# Biathlon Junior World Championships 2023

The 2023 Biathlon Junior World Championships were held from 4 to 12 March 2023 in Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan.

## Schedule

All times are local (UTC+6).
| Date | Time | Event |
| 4 March | 13:00 | Youth 4 × 6 km W+M mixed relay |
| 4 March | 16:00 | Junior 4 × 6 km W+M mixed relay |
| 5 March | 13:00 | Youth Women's 10 km individual |
| 5 March | 16:00 | Youth Men's 12.5 km individual |
| 6 March | 13:00 | Junior Women's 12.5 km individual |
| 6 March | 16:00 | Junior Men's 15 km individual |
| 7 March | 13:00 | Youth Women's 3 × 6 km relay |
| 7 March | 16:00 | Youth Men's 3 × 7.5 km relay |
| 8 March | 13:00 | Junior Women's 4 × 6 km relay |
| 8 March | 16:00 | Junior Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| 10 March | 13:00 | Youth Women's 6 km sprint |
| 10 March | 16:00 | Youth Men's 7.5 km sprint |
| 11 March | 13:00 | Junior Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| 11 March | 16:00 | Junior Men's 10 km sprint |
| 12 March | 11:00 | Youth Women's 7.5 km pursuit |
| 12 March | 12:00 | Youth Men's 10 km pursuit |
| 12 March | 14:15 | Junior Women's 10 km pursuit |
| 12 March | 15:20 | Junior Men's 12.5 km pursuit |

## Results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

### Junior events
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 15 km individual details | Benjamin Menz Germany | 43:12.3 (1+1+0+1) | Einar Hedegart Norway | 43:19.3 (0+1+0+1) | Isak Frey Norway | 43:38.3 (1+1+1+0) |
| 10 km sprint details | Campbell Wright New Zealand | 23:38.9 (0+0) | Jan Guńka Poland | 24:14.3 (0+0) | Maxime Germain United States | 24:25.5 (1+0) |
| 12.5 km pursuit details | Martin Nevland Norway | 33:07.6 (1+0+0+1) | Einar Hedegart Norway | 33:36.6 (0+1+1+1) | Trym Gerhardsen Norway | 33:42.7 (0+0+1+0) |
| 4 × 7.5 km relay details | NorwayTrym Gerhardsen Einar Hedegart Martin Nevland Isak Frey | 1:19:05.9 (0+0) (0+3) (0+3) (3+3) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (1+3) | GermanyFranz Schaser Fabian Kaskel Benjamin Menz Hans Köllner | 1:19:14.8 (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+3) (0+2) (0+3) | ItalyChristoph Pircher Fabio Piller Cottrer Nicolò Betemps Marco Barale | 1:20:14.2 (0+2) (0+1) (0+3) (0+1) (0+1) (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 12.5 km individual details | Kaja Zorč Slovenia | 42:37.3 (0+3+0+0) | Jeanne Richard France | 43:12.2 (0+2+1+1) | Léonie Jeannier France | 43:13.6 (3+1+0+0) |
| 7.5 km sprint details | Selina Grotian Germany | 20:49.0 (1+1) | Jeanne Richard France | 21:41.8 (0+1) | Sara Andersson Sweden | 21:43.7 (0+1) |
| 10 km pursuit details | Selina Grotian Germany | 30:00.3 (2+0+1+1) | Jeanne Richard France | 31:13.4 (0+0+1+2) | Tuva Aas Stræte Norway | 31:23.0 (0+0+0+1) |
| 4 × 6 km relay details | GermanySelina Kastl Johanna Puff Marlene Fichtner Selina Grotian | 1:12:49.3 (0+0) (0+1) (1+3) (0+1) (0+2) (0+3) (0+3) (0+3) | FranceFany Bertrand Camille Coupé Jeanne Richard Léonie Jeannier | 1:13:41.8 (0+1) (0+3) (1+3) (0+3) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+2) | NorwayLinnea Winsvold Maren Bakken Siri Skar Tuva Aas Stræte | 1:14:07.2 (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) |

#### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 6 km W+M relay details | GermanyJohanna Puff Selina Grotian Benjamin Menz Hans Köllner | 1:06:19.4 (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+2) (0+2) (0+2) (0+0) (0+2) | FranceLéonie Jeannier Jeanne Richard Théo Guiraud-Poillot Jacques Jefferies | 1:06:45.2 (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) | NorwayMaren Bakken Tuva Aas Stræte Martin Nevland Isak Frey | 1:06:56.2 (0+1) (1+3) (0+2) (1+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) |

### Youth events
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 12.5 km individual details | Jakub Borguľa Slovakia | 35:29.2 (1+0+0+0) | Sivert Gerhardsen Norway | 35:36.6 (0+1+0+1) | Matija Legović Croatia | 35:39.4 (0+1+0+1) |
| 7.5 km sprint details | Kasper Kalkenberg Norway | 19:44.4 (2+1) | Matija Legović Croatia | 19:50.9 (1+1) | Sivert Gerhardsen Norway | 19:55.9 (1+1) |
| 10 km pursuit details | Sivert Gerhardsen Norway | 27:25.9 (0+1+1+0) | Albert Engelmann Germany | 27:45.2 (1+1+1+0) | Arttu Heikkinen Finland | 28:26.2 (1+1+2+0) |
| 3 × 7.5 km relay details | Czech RepublicJonáš Kabrda Daniel Malušek Ferdinand Jansa | 1:06:51.7 (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) | GermanyElias Seidl Erik Hafenmair Albert Engelmann | 1:07:13.0 (0+1) (0+2) (0+2) (0+2) (0+2) (2+3) | NorwaySivert Rusten Kasper Kalkenberg Sivert Gerhardsen | 1:08:17.7 (0+3) (0+1) (1+3) (0+2) (3+3) (0+2) |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 10 km individual details | Julia Kink Germany | 32:23.8 (1+0+0+1) | Alessia Laager Switzerland | 33:23.6 (1+0+0+0) | Oleksandra Merkushyna Ukraine | 33:34.0 (1+1+1+0) |
| 6 km sprint details | Julia Tannheimer Germany | 17:45.0 (1+1) | Julia Kink Germany | 18:11.2 (1+0) | Astrid Plösch Italy | 18:27.6 (0+0) |
| 7.5 km pursuit details | Julia Tannheimer Germany | 24:38.4 (1+1+1+1) | Julia Kink Germany | 26:22.1 (3+0+2+0) | Maren Brännare-Gran Norway | 26:46.0 (0+1+3+0) |
| 3 × 6 km relay details | GermanyLea Zimmermann Julia Tannheimer Julia Kink | 56:24.2 (0+2) (0+2) (1+3) (0+1) (0+3) (0+0) | ItalyAstrid Plösch Fabiana Carpella Carlotta Gautero | 58:10.7 (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (2+3) (0+2) (1+3) | NorwayLene Jøranli Ragna Fodstad Maren Brännare-Gran | 58:29.8 (0+1) (0+3) (0+0) (0+3) (0+1) (1+3) |

#### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 6 km W+M relay details | NorwayRagna Fodstad Maren Brännare-Gran Kasper Kalkenberg Sivert Gerhardsen | 1:11:51.1 (2+3) (0+1) (1+3) (0+3) (0+2) (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) | GermanyJulia Kink Julia Tannheimer Tim Nechwatal Elias Seidl | 1:12:26.6 (0+0) (1+3) (0+2) (0+2) (1+3) (3+3) (0+1) (0+2) | UkraineOlena Horodna Oleksandra Merkushyna Bohdan Borkovskyi Mykhailo Khmil | 1:13:21.7 (0+2) (1+3) (0+1) (0+0) (2+3) (0+2) (0+2) (0+3) |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | France | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |