Biathlon World Championships 1999


The 34th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1999 in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway. The mass start was contested for the first time in the world championships.

Men's results

20 km individual

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Sven Fischer
Ricco Groß
Vadim Sashurin

10 km sprint

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Frank Luck
Patrick Favre
Frode Andresen

12.5 km pursuit

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Ricco Groß
Frank Luck
Sven Fischer

15 km mass start

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Sven Fischer
Vladimir Drachev
Ole Einar Bjørndalen

4 × 7.5 km relay

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Belarus

Alexei Aidarov
Petr Ivashko
Vadim Sashurin
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Russia

Viktor Maigourov
Vladimir Drachev
Sergei Rozhkov
Pavel Rostovtsev
Norway

Halvard Hanevold
Dag Bjørndalen
Frode Andresen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen

Women's results

15 km individual

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Olena Zubrilova
Corinne Niogret
Albina Akhatova

7.5 km sprint

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Martina Zellner
Magdalena Forsberg
Olena Zubrilova

10 km pursuit

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Olena Zubrilova
Martina Schwarzbacherova
Martina Zellner

12.5 km mass start

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Olena Zubrilova
Olena Petrova
Magdalena Forsberg

4 × 7.5 km relay

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Germany

Uschi Disl
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Katrin Apel
Martina Zellner
Russia

Nadezhda Talanova
Galina Kukleva
Olga Romasko
Albina Akhatova
France

Delphyne Burlet
Florence Baverel-Robert
Christelle Gros
Corinne Niogret

Medal table

PlaceNationTotal
162210
23115
31012
40314
50112
50112
70101
70101
90033