Biathlon World Cup

IBU World Cup Biathlon
StatusActive
GenreSporting event
Date(s)Northern wintertime season
BeginsNovember
EndsMarch
FrequencyAnnual
CountryVarying
InauguratedJanuary 1978
AreaEurope, North America
Organised byInternational Biathlon Union
SponsorBMW[1]
2024–25 Biathlon World Cup

The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons until 1986–87 season were called the European Cup, although participation was not restricted to Europeans.

Competition and format

The World Cup season lasts from November or December to late March, with meetings in a different venue every week excluding some holidays and a couple of weeks before the season's major championships (World Championships or Winter Olympics). All in all, the season comprises nine to ten meetings, with events taking place from Wednesday–Thursday through Sunday. Relay competitions are held four to six times per season. Formerly it was counted as World Cup events are World Championships(the last Championship to count towards the World Cup were held in Pokljuka, Slovenia 2021) and Winter Olympics events (the last Olympics to count towards the World Cup were the 2010 Winter Olympics: from the 2014 Winter Olympics competitors are no longer awarded World Cup points for their Olympic performances).[2]

The athlete with the highest overall total score (i.e. total score for all disciplines) of the World Cup season is awarded the Big Crystal Globe trophy. A Small Crystal Globe trophy is awarded for the first place in the season total for each discipline. Hence, it is possible for an athlete to win both the Big Crystal Globe and Small Crystal Globes for the same World Cup season.[3]

The tables given below provide an overview of the highest-ranking biathletes and nations of each WC season. For sprint/individual/pursuit/mass start first place gives 90 points, 2nd place – 75 pts, 3rd place – 65 pts, 4th place – 55 pts, 5th place – 50 pts, 6th place – 45 pts, 7th – 41 pts, 8th – 37 points, 9th – 34 points, 10th – 31 points, then linearly decreasing by one point down to the 40th place. In Equal placings (ties) give an equal number of points. The mass start from 22nd to 30th has different way of points giving. The sum of all WC points of the season, less the points from an IBU-predetermined number of events (e.g. 2), gives the biathlete's total WC score.

From 1985 to 2000, WC points were awarded so that the first four places gave 30, 26, 24, and 22 points, respectively, and then the 5th to 25th place gave 21, 20, ..., down to 1 point. Before this, points were simply awarded linearly from 25 to 1.

As of February 2024, meetings have primarily been held in Europe and North America; the only other places to have hosted meetings that weren't the World Championships or the Winter Olympics, are Nagano, Japan in 1996–97, and Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2007–08 and 2016–17.

Results

Men's results

Men's overall

Season Winner Runner-up Third place
1977–78 Frank Ullrich Klaus Siebert Eberhard Rösch
1978–79 Klaus Siebert Frank Ullrich Vladimir Barnashov
1979–80 Frank Ullrich Klaus Siebert (2) Eberhard Rösch (2)
1980–81 Frank Ullrich Anatoly Alyabyev Kjell Søbak
1981–82 Frank Ullrich (4) Matthias Jacob Kjell Søbak (2)
1982–83 Peter Angerer Eirik Kvalfoss Frank Ullrich
1983–84 Frank-Peter Roetsch Peter Angerer Eirik Kvalfoss
1984–85 Frank-Peter Roetsch Juri Kashkarov Peter Angerer
1985–86 André Sehmisch Peter Angerer (2) Matthias Jacob
1986–87 Frank-Peter Roetsch (3) Fritz Fischer Jan Matouš
1987–88 Fritz Fischer Eirik Kvalfoss Johann Passler
1988–89 Eirik Kvalfoss Alexandr Popov Sergei Tchepikov
1989–90 Sergei Tchepikov Eirik Kvalfoss (3) Valeriy Medvedtsev
1990–91 Sergei Tchepikov (2) Mark Kirchner Andreas Zingerle
1991–92 Jon Åge Tyldum Mikael Löfgren Sylfest Glimsdal
1992–93 Mikael Löfgren Mark Kirchner (2) Pieralberto Carrara
1993–94 Patrice Bailly-Salins Sven Fischer Frank Luck
1994–95 Jon Åge Tyldum (2) Patrick Favre Wilfried Pallhuber
1995–96 Vladimir Drachev¹ Viktor Maigourov Sven Fischer
1996–97 Sven Fischer Ole Einar Bjørndalen Viktor Maigourov
1997–98 Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ricco Groß Sven Fischer
1998–99 Sven Fischer (2) Ole Einar Bjørndalen Frank Luck
1999–00 Raphaël Poirée Ole Einar Bjørndalen Sven Fischer
2000–01 Raphaël Poirée Ole Einar Bjørndalen Frode Andresen
2001–02 Raphaël Poirée Pavel Rostovtsev Ole Einar Bjørndalen
2002–03 Ole Einar Bjørndalen Vladimir Drachev¹ Ricco Groß
2003–04 Raphaël Poirée (4) Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ricco Groß
2004–05 Ole Einar Bjørndalen Sven Fischer (2) Raphaël Poirée
2005–06 Ole Einar Bjørndalen Raphaël Poirée Sven Fischer (4)
2006–07 Michael Greis Ole Einar Bjørndalen (6) Raphaël Poirée (2)
2007–08 Ole Einar Bjørndalen Dmitri Yaroshenko Emil Hegle Svendsen
2008–09 Ole Einar Bjørndalen (6) Tomasz Sikora Emil Hegle Svendsen (2)
2009–10 Emil Hegle Svendsen Christoph Sumann Ivan Tcherezov
2010–11 Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen Martin Fourcade
2011–12 Martin Fourcade Emil Hegle Svendsen Andreas Birnbacher
2012–13 Martin Fourcade Emil Hegle Svendsen Dominik Landertinger
2013–14 Martin Fourcade Emil Hegle Svendsen (4) Johannes Thingnes Bø
2014–15 Martin Fourcade Anton Shipulin Jakov Fak
2015–16 Martin Fourcade Johannes Thingnes Bø Anton Shipulin
2016–17 Martin Fourcade Anton Shipulin (2) Johannes Thingnes Bø (2)
2017–18 Martin Fourcade (7) Johannes Thingnes Bø Anton Shipulin (2)
2018–19 Johannes Thingnes Bø Alexandr Loginov Quentin Fillon Maillet
2019–20 Johannes Thingnes Bø Martin Fourcade Quentin Fillon Maillet
2020–21 Johannes Thingnes Bø Sturla Holm Lægreid Quentin Fillon Maillet (3)
2021–22 Quentin Fillon Maillet Sturla Holm Lægreid Sebastian Samuelsson
2022–23 Johannes Thingnes Bø Sturla Holm Lægreid (3) Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
2023–24 Johannes Thingnes Bø (5) Tarjei Bø Johannes Dale-Skjevdal
2024–25 Sturla Holm Lægreid Johannes Thingnes Bø (3) Éric Perrot
Statistics by athlete
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Martin Fourcade7119
2 Ole Einar Bjørndalen66113
3 Johannes Thingnes Bø53210
4 Raphaël Poirée4127
5 Frank Ullrich4116
6 Frank-Peter Roetsch3003
7 Sven Fischer2248
8 Sergei Tchepikov2013
9 Jon Åge Tyldum2002
10 Emil Hegle Svendsen1427
11 Eirik Kvalfoss1315
12 Sturla Holm Laegreid1304
13 Peter Angerer1214
14 Klaus Siebert1203
15 Fritz Fischer1102
Mikael Löfgren1102
Tarjei Bø1102
Vladimir Drachev1102
19 Quentin Fillon Maillet1034
20 André Sehmisch1001
Michael Greis1001
Patrice Bailly-Salins1001
Statistics by country[4]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway17201249
2 France132722
3 East Germany94417
4 Germany35917
5 Soviet Union2338
6 West Germany2316
7 Russia16411
8 Sweden1113
9 Italy0145
10 Austria0112
11 Belarus0101
Poland0101
13 Czechoslovakia0011
Slovenia0011
Totals (14 entries)484848144

