Biathlon World Championships 2017

Biathlon World Cup
2016–17
Following
Men

Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Nation

Mixed relay
Women

Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Nation

World Cup locations

Östersund | Pokljuka | Nové Město | Oberhof | Ruhpolding
Antholz-Anterselva | Pyeongchang | Tyumen | Oslo Holmenkollen

World Championships

The 49th Biathlon World Championships is scheduled to be held on 9-19 February 2017 in Hochfilzen, Austria in 2017.[1] There will be a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay. All the events during this championships will also count for the Biathlon World Cup season.

Host selection

The second candidate city was Östersund, Sweden. Hochfilzen was selected as the host city on 2 September 2012 during the X IBU Congress in Merano, Italy (27 to 20 votes). This will be fourth time when World Championships will be held in Hochfilzen; the city had previously hosted the event in 1978, 1998 and 2005.

There will be a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay. All the events during this championships will also count for the Biathlon World Cup season.

Schedule

All times are local (CET).[2]

Date Time Event
9 February 14:45 2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km Mixed Relay
10 February 14:45 Women's 7.5 km Sprint
11 February 14:45 Men's 10 km Sprint
12 February 10:30 Women's 10 km Pursuit
14:45 Men's 12.5 km Pursuit
15 February 14:30 Women's 15 km Individual
16 February 14:30 Men's 20 km Individual
17 February 14:45 Women's 4 × 6 km Relay
18 February 14:45 Men's 4 × 7.5 km Relay
19 February 11:30 Women's 12.5 km Mass Start
14:45 Men's 15 km Mass Start

Medal summary

Medal table


Top athletes

All athletes with two or more medals.


Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
20 km Individual
10 km Sprint
12.5 km Pursuit
15 km Mass Start
4 × 7.5 km Relay

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
15 km Individual
7.5 km Sprint
10 km Pursuit
12.5 km Mass Start
4 × 6 km Relay

Mixed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km Relay

References

External links

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