Biathlon
Facts
| Disciplines | Biathlon |
|---|---|
| Participants | 1338 |
| NOCs | 56 |
| Competitions held | 96 |
| Distinct events | 21 |
| IF | Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne , Internationale Biathlon Union |
Description
All-time medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway |  NOR |
22 | 18 | 15 | 55 |
| Germany |  GER |
20 | 21 | 13 | 54 |
| France |  FRA |
12 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| Russian Federation |  RUS |
9 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| Soviet Union |  URS |
9 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| Sweden |  SWE |
6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Belarus |  BLR |
4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| East Germany |  GDR |
3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Slovakia |  SVK |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Unified Team |  EUN |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Canada |  CAN |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| West Germany |  FRG |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Ukraine |  UKR |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Bulgaria |  BUL |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Czechia |  CZE |
0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Finland |  FIN |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Austria |  AUT |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Italy |  ITA |
0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| ROC |  ROC |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Slovenia |  SLO |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan |  KAZ |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland |  POL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland |  SUI |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia |  CRO |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most successful competitors
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Einar Bjørndalen | NOR |
8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Johannes Thingnes Bø | NOR |
5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Martin Fourcade | FRA |
5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Ricco Groß | GER |
4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Emil Hegle Svendsen | NOR |
4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Sven Fischer | GER |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Daria Domrachava | BLR |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Aleksandr Tikhonov | RUS URS |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Kati Wilhelm | GER |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Anastasia Kuzmina | SVK |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Event types
| Discipline | Name | Gender | Still contested? | Times held? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biathlon | 10 kilometres Sprint | Men | 12 | |
| Biathlon | 12.5 kilometres Pursuit | Men | 6 | |
| Biathlon | 15 kilometres Mass Start | Men | 5 | |
| Biathlon | 20 kilometres | Men | 17 | |
| Biathlon | 4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay | Men | 15 | |
| Biathlon | 7.5 kilometres Sprint | Women | 9 | |
| Biathlon | 10 kilometres Pursuit | Women | 6 | |
| Biathlon | 12.5 kilometres Mass Start | Women | 5 | |
| Biathlon | 15 kilometres | Women | 9 | |
| Biathlon | 4 × 6 kilometres Relay | Women | 5 | |
| Biathlon | 2 × 6 kilometres and 2 × 7.5 kilometres Relay | Mixed | 3 | |
| Biathlon | 7.5 kilometres Sprint | Boys | 3 | |
| Biathlon | 10 kilometres Pursuit | Boys | 2 | |
| Biathlon | 12.5 kilometres | Boys | 1 | |
| Biathlon | 6 kilometres Sprint | Girls | 3 | |
| Biathlon | 7.5 kilometres Pursuit | Girls | 2 | |
| Biathlon | 10 kilometres | Girls | 1 | |
| Biathlon | 2 × 6 kilometres and 2 × 7.5 kilometres Relay | Mixed Youth | 3 | |
| Biathlon | 6 and 7.5 kilometres Single Relay | Mixed Youth | 2 | |
| Biathlon | 3 × 7.5 kilometres Relay | Women | 1 | |
| Biathlon | 4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay | Women | 3 |