Men's U25 / U23

Season Winner Runner-up Third place
U25
2020–21 Sturla Holm Lægreid Johannes Dale Sebastian Samuelsson
2021–22 Sturla Holm Lægreid (2) Sebastian Samuelsson Sivert Guttorm Bakken
2022–23 Niklas Hartweg Tommaso Giacomel Sebastian Stalder
2023–24 Tommaso Giacomel Éric Perrot Didier Bionaz
U23
2024–25 Campbell Wright Vitalii Mandzyn Isak Frey
Statistics by country
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway2125
2 Italy1113
3 Switzerland1012
4 United States1001
5 Sweden0112
6 France0101
Ukraine0101
Totals (7 entries)55515

Men's relay

Season Winner Runner-up Third place
2000–01 Norway (189) Germany (173) Czech Republic (167)
2001–02 Norway (238) Germany (230) Belarus (202)
2002–03 Belarus (319) Russia (318) Norway (298)
2003–04 Norway (176) Germany (174) France (172)
2004–05 Norway (200) Germany (181) Russia (178)
2005–06 Germany (200) Russia (184) France (169)
2006–07 Russia (196) Norway (189) Germany (178)
2007–08 Norway (196) Russia (192) Germany (175)
2008–09 Austria (276) Norway (254) Germany (247)
2009–10 Norway (228) Austria (210) Russia (205)
2010–11 Norway (216) Germany (199) Ukraine (163)
2011–12 France (198) Norway (190) Russia (189)
2012–13 Russia (305) Norway (302) France (296)
2013–14 Germany (200) Sweden (199) Austria (197)
2014–15 Russia (311) Norway (308) Germany (305)
2015–16 Norway (282) Russia (255) Germany (236)
2016–17 Russia (259) France (242) Germany (237)
2017–18 Norway (228) Sweden (184) France (180)
2018–19 Norway (270) Russia (236) Germany (233)
2019–20 Norway (348) France (302) Germany (264)
2020–21 Norway (228) Sweden (204) France (203)
2021–22 Norway (276) France (239) Germany (231)
2022–23 Norway (450) Germany (330) France (320)
2023–24 Norway (450) Germany (330) Italy (290)
2024–25 France (450) Norway (355) Sweden (311)
Statistics by country
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway156122
2 Russia45312
3 Germany27918
4 France23611
5 Austria1113
6 Belarus1012
7 Sweden0314
8 Czech Republic0011
Italy0011
Ukraine0011
Totals (10 entries)25252575

Women's results

Women's overall

The women's World Cup seasons until 1986–87 were actually called the European Cup, although participation was open to biathletes of all nationalities. Until 1987–88, women raced on shorter tracks than they do today. The 1988–89 season was the first in which women raced on tracks of the same length that they do nowadays.

Season Winner Runner-up Third place
1982–83 Gry Østvik Siv Bråten Aino Kallunki
1983–84 Mette Mestad Sanna Grønlid Gry Østvik
1984–85 Sanna Grønlid Eva Korpela Kaija Parve
1985–86 Eva Korpela Sanna Grønlid (2) Lise Meloche
1986–87 Eva Korpela (2) Anne Elvebakk Sanna Grønlid
1987–88 Anne Elvebakk Elin Kristiansen Nadezhda Aleksieva
1988–89 Elena Golovina Natalia Prikazchikova Svetlana Davidova
1989–90 Jiřina Adamičková Anne Elvebakk (2) Elena Golovina
1990–91 Svetlana Davidova Myriam Bédard Anne Elvebakk
1991–92 Anfisa Reztsova Anne Briand Petra Schaaf1
1992–93 Anfisa Reztsova (2) Myriam Bédard (2) Anne Briand
1993–94 Svetlana Paramygina Nathalie Santer Anne Briand (2)
1994–95 Anne Briand Svetlana Paramygina Uschi Disl
1995–96 Emmanuelle Claret Uschi Disl Petra Behle1 (2)
1996–97 Magdalena Forsberg Uschi Disl Simone Greiner
1997–98 Magdalena Forsberg Uschi Disl (3) Martina Zellner
1998–99 Magdalena Forsberg Olena Zubrilova Uschi Disl
1999–00 Magdalena Forsberg Olena Zubrilova (2) Corinne Niogret
2000–01 Magdalena Forsberg Liv Grete Poirée Olena Zubrilova
2001–02 Magdalena Forsberg (6) Liv Grete Poirée (2) Uschi Disl (3)
2002–03 Martina Glagow Albina Akhatova Sylvie Becaert
2003–04 Liv Grete Poirée Olga Pyleva Sandrine Bailly
2004–05 Sandrine Bailly Kati Wilhelm Olga Pyleva
2005–06 Kati Wilhelm Anna Carin Olofsson Martina Glagow
2006–07 Andrea Henkel Kati Wilhelm Anna Carin Olofsson
2007–08 Magdalena Neuner Sandrine Bailly Andrea Henkel
2008–09 Helena Jonsson2 Kati Wilhelm (3) Tora Berger
2009–10 Magdalena Neuner Simone Hauswald Helena Jonsson2
2010–11 Kaisa Mäkäräinen Andrea Henkel Helena Ekholm2 (2)
2011–12 Magdalena Neuner (3) Darya Domracheva Tora Berger (2)
2012–13 Tora Berger Darya Domracheva (2) Andrea Henkel (2)
2013–14 Kaisa Mäkäräinen
Tora Berger (2)3
Darya Domracheva
2014–15 Darya Domracheva Kaisa Mäkäräinen Valentyna Semerenko
2015–16 Gabriela Soukalová4 Marie Dorin Habert Dorothea Wierer
2016–17 Laura Dahlmeier Gabriela Koukalová4 Kaisa Mäkäräinen
2017–18 Kaisa Mäkäräinen (3) Anastasiya Kuzmina Darya Domracheva (2)
2018–19 Dorothea Wierer Lisa Vittozzi Anastasiya Kuzmina
2019–20 Dorothea Wierer (2) Tiril Eckhoff Denise Herrmann
2020–21 Tiril Eckhoff Marte Olsbu Røiseland Franziska Preuß
2021–22 Marte Olsbu Røiseland Elvira Öberg Lisa Theresa Hauser
2022–23 Julia Simon Dorothea Wierer Lisa Vittozzi
2023–24 Lisa Vittozzi Lou Jeanmonnot Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
2024–25 Franziska Preuß Lou Jeanmonnot (2) Julia Simon
Notes
Statistics by athlete
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Magdalena Forsberg (SWE)6006
2 Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN)3115
3 Magdalena Neuner (GER)3003
4 Dorothea Wierer (ITA)2114
5 Eva Korpela (SWE)2103
6 Tora Berger (NOR)2024
7 Anfisa Reztsova (RUS)2002
8 Kati Wilhelm (GER)1304
9 Darya Domracheva (BLR)1225
10 Anne Elvebakk (NOR)1214
 Sanna Grønlid (NOR)1214
12 Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée (NOR)1203
13 Andrea Henkel (GER)1124
 Anne Briand (FRA)1124
15 Lisa Vittozzi (ITA)1113
 Sandrine Bailly (FRA)1113
17 Gabriela Koukalová (CZE)1102
 Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR)1102
 Svetlana Paramygina (BLR)1102
 Tiril Eckhoff (NOR)1102
21 Helena Ekholm (SWE)1023
22 Franziska Preuß (GER)1012
 Gry Østvik (NOR)1012
 Julia Simon (FRA)1012
 Martina Glagow (GER)1012
 Svetlana Davidova (URS)1012
 Yelena Golovina (URS)1012
28 Emmanuelle Claret (FRA)1001
 Jiřina Adamičková (TCH)1001
 Laura Dahlmeier (GER)1001
 Mette Mestad (NOR)1001
Statistics by country[5]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway910625
2 Sweden93315
3 Germany881228
4 France45615
5 Italy3328
6 Finland3126
7 Belarus2327
8 Soviet Union2136
9 Russia1214
10 Czech Republic1102
11 CIS1001
Czechoslovakia1001
13 Ukraine0224
14 Canada0213
15 Slovakia0112
16 Austria0011
Bulgaria0011
Totals (17 entries)444243129

Women's U25 / U23

Season Winner Runner-up Third place
U25
2020–21 Dzinara Alimbekava Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Markéta Davidová
2021–22 Elvira Öberg Markéta Davidová Vanessa Voigt
2022–23 Elvira Öberg Lou Jeanmonnot Sophie Chauveau
2023–24 Elvira Öberg (3) Juni Arnekleiv Tereza Voborníková
U23
2024–25 Océane Michelon Jeanne Richard Selina Grotian
Statistics by country
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Sweden3003
2 France1214
3 Belarus1001
4 Norway0202
5 Czech Republic0123
6 Germany0022
Totals (6 entries)55515

Women's relay

Season Winner Runner-up Third place
2000–01 Norway (190) Germany (188) Russia (182)
2001–02 Germany (250) Norway (221)
Russia (221)
2002–03 Russia (339) Germany (327) Belarus (293)
2003–04 Norway (180) Russia (178) Germany (176)
2004–05 Russia (200) Germany (188) Norway (163)
2005–06 Russia (189) Germany (181) France (179)
2006–07 France (189) Germany (188) Russia (180)
2007–08 Germany (200) Russia (178) France (172)
2008–09 Germany (288) France (242) Ukraine (232)
2009–10 Russia (234) Germany (205) France (204)
2010–11 Germany (206) Sweden (190) Russia (177)
2011–12 France (216) Norway (205) Russia (192)
2012–13 Norway (314) Ukraine (298) Germany (294)
2013–14 Germany (174) Ukraine (162) Norway (142)
2014–15 Czech Republic (316) Germany (302) France (266)
2015–16 Germany (235) Ukraine (234) France (228)
2016–17 Germany (300) France (248) Ukraine (224)
2017–18 Germany (228) France (200) Italy (169)
2018–19 Norway (249) Germany (241) France (230)
2019–20 Norway (360) Switzerland (260) Germany (260)
2020–21 Sweden (216) Germany (216) France (204)
2021–22 Sweden (243) Norway (235) France (216)
2022–23 France (345) Norway (325) Sweden (321)
2023–24 Norway (376) Sweden (345) France (325)
2024–25 France (370) Sweden (340) Norway (335)
Statistics by country
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany89320
2 Norway64313
3 France43916
4 Russia43411
5 Sweden2316
6 Czech Republic1001
7 Ukraine0325
8 Switzerland0101
9 Belarus0011
Italy0011
Totals (10 entries)25262475

Mixed relay

Season Winner Runner-up Third place
2010–11 France (150) Germany (148) Sweden (143)
2011–12 Russia (143) France (138) Germany (128)
2012–13 Norway (114) Russia (98) Czech Republic (96)
2013–14 Czech Republic (114)
Norway (114)
Italy (91)
2014–15 Norway (216) France (197) Czech Republic (174)
2015–16 Norway (264) Germany (252) France (223)
2016–17 Germany (264) France (257) Austria (201)
2017–18 Italy (188) Norway (188) France (179)
2018–19 Norway (306) France (281) Italy (266)
2019–20 Norway (307) France (272) Germany (265)
2020–21 Norway (228) France (211) Sweden (210)
2021–22 Norway (205) Sweden (191) France (169)
2022–23 France (305) Norway (280) Switzerland (217)
2023–24 Norway (465) France (366) Sweden (364)
2024–25 Sweden (439) France (430) Norway (341)
Statistics by country
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway92112
2 France28313
3 Germany1225
4 Sweden1135
5 Russia1102
6 Czech Republic1023
Italy1023
8 Austria0011
Switzerland0011
Totals (9 entries)16141545

Individual discipline titles

Men's titles

Season Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start
1988–89 Alexandr Popov Eirik Kvalfoss no competition no competition
1989–90 Sergei Tchepikov Juri Kashkarov
1990–91 Mark Kirchner Sergei Tchepikov
1991–92 Jon Åge Tyldum Sylfest Glimsdal
1992–93 Mikael Löfgren Sven Fischer
1993–94 Patrice Bailly-Salins Sven Fischer
1994–95 Patrick Favre Ole Einar Bjørndalen
1995–96 Vladimir Drachev Vladimir Drachev
1996–97 Ricco Groß Ole Einar Bjørndalen Viktor Maigourov
1997–98 Halvard Hanevold Ole Einar Bjørndalen Sven Fischer
1998–99 Pavel Rostovtsev Sven Fischer Raphaël Poirée Sven Fischer
1999–00 Frank Luck Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Raphaël Poirée
2000–01 Sergei Rozhkov Ole Einar Bjørndalen Raphaël Poirée Sven Fischer (2)
2001–02 Frank Luck (2) Sven Fischer (4) Raphaël Poirée Viktor Maigourov
2002–03 Halvard Hanevold (2) Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen
2003–04 Raphaël Poirée Raphaël Poirée Raphaël Poirée (4) Raphaël Poirée
2004–05 Michael Greis
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen Sven Fischer (2) Raphaël Poirée (3)
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
2005–06 Michael Greis Tomasz Sikora Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen
2006–07 Raphaël Poirée (2) Michael Greis Dmitry Yaroshenko Ole Einar Bjørndalen
2007–08 Vincent Defrasne Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen (5)
2008–09 Michael Greis (3) Ole Einar Bjørndalen (9) Ole Einar Bjørndalen (5) Dominik Landertinger
2009–10 Christoph Sumann Emil Hegle Svendsen Martin Fourcade Evgeny Ustyugov
2010–11 Emil Hegle Svendsen Tarjei Bø Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen
2011–12 Simon Fourcade Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade Andreas Birnbacher
2012–13 Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade
2013–14 Emil Hegle Svendsen Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade
2014–15 Serhiy Semenov Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade Anton Shipulin
2015–16 Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade
2016–17 Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade
2017–18 Martin Fourcade
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade (8) Martin Fourcade (5)
2018–19 Johannes Thingnes Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø
2019–20 Martin Fourcade (5) Martin Fourcade (8) Émilien Jacquelin Johannes Thingnes Bø
2020–21 Sturla Holm Lægreid Johannes Thingnes Bø Sturla Holm Lægreid Tarjei Bø
2021–22 Tarjei Bø Quentin Fillon Maillet Quentin Fillon Maillet Sivert Guttorm Bakken
2022–23 Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Johannes Thingnes Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
2023–24 Johannes Thingnes Bø (3) Tarjei Bø (2) Johannes Thingnes Bø (3) Johannes Thingnes Bø (3)
2024–25 Sturla Holm Lægreid (2) Johannes Thingnes Bø (4) Sturla Holm Lægreid (2) Sturla Holm Lægreid
Statistics by athlete
Total Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start
26 Martin Fourcade 5 8 8 5
20 Ole Einar Bjørndalen 1 9 5 5
13 Johannes Thingnes Bø 3 4 3 3
10 Raphaël Poirée 2 1 4 3
8 Sven Fischer 4 2 2
5 Sturla Holm Lægreid 2 2 1
5 Tarjei Bø 1 2 1 1
4 Michael Greis 3 1
4 Emil Hegle Svendsen 2 1 1
2 Frank Luck 2
2 Halvard Hanevold 2
2 Sergei Tchepikov 1 1
2 Vladimir Drachev 1 1
2 Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen 1 1
2 Quentin Fillon Maillet 1 1
2 Viktor Maigourov 1 1
Statistics by country
Total Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start
55 Norway 13 18 11 13
42 France 10 10 14 8
17 Germany 7 5 2 3
9 Russia 3 1 2 3
4 Soviet Union 2 2
2 Austria 1 1
1 Italy 1
1 Sweden 1
1 Ukraine 1
1 Poland 1

Women's titles

Season Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start
1988–89 Elena Golovina Elena Golovina no competition no competition
1989–90 Elena Golovina (2) Jiřina Adamičková
1990–91 Svetlana Davidova Uschi Disl
1991–92 Anfisa Reztsova Anfisa Reztsova
1992–93 Anfisa Reztsova (2) Anfisa Reztsova (2)
1993–94 Nathalie Santer Svetlana Paramygina
1994–95 Svetlana Paramygina Anne Briand
1995–96 Andreja Grašič Emmanuelle Claret
1996–97 Uschi Disl Uschi Disl (2) Magdalena Forsberg
1997–98 Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena Forsberg
1998–99 Uschi Disl (2) Magdalena Forsberg Olena Zubrilova Olena Zubrilova
1999–00 Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena Forsberg Galina Koukleva
2000–01 Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena Forsberg
2001–02 Magdalena Forsberg (4) Magdalena Forsberg (5) Magdalena Forsberg (5) Magdalena Forsberg (2)
2002–03 Linda Tjørhom Sylvie Becaert Martina Glagow Albina Akhatova
2003–04 Olga Pyleva Liv Grete Poirée Liv Grete Poirée Liv Grete Poirée
2004–05 Olga Pyleva (2) Kati Wilhelm Sandrine Bailly Olga Zaitseva
2005–06 Svetlana Ishmouratova Kati Wilhelm (2) Kati Wilhelm Martina Glagow
2006–07 Andrea Henkel Anna Carin Olofsson Kati Wilhelm Kati Wilhelm
2007–08 Martina Glagow Magdalena Neuner Sandrine Bailly (2) Magdalena Neuner
2008–09 Magdalena Neuner Helena Jonsson Kati Wilhelm (3) Helena Jonsson
2009–10 Anna Carin Zidek Simone Hauswald Magdalena Neuner Magdalena Neuner (2)
2010–11 Helena Ekholm Magdalena Neuner Kaisa Mäkäräinen Darya Domracheva
2011–12 Helena Ekholm (2) Magdalena Neuner (3) Darya Domracheva Darya Domracheva
2012–13 Tora Berger Tora Berger Tora Berger Tora Berger
2013–14 Gabriela Soukalová Kaisa Mäkäräinen Kaisa Mäkäräinen Darya Domracheva (3)
2014–15 Kaisa Mäkäräinen Darya Domracheva Darya Domracheva (2)
Kaisa Mäkäräinen (3)
Franziska Preuß
2015–16 Dorothea Wierer Gabriela Soukalová Gabriela Soukalová Gabriela Soukalová
2016–17 Laura Dahlmeier Gabriela Koukalová (2) Laura Dahlmeier Gabriela Koukalová (2)
2017–18 Nadezhda Skardino Anastasiya Kuzmina Anastasiya Kuzmina Kaisa Mäkäräinen
2018–19 Lisa Vittozzi Anastasiya Kuzmina (2) Dorothea Wierer Hanna Öberg
2019–20 Hanna Öberg Denise Herrmann Tiril Eckhoff Dorothea Wierer
2020–21 Lisa Theresa Hauser
Dorothea Wierer (2)
Tiril Eckhoff Tiril Eckhoff (2) Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
2021–22 Markéta Davidová Marte Olsbu Røiseland Marte Olsbu Røiseland Justine Braisaz-Bouchet
2022–23 Lisa Vittozzi Denise Herrmann-Wick (2) Julia Simon Julia Simon
2023–24 Lisa Vittozzi (3) Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Lisa Vittozzi Lou Jeanmonnot
2024–25 Lou Jeanmonnot Franziska Preuß Lou Jeanmonnot Franziska Preuß (2)
Statistics by athlete
Total Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start
16 Magdalena Forsberg 4 5 5 2
7 Magdalena Neuner 1 3 1 2
6 Gabriela Soukalová 1 2 1 2
6 Kaisa Mäkäräinen 1 1 3 1
6 Kati Wilhelm 2 3 1
6 Darya Domracheva 1 2 3
4 Lisa Vittozzi 3 1
4 Anfisa Reztsova 2 2
4 Uschi Disl 2 2
4 Helena Ekholm 2 1 1
4 Dorothea Wierer 2 1 1
4 Tora Berger 1 1 1 1
3 Elena Golovina 2 1
3 Martina Glagow 1 1 1
3 Lou Jeanmonnot 1 1 1
3 Anastasiya Kuzmina 2 1
3 Tiril Eckhoff 1 2
3 Liv Grete Poirée 1 1 1
3 Franziska Preuß 1 2
2 Olga Pyleva 2
2 Svetlana Paramygina 1 1
2 Laura Dahlmeier 1 1
2 Hanna Öberg 1 1
2 Denise Herrmann-Wick 2
2 Marte Olsbu Røiseland 1 1
2 Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold 1 1
2 Sandrine Bailly 2
2 Olena Zubrilova 1 1
2 Julia Simon 1 1
Statistics by country
Total Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start
29 Germany 6 11 6 6
24 Sweden 8 7 5 4
15 Norway 2 5 5 3
11 France 1 3 4 3
9 Italy 6 2 1
9 Belarus 2 2 2 3
8 Russia 4 1 3
7 Czech Republic 2 2 1 2
6 Finland 1 1 3 1
4 Soviet Union 3 1
3 Slovakia 2 1
2 CIS 1 1
2 Ukraine 1 1
1 Austria 1
1 Slovenia 1
1 Czechoslovakia 1

Nations Cup

Men's Nations Cup

Season Winner Runner-up Third place
1985–86 East Germany
1986–87 East Germany
1987–88 West Germany
1988–89 East Germany Soviet Union West Germany
1989–90 East Germany East Germany Italy
1990–91 Italy Germany France
1991–92 Norway Italy France
1992–93 Germany Italy Russia
1993–94 Germany Italy Russia
1994–95 Italy (2) Germany Russia
1995–96 Russia Germany Norway
1996–97 Germany Russia Norway
1997–98 Norway Germany Russia
1998–99 Germany Norway Russia
1999–00 Germany Norway Russia
2000–01 Norway Germany Russia
2001–02 Germany Norway Russia
2002–03 Norway Germany Russia
2003–04 Norway Germany Russia
2004–05 Norway Germany Russia
2005–06 Germany Norway Russia
2006–07 Russia Germany Norway
2007–08 Norway Russia Germany
2008–09 Norway Austria Germany
2009–10 Norway Russia Austria
2010–11 Norway Germany Russia
2011–12 Russia France Germany
2012–13 Russia (4) Norway France
2013–14 Norway Germany Austria
2014–15 Norway Germany France
2015–16 Norway Germany Russia
2016–17 Germany (12) France Russia
2017–18 Norway France Germany
2018–19 Norway France Germany
2019–20 Norway France Germany
2020–21 Norway France Germany
2021–22 Norway France Germany
2022–23 Norway France Germany
2023–24 Norway (20) Germany France
2024–25 France Norway Sweden
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway206329
2 Germany12151037
3 Russia431522
4 Italy2316
5 France18514
6 Soviet Union1102
7 Austria0123
8 Sweden0011
Totals (8 entries)403737114

Women's Nations Cup

Season Winner Runner-up Third place
1987–88 Bulgaria
1988–89 Soviet Union Bulgaria Norway
1989–90 Soviet Union Finland West Germany
1990–91 Germany Norway France
1991–92 Norway Germany France
1992–93 France Russia Czech Republic
1993–94 Germany France Russia
1994–95 France Germany Russia
1995–96 France Germany Ukraine
1996–97 Germany Russia Norway
1997–98 Germany Russia France
1998–99 Germany Russia Ukraine
1999–00 Germany Russia Ukraine
2000–01 Germany Russia Ukraine
2001–02 Germany Russia Norway
2002–03 Russia Germany France
2003–04 Russia Germany Norway
2004–05 Russia Germany Norway
2005–06 Germany Russia France
2006–07 Germany Russia France
2007–08 Germany Russia France
2008–09 Germany Sweden France
2009–10 Germany Russia France
2010–11 Germany Russia (12) Sweden
2011–12 Russia (4) Germany France
2012–13 Norway Germany Russia (3)
2013–14 Norway Germany Ukraine
2014–15 Germany Czech Republic France
2015–16 Germany France Czech Republic (2)
2016–17 Germany France Ukraine (6)
2017–18 Germany (18) France (4) Italy
2018–19 Norway Germany France
2019–20 Norway Germany (11) France
2020–21 Norway Sweden Germany
2021–22 Norway (7) Sweden France (14)
2022–23 France Sweden Norway (6)
2023–24 France Norway (2) Sweden (2)
2024–25 France (6) Sweden (5) Germany (3)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany1811332
2 Norway72615
3 France641424
4 Russia412319
5 Soviet Union2002
6 Bulgaria1102
7 Sweden0527
8 Czech Republic0123
9 Finland0101
10 Ukraine0066
11 Italy0011
Totals (11 entries)383737112

Race winners

Below is a list of all male and female biathletes that have won five or more individual World Cup, World Championships or Olympic races. Biathletes whose names are in bold are still active.

  • Updated: 23 March 2025
Men
No. Name Total[6] World Cup[7]
1 Ole Einar Bjørndalen 95 94
2 Johannes Thingnes Bø 91 80
3 Martin Fourcade 83 79
4 Raphaël Poirée 44 44
5 Emil Hegle Svendsen 38 37
6 Sven Fischer 33 33
7 Frank Ullrich 17 16
Quentin Fillon Maillet 15
9 Sturla Holm Laegreid 16 15
10 Frode Andresen 15 15
Tarjei Bø
Vladimir Drachev
Frank-Peter Roetsch 10
14 Eirik Kvalfoss 14 12
15 Simon Schempp 12 12
Frank Luck 11
17 Michael Greis 11 11
Anton Shipulin
Peter Angerer 10
Arnd Peiffer
Mark Kirchner 7
22 Halvard Hanevold 9 9
Ricco Groß
Jakov Fak
25 Klaus Siebert 8 8
Viktor Maigourov
27 Fritz Fischer 7 7
Patrice Bailly-Salins
Pavel Rostovtsev
Ivan Tcherezov
Lars Berger
Björn Ferry
Alexander Tikhonov
Juri Kashkarov 6
Sergei Tchepikov
Sebastian Samuelsson
37 Andreas Birnbacher 6 6
Christoph Sumann
Ludwig Gredler
Wilfried Pallhuber
Benedikt Doll
Alexandr Popov
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
Valeriy Medvedtsev 4
45 Tomasz Sikora 5 5
Matthias Jacob
Émilien Jacquelin
No. Name Total[8] World Cup[9]
1 Magdalena Forsberg 42 42
2 Magdalena Neuner 34 34
Darya Domracheva 31
4 Uschi Disl 30 30
5 Tiril Eckhoff 29 29
6 Tora Berger 28 28
7 Kaisa Mäkäräinen 27 27
8 Liv Grete Skjelbreid 22 22
Andrea Henkel
Laura Dahlmeier 20
11 Olena Zubrilova 21 21
Kati Wilhelm
13 Sandrine Bailly 20 20
14 Marte Olsbu Røiseland 19 17
15 Anastasiya Kuzmina 18 16
16 Gabriela Koukalová 17 17
17 Dorothea Wierer 16 16
18 Martina Beck 15 15
Julia Simon 11
20 Helena Ekholm 13 13
Olga Zaitseva
Denise Herrmann-Wick 11
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet 10
24 Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek 12 12
Lou Jeanmonnot
26 Elvira Öberg 11 10
Anfisa Reztsova
Hanna Öberg 8
Petra Behle 7
30 Olga Medvedtseva 10 10
31 Svetlana Paramygina 9 9
Galina Kukleva
33 Corinne Niogret 8 8
Linda Grubben
Elena Golovina 7
Lisa Vittozzi
Anne Elvebakk 6
38 Simone Hauswald 7 7
Marie Dorin Habert
40 Anne Briand 6 6
Jiřína Adamičková
Elin Kristiansen
Franziska Preuß 5
44 Svetlana Petcherskaia 5 5
Iva Karagiozova
Svetlana Sleptsova
Ekaterina Dafovska
Lisa Theresa Hauser
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
Antje Harvey 4
Myriam Bédard 2

Race winners by decade

Men

Note: Frank Luck, Sergei Tchepikov, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, and Arnd Peiffer, are the only biathletes to win World Cup races in three decades.

Most wins & podiums in a season

Most wins in a season

Men
# Name Wins Season
1 Johannes Thingnes Bø 19 2022–23
2 Johannes Thingnes Bø 16 2018–19
3 Martin Fourcade 14 2016–17
4 Ole Einar Bjørndalen 12 2004–05
5 Ole Einar Bjørndalen 11 2002–03
Raphaël Poirée 2003–04
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 2006–07
Martin Fourcade 2017–18
Johannes Thingnes Bø 2023–24
10 Martin Fourcade 10 2012–13
Martin Fourcade 2015–16
Johannes Thingnes Bø 2019–20
Quentin Fillon Maillet 2021–22
Women
# Name Wins Season
1 Magdalena Forsberg 14 2000–01
2 Tiril Eckhoff 13 2020–21
3 Tora Berger 11 2012–13
4 Magdalena Neuner 10 2011–12
Laura Dahlmeier 2016–17
6 Magdalena Forsberg 9 2001–02
Darya Domracheva 2014–15
8 Olena Zubrilova 8 1998–99
Marte Olsbu Røiseland 2021–22
Lou Jeanmonnot 2024–25
11 Liv Grete Poirée 7 2003–04
Magdalena Neuner 2006–07
Darya Domracheva 2013–14
Tiril Eckhoff 2019–20

