# Biathlon Junior World Championships 2016

The 2016 Biathlon Junior World Championships was held in Cheile Grădiştei, Romania from January 27 to February 2, 2016. There was a total of 16 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, and relay races for men and women.

## Schedule

All times are local (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | Event |
| 27 January | 10:00 | Youth Women's 10 km individual |
| 27 January | 13:30 | Youth Men's 12.5 km individual |
| 28 January | 10:00 | Junior Women's 12.5 km individual |
| 28 January | 13:30 | Junior Men's 15 km individual |
| 29 January | 10:00 | Youth Women's 6 km sprint |
| 29 January | 13:30 | Youth Men's 7.5 km sprint |
| 30 January | 10:00 | Junior Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| 30 January | 13:30 | Junior Men's 10 km sprint |
| 31 January | 10:00 | Youth Women's 7.5 km pursuit |
| 31 January | 11:00 | Junior Women's 10 km pursuit |
| 31 January | 13:30 | Youth Men's 10 km pursuit |
| 31 January | 14:30 | Junior Men's 12.5 km sprint |
| 1 February | 10:00 | Youth Women's 3 × 6 km relay |
| 1 February | 13:30 | Youth Men's 3 × 7.5 km relay |
| 2 February | 10:00 | Junior Women's 3 × 6 km relay |
| 2 February | 13:30 | Junior Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |

## Medal winners
### Youth Women

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 10 km Individual details | Marina Sauter Germany | 35:14.2 (0+1+1+0) | Myrtille Begue France | 35:16.2 (0+1+0+1) | Markéta Davidová Czech Republic | 35:26.9 (0+1+2+0) |
| 6 km Sprint details | Karoline Erdal Norway | 18:17.7 (0+1) | Emilie Kalkenberg Norway | 18:46.2 (0+1) | Anna Kryvonos Ukraine | 18:50.1 (0+1) |
| 7.5 km Pursuit details | Arina Pantova Kazakhstan | 27:15.2 (1+0+0+0) | Anna Kryvonos Ukraine | 27:18.6 (0+0+1+2) | Marina Sauter Germany | 28:18.1 (0+1+0+1) |
| 3 × 6 km Relay details | Russia Iaroslava Pervakova Valeriia Vasnetcova Polina Shevnina | 55:33.8 (0+0) (0+2) (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) | Czech Republic Natálie Jurčová Markéta Davidová Tereza Vinklárková | 55:58.4 (0+3) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) | Norway Kristina Skjevdal Emilie Kalkenberg Karoline Erdal | 56:21.9 (0+1) (0+3) (0+2) (1+3) (0+0) (0+2) |

### Junior Women

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 12.5 km Individual details | Susanna Kurzthaler Austria | 37:57.2 (0+0+0+0) | Anastasiya Merkushyna Ukraine | 38:05.8 (0+1+0+0) | Julia Schwaiger Austria | 38:45.6 (0+0+0+0) |
| 7.5 km Sprint details | Hanna Öberg Sweden | 21:18.1 (0+0) | Lena Häcki Switzerland | 21:18.7 (0+2) | Anna Magnusson Sweden | 21:30.5 (0+1) |
| 10 km Pursuit details | Hanna Öberg Sweden | 33:16.8 (0+0+0+0) | Lena Häcki Switzerland | 33:30.5 (0+2+3+1) | Chloé Chevalier France | 33:58.7 (2+0+0+0) |
| 3 × 6 km Relay details | Norway Anne Marit Bredalen Turi Storstrøm Thoresen Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | 55:26.3 (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) | Sweden Anna Magnusson Sofia Myhr Hanna Öberg | 55:41.9 (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) | Austria Susanna Kurzthaler Julia Schwaiger Simone Kupfner | 56:21.8 (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+3) |

### Youth Men

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 12.5 km Individual details | Harald Øygard Norway | 37:00.3 (0+1+0+0) | Aleksander Fjeld Andersen Norway | 37:41.1 (1+0+0+0) | Michael Durand Italy | 38:10.3 (0+0+0+0) |
| 7.5 km Sprint details | Igor Malinovskii Russia | 20:32.9 (1+0) | Endre Strømsheim Norway | 20:59.2 (0+0) | Viacheslav Maleev Russia | 21:00.3 (1+1) |
| 10 km Pursuit details | Viacheslav Maleev Russia | 30:14.0 (0+0+1+1) | Igor Malinovskii Russia | 31:21.6 (2+1+2+2) | Harald Øygard Norway | 31:27.4 (1+0+0+1) |
| 3 × 7.5 km Relay details | Norway Endre Strømsheim Aleksander Fjeld Andersen Harald Øygard | 59:30.6 (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+3) | Russia Egor Tutmin Viacheslav Maleev Igor Malinovskii | 1:00:09.7 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+2) | Italy Michael Durand Peter Tumler Daniele Cappellari | 1:01:37.5 (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) |

### Junior Men

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 15 km Individual details | Felix Leitner Austria | 41:55.4 (0+1+0+0) | Andrea Baretto Italy | 43:46.2 (0+0+0+0) | Sean Doherty United States | 43:56.5 (0+0+1+1) |
| 10 km Sprint details | Felix Leitner Austria | 26:27.1 (0+1) | Sean Doherty United States | 26:38.6 (1+1) | David Zobel Germany | 27:06.4 (0+1) |
| 12.5 km Pursuit details | Sean Doherty United States | 36:01.1 (0+1+1+0) | Nikita Porshnev Russia | 36:30.7 (1+0+0+0) | Felix Leitner Austria | 36:39.9 (0+0+1+2) |
| 4 × 7.5 km Relay details | Russia Dmitrii Shamaev Viktor Plitcev Nikita Porshnev Kirill Streltsov | 1:23:56.7 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) | Germany Marco Groß David Zobel Lars-Erik Weick Dominic Reiter | 1:25:56.3 (0+0) (0+0) (0+3) (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) | Czech Republic David Tolar Milan Žemlička Ondřej Hošek Jan Burian | 1:27:02.5 (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |