin Menz | Campbell Wright | Martin Nevland | Norway |
| Year | Host | Individual | Sprint | Mass start 60 | Relay |
| 2024 | Otepää | Leonhard Pfund | Isak Frey | Sivert Gerhardsen | Norway |
| 2025 | Östersund | Sivert Gerhardsen | Håvard Tosterud | Kasper Kalkenberg | Norway |

### Women's results

Missing : 1989 - 1996
| Year | Host | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
| 1997 | Forni Avoltri | Tetiana Rud | Andrea Henkel | no competition | Norway |
| 1998 | Valcartier | Simone Hauswald | Gro Istad-Kristiansen | no competition | Germany |
| 1999 | Pokljuka | Sabine Flatscher | Martina Glagow | Martina Glagow | Germany |
| 2000 | Hochfilzen | Irina Fomina | Sabrina Buchholz | Sabrina Buchholz | Germany |
| 2001 | Khanty-Mansiysk | Tatiana Moiseeva | Romy Beer | Jenny Adler | Russia |
| 2002 | Ridnaun | Nadezhda Chastina | Kathrin Pfisterer | Jenny Adler | Germany |
| 2003 | Kościelisko | Ute Niziak | Ludmila Ananko | Ute Niziak | Russia |
| 2004 | Haute Maurienne | Jenny Adler | Magdalena Neuner | Jenny Adler | Germany |
| 2005 | Kontiolahti | Anne Preußler | Magdalena Neuner | Anna Boulygina | Russia |
| 2006 | Presque Isle | Marion Blondeau | Carolin Hennecke | Magdalena Neuner | Germany |
| 2007 | Martell | Evgeniya Sedova | Svetlana Sleptsova | Svetlana Sleptsova | Germany |
| 2008 | Ruhpolding | Susann König | Magdalena Neuner | Magdalena Neuner | Germany |
| 2009 | Canmore | Nicole Wötzel | Nicole Wötzel | Miriam Gössner | Czech Republic |
| 2010 | Torsby | Réka Ferencz | Maren Hammerschmidt | Sophie Boilley | Russia |
| 2011 | Nové Město | Dorothea Wierer | Dorothea Wierer | Dorothea Wierer | Russia |
| 2012 | Kontiolahti | Chardine Sloof | Elena Ankudinova | Chardine Sloof | Norway |
| 2013 | Obertilliach | Laura Dahlmeier | Laura Dahlmeier | Olga Podchufarova | Germany |
| 2014 | Presque Isle | Luise Kummer | Evgeniya Pavlova | Galina Vishnevskaya | Germany |
| 2015 | Minsk | Yuliya Zhuravok | Lena Arnaud | Marie Heinrich | France |
| 2016 | Cheile Gradistei | Susanna Kurzthaler | Hanna Öberg | Hanna Öberg | Norway |
| 2017 | Osrblie | Megan Bankes | Michela Carrara | Valeriia Vasnetcova | Norway |
| 2018 | Otepää | Kamila Żuk | Kamila Żuk | Markéta Davidová | France |
| 2019 | Osrblie | Meng Fanqi | Ekaterina Bekh | Ekaterina Bekh | France |
| 2020 | Lenzerheide | Anastasiia Khaliullina | Anastasia Shevchenko | Anastasia Shevchenko | France |
| 2021 | Obertilliach | Camille Bened | Amy Baserga | Amy Baserga | France |
| 2022 | Soldier Hollow | Lisa Maria Spark | Tereza Voborníková | Tereza Voborníková | Italy |
| 2023 | Shchuchinsk | Kaja Zorč | Selina Grotian | Selina Grotian | Germany |
| Year | Host | Individual | Sprint | Mass start 60 | Relay |
| 2024 | Otepää | Julia Tannheimer | Sara Andersson | Julia Kink | Germany |
| 2025 | Östersund | Célia Henaff | Anna Andexer | Sara Andersson | France |

### Mixed relay

| Year | Host | Winner |
| 2023 | Shchuchinsk | Germany |
| 2024 | Otepää | Norway |
| 2025 | Östersund | Germany |

## Winners (youth events)
### Men's results

| Year | Host | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
| 2002 | Ridnaun | Christoph Knie | Marcel Lorenc | Andrei Doubassov | Germany |
| 2003 | Kościelisko | Simon Fourcade | Andrei Doubassov | Christoph Knie | Russia |
| 2004 | Haute Maurienne | Pavel Borisov | Jean-Philippe Leguellec | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Norway |
| 2005 | Kontiolahti | Viktor Vasilyev | Anders Bratli | Anders Bratli | Norway |
| 2006 | Presque Isle | Tarjei Bø | Arild Askestad | Arild Askestad | Russia |
| 2007 | Martell | Łukasz Szczurek | Talgat Golyashov | Florian Graf | Austria |
| 2008 | Ruhpolding | Ludwig Ehrhart | Vladiimir Alenishko | Ludwig Ehrhart | Germany |
| 2009 | Canmore | Ludwig Ehrhart | Kurtis Wenzel | Erlend Bjøntegaard | France |
| 2010 | Torsby | Martin Maier | Johannes Kühn | Aleksandr Pechenkin | Russia |
| 2011 | Nové Město | Pavel Hancharou | Maxim Tsvetkov | Maxim Tsvetkov | Russia |
| 2012 | Kontiolahti | Aristide Begue | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Johannes Thingnes Bø | France |
| 2013 | Obertilliach | Aristide Begue | Fabien Claude | Sean Doherty | Norway |
| 2014 | Presque Isle | Yaroslav Kostyukov | Sean Doherty | Sean Doherty | Germany |
| 2015 | Minsk | Kirill Streltsov | Jonas Uglem Mobakken | Felix Leitner | Russia |
| 2016 | Cheile Gradistei | Harald Øygard | Igor Malinovskii | Viacheslav Maleev | Norway |
| 2017 | Osrblie | Leo Grandbois | Emilien Claude | Emilien Claude | Norway |
| 2018 | Otepää | Mikhail Pervushin | Mikhail Pervushin | Mikhail Pervushin | Russia |
| 2019 | Osrblie | Niklas Hartweg | Alex Cisar | Alex Cisar | Germany |
| 2020 | Lenzerheide | Martin Nevland | Aleksei Kovalev | Martin Nevland | Norway |
| 2021 | Obertilliach | Denis Irodov | Denis Irodov | Denis Irodov | Poland |
| 2022 | Soldier Hollow | Arttu Heikkinen | Jakob Kulbin | Jakub Borguľa | Norway |
| 2023 | Shchuchinsk | Jakub Borgula | Kasper Kalkenberg | Sivert Gerhardsen | Czech Republic |
| Year | Host | Individual | Sprint | Mass start 60 | Relay |
| 2024 | Otepää | Antonin Guy | Kasper Kalkenberg | Kasper Kalkenberg | Norway |
| 2025 | Östersund | Antonin Guy | Lukas Tannheimer | Léo Carlier | France |

### Women's results

| Year | Host | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
| 2002 | Ridnaun | Kaja Eckhoff | Dong Xue | Dong Xue | China |
| 2003 | Kościelisko | Tereza Hlavsová | Maria Kossinova | Maria Kossinova | Russia |
| 2004 | Haute Maurienne | Marion Blondeau | Michaela Balatková | Inna Mozhevitina | France |
| 2005 | Kontiolahti | Svetlana Sleptsova | Darya Domracheva | Darya Domracheva | France |
| 2006 | Presque Isle | Veronika Vítková | Olga Vilukhina | Tamara Barič | Austria |
| 2007 | Martell | Laure Bosc | Laure Bosc | Marie Laure Brunet | France |
| 2008 | Ruhpolding | Dorothea Wierer | Maren Hammerschmidt | Janin Hammerschmidt | Germany |
| 2009 | Canmore | Zhang Yan | Zhang Yan Olga Iakushova | Dorothea Wierer | Russia |
| 2010 | Torsby | Olga Iakushova | Elena Badanina | Elena Badanina | Norway |
| 2011 | Nové Město | Thekla Brun-Lie | Ekaterina Zubova | Ekaterina Zubova | Russia |
| 2012 | Kontiolahti | Julia Bartolomäs | Hilde Fenne | Grete Gaim | Ukraine |
| 2013 | Obertilliach | Uliana Kaisheva | Uliana Kaisheva | Uliana Kaisheva | Russia |
| 2014 | Presque Isle | Julia Schwaiger | Lisa Vittozzi | Lisa Vittozzi | France |
| 2015 | Minsk | Anna Kryvonos | Darya Blashko | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | Belarus |
| 2016 | Cheile Gradistei | Marina Sauter | Karoline Erdal | Arina Pantova | Russia |
| 2017 | Osrblie | Lou Jeanmonnot | Irene Lardschneider | Irene Lardschneider | Russia |
| 2018 | Otepää | Elvira Öberg | Elvira Öberg | Anastasia Goreeva | Sweden |
| 2019 | Osrblie | Ukaleq Astri Slettemark | Maren Bakken | Amy Baserga | Norway |
| 2020 | Lenzerheide | Lea Meier | Linda Zingerle | Anna Gandler | Norway |
| 2021 | Obertilliach | Jeanne Richard | Lena Repinc | Lena Repinc | France |
| 2022 | Soldier Hollow | Sara Andersson | Maren Kirkeeide | Selina Grotian | Italy |
| 2023 | Shchuchinsk | Julia Kink | Julia Tannheimer | Julia Tannheimer | Germany |
| Year | Host | Individual | Sprint | Mass start 60 | Relay |
| 2024 | Otepää | Alma Siegismund | Elsa Tänglander | Oleksandra Merkushyna | Norway |
| 2025 | Östersund | Ilona Plecháčová | Martine Skog | Louise Roguet | Germany |

### Mixed relay

| Year | Host | Winner |
| 2023 | Shchuchinsk | Norway |
| 2024 | Otepää | France |
| 2025 | Östersund | Norway |

## Medal table

As of 2025.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 145 | 112 | 80 | 337 |
| 2 | Russia | 132 | 106 | 101 | 339 |
| 3 | Norway | 74 | 58 | 78 | 210 |
| 4 | France | 58 | 52 | 48 | 158 |
| 5 | Sweden | 14 | 11 | 12 | 37 |
| 6 | Italy | 11 | 23 | 25 | 59 |
| 7 | Austria | 10 | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| 8 | Belarus | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 9 | 25 | 26 | 60 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 8 | 15 | 16 | 39 |
| 11 | Poland | 8 | 13 | 12 | 33 |
| 12 | Slovenia | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 13 | China | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Finland | 5 | 21 | 24 | 50 |
| 15 | United States | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 16 | Canada | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 17 | Switzerland | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 19 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Slovakia | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 |
| 21 | Estonia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Greenland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 26 | Croatia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 519 | 509 | 506 | 1,534 |
* Germany including East Germany & West Germany medals
* Russia including USSR medals
* Czech Republic including Czechoslovakia medals