Most podiums in a season

Men
# Name Podiums Season
1 Martin Fourcade 22 2016–17
Martin Fourcade 2017–18
Johannes Thingnes Bø 2022–23
4 Martin Fourcade 19 2012–13
Johannes Thingnes Bø 2018–19
6 Johannes Thingnes Bø 17 2017–18
7 Martin Fourcade 16 2015–16
Quentin Fillon Maillet 2021–22
9 Ole Einar Bjørndalen 15 2000–01
Raphaël Poirée 2003–04
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 2004–05
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 2008–09
Martin Fourcade 2013–14
Sturla Holm Lægreid 2022–23
Johannes Thingnes Bø 2023–24
Johannes Thingnes Bø 2024–25
Women
# Name Podiums Season
1 Magdalena Forsberg 19 2000–01
Tora Berger 2012–13
3 Magdalena Neuner 18 2011–12
4 Magdalena Forsberg 17 2001–02
Darya Domracheva 2011–12
Laura Dahlmeier 2016–17
Tiril Eckhoff 2020–21
Marte Olsbu Røiseland 2021–22
9 Liv Grete Poirée 15 2003–04
Kati Wilhelm 2005–06
Franziska Preuß 2024–25

Most consecutive wins & podiums

Most consecutive wins

Men
# Name Wins Season(s)
1 Johannes Thingnes Bø 9 2022–23
2 Ole Einar Bjørndalen 8 2005–062006–07
3 Ole Einar Bjørndalen 5 2004–05
Martin Fourcade 2016–17
Johannes Thingnes Bø 2018–19
Johannes Thingnes Bø 2022–23
7 Vladimir Drachev 4 1997–98
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 2002–03
Raphaël Poirée 2006–07
Martin Fourcade 2015–16
Johannes Thingnes Bø 2017–18
Martin Fourcade 2017–18
Johannes Thingnes Bø 2019–20
Martin Fourcade 2019–20
Johannes Thingnes Bø 2023–24
Women
# Name Wins Season(s)
1 Magdalena Forsberg 8 2000–01
2 Magdalena Forsberg 5 2001–02
Laura Dahlmeier 2016–17
Tiril Eckhoff 2020–21
5 Liv Grete Poirée 4 2001–02
Magdalena Neuner 2006–07
Andrea Henkel 2007–08
Tora Berger 2010–11
Gabriela Soukalová 2012–132013–14
Tiril Eckhoff 2019–20
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet 2023–24

Most consecutive podiums

Men
# Name Podiums Season(s)
1 Johannes Thingnes Bø 20 2022–232023–24
2 Martin Fourcade 18 2016–172017–18
3 Martin Fourcade 13 2012–132013–14
4 Johannes Thingnes Bø 11 2017–18
Johannes Thingnes Bø 2018–19
6 Vladimir Drachev 10 1995–96
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 2005–062006–07
8 Raphaël Poirée 9 2003–04
9 Raphaël Poirée 8 2000–01
Raphaël Poirée 2006–07
Martin Fourcade 2016–17
Sturla Holm Lægreid 2022–23
Women
# Name Podiums Season(s)
1 Magdalena Forsberg 10 2000–01
Tora Berger 2012–13
Laura Dahlmeier 2016–17
4 Darya Domracheva 9 2011–12
5 Magdalena Forsberg 8 2000–012001–02
Liv Grete Poirée 2001–02
Marte Olsbu Røiseland 2021–22
8 Magdalena Neuner 7 2009–10
Tiril Eckhoff 2020–21
Lou Jeanmonnot 2023–242024–25
11 Kaisa Mäkäräinen 6 2010–11
Tora Berger 2010–11
Tora Berger 2011–122012–13
Gabriela Soukalová 2016–17
Tiril Eckhoff 2020–21
Julia Simon 2022–23
Franziska Preuß 2024–25
Franziska Preuß 2024–25 (2)

Most starts

List of top 10 most started all male and female biathletes in individual World Cup or Olympic races. Biathletes whose names are in bold are still active.[10]

  • Updated: 23 March, 2025
Men
# Name Starts First Year Last Year
1 Ole Einar Bjørndalen 478 1993 2018
2 Simon Eder 417 2004
3 Halvard Hanevold 348 1992 2010
4 Tomasz Sikora 345 1993 2012
5 Lukas Hofer 342 2009
6 Jakov Fak 334 2007
7 Michal Šlesingr 329 2002 2020
8 Tarjei Bø 326 2009 2025
9 Ricco Groß 322 1991 2007
Daniel Mesotitsch 2000 2018
Still active
17 Vladimir Iliev 294 2007
22 Quentin Fillon Maillet 280 2014
27 Andrejs Rastorgujevs 276 2010
Women
# Name Starts First Year Last Year
1 Magdalena Gwizdoń 422 1996 2022
2 Andrea Henkel 377 1995 2014
3 Kaisa Mäkäräinen 358 2005 2020
4 Éva Tófalvi 340 1997 2018
5 Michela Ponza 318 1998 2014
Dorothea Wierer 2009
7 Teja Gregorin 316 2004 2017
8 Uschi Disl 303 1989 2006
9 Nathalie Santer 292 1990 2008
10 Anais Bescond 289 2007 2022
Still active
14 Lisa Theresa Hauser 258 2014
19 Yuliia Dzhima 251 2012
34 Lena Häcki-Groß 224 2015

See also

References

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