The Biathlon World Championships were first held in 1958 with only one event. The number of events has grown over the years. In 1984, women first participated.

Table of contents
1 Venues
2 Sprint (10 km), Men
3 Pursuit (12.5 km), Men
4 Mass start (15 km), Men
5 Individual (20 km), Men
6 Relay (4 x 7.5 km), Men
7 Team, Men
8 Sprint (7.5 km), Women
9 Pursuit (10 km), Women
10 Mass start (12.5 km), Women
11 Individual (15 km), Women
12 Relay (4 x 7.5 km), Women
13 Team, Women

Venues

In some years, it was necessary to schedule some events at other venues because of the weather. Until 1992, no World Championships were held in Olympic seasons.

1958 Saalfelden, Austria
  • 1959 Courmayer, Italy
  • 1961 Umeå, Sweden
  • 1962 Hämeenlinna, Finland
  • 1963 Seefeld, Austria
  • 1965 Elverum, Norway
  • 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
  • 1967 Altenberg, East Germany
  • 1969 Zakopane, Poland
  • 1970 Östersund, Sweden
  • 1971 Hämeenlinna, Finland
  • 1973 Lake Placid, USA
  • 1974 Minsk, USSR
  • 1975 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
  • 1977 Lillehammer, Norway
  • 1978 Hochfilzen, Austria
  • 1979 Ruhpolding, West Germany
  • 1981 Lahti, Finland
  • 1982 Minsk, USSR
  • 1983 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
  • 1985 Ruhpolding, West Germany
  • 1986 Oslo, Norway
  • 1987 Lake Placid, USA
  • 1989 Feistritz, Austria
  • 1990 Minsk, USSR and Oslo, Norway, and Kontiolahti, Finland
  • 1991 Lahti, Finland
  • 1992 Novosibirsk, USSR
  • 1993 Borovets, Bulgaria
  • 1994 Canmore, Canada
  • 1995 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
  • 1996 Ruhpolding, Germany
  • 1997 Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia
  • 1998 Pokljuka, Slovenia and Hochfilzen, Austria
  • 1999 Kontiolahti, Finland
  • 2000 Oslo, Norway and Lahti, Finland
  • 2001 Pokljuka, Slovenia
  • 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
  • 2004 Oberhof, Germany
  • 2005 Hochfilzen, Austria

  • Sprint (10 km), Men

    Pursuit (12.5 km), Men

    Mass start (15 km), Men

    Individual (20 km), Men

    Relay (4 x 7.5 km), Men

    Team, Men

    Sprint (7.5 km), Women

    Pursuit (10 km), Women

    Mass start (12.5 km), Women

    Individual (15 km), Women

    Relay (4 x 7.5 km), Women

    Team, Women

    See also : Biathlon