Biathlon World Championships 2011

{{Short description|2011 edition of the Biathlon World Championships}} {{other uses|2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2012}} {{Infobox games | name = Biathlon World Championships 2011 | logo = Biathlon World Championships 2011 logo.png | size = 150px | caption = | host_city = Khanty-Mansiysk | country = Russia | motto = | nations = | teams = | debuting_countries = | athletes = | events = 11 | opening = 3 March | closing = 13 March | opened_by = | stadium = | website = | previous = Khanty-Mansiysk 2010 | next = Ruhpolding 2012 }} thumb|The Alexander Filipenko Winter Sport Center in Khanty-Mansiysk

'''The 44th Biathlon World Championships''' was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from March 3–13, 2011.

There was 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 also counted for the 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup season.

==Championship highlights== The Championships kicked off with the Mixed relay event which is seeking to make its way onto the Olympic programme for the 2014 games in Sochi. As the first event of the programme, it was finally given importance by the different teams, with all nations fielding their best teams, in difference to earlier world cup events. The Norwegians won it, overtaking Germany on the last leg. The veteran Ole Einar Bjørndalen won his fifteenth world championship gold medal in the process and his first in the mixed relay, giving him a full set of gold medals in the six events that are currently contested.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/sport/othersport/article_1623470.php/Boe-the-hero-15th-gold-for-Bjoerndalen-as-Norway-winref|title=Boe the hero, 15th gold for Bjoerndalen as Norway win|date=2011-03-03|work=monstersandcritics.com|access-date=2011-03-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012082509/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/sport/othersport/article_1623470.php/Boe-the-hero-15th-gold-for-Bjoerndalen-as-Norway-winref|archive-date=October 12, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Tarjei Bø, Martin Fourcade, Kaisa Mäkäräinen and Arnd Peiffer won their first champion titles in career. Martin Fourcade also won a full scope of medals, gold, silver and bronze at these championships.

The surprise medalists included Maxim Maximov of Russia, Tina Bachmann of Germany and Vita Semerenko of Ukraine.

Helena Ekholm literally swept the field in the individual with zero shooting and fast skiing, winning more than 2 minutes over the runner-up Bachmann and making one of the greatest 1–2 place margins in biathlon history.

==Doping violations== After a lengthy investigation, Evgeny Ustyugov of Russia was found guilty of doping violations, resulting in the annulment of his results, including those from the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2011 World Championships. So, on 7 December 2025, Sweden was awarded the relay bronze medals,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/skidskytte/har-far-sverige-sitt-vm-brons-nastan-15-ar-senare|title=Här får Sverige sitt VM-brons – nästan 15 år senare|date=2025-12-07|work=SVT|access-date=2025-12-13|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|df=}}</ref> and on 13 December 2025, Ukraine was awarded the silver medals.

==Schedule of events== {{Biathlon World Championships 2011}} The provisional schedule of the event is below. All times in UTC+5.

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Date ! Time ! Event |- | 3 March || 16:30 || 2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km mixed relay |- | rowspan=2 | 5 March || 14:00 || Men's 10 km sprint |- | 18:00 || Women's 7.5 km sprint |- | rowspan=2 | 6 March || 14:00 || Men's 12.5 km pursuit |- | 16:30 || Women's 10 km pursuit |- | 8 March || 17:15 || Men's 20 km individual |- | 9 March || 17:15 || Women's 15 km individual |- | 11 March || 18:00 || Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |- | rowspan=2 | 12 March || 16:30 || Women's 12.5 km mass start |- | 18:30 || Men's 15 km mass start |- | 13 March || 15:00 || Women's 4 × 6 km relay |}

==Medal winners==

===Men=== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|labelwidth=200|width=200|columns=2}} |- | 10 km sprint<ref>[https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SMSP/BT_C73B_1.0.pdf Men's sprint results]</ref> {{DetailsLink|Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Men's sprint}} |{{flagmedalist|Arnd Peiffer|GER}} || 24:34.0 (0+1) |{{flagmedalist|Martin Fourcade|FRA}} || 24:47.0 (2+0) |{{flagmedalist|Tarjei Bø|NOR}} || 24:59.2 (1+0) |- | 12.5 km pursuit<ref>[https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SMPU/BT_C73D_1.0.pdf Men's pursuit results]</ref> {{DetailsLink|Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Men's pursuit}} |{{flagmedalist|Martin Fourcade|FRA}} || 33:02.6 (0+1+2+0) |{{flagmedalist|Emil Hegle Svendsen|NOR}} || 33:06.4 (0+0+1+1) |{{flagmedalist|Tarjei Bø|NOR}} || 33:07.8 (0+0+1+1) |- | 20 km individual<ref>[https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SMIN/BT_C73A_1.0.pdf Men's individual results]</ref> {{DetailsLink|Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Men's individual}} |{{flagmedalist|Tarjei Bø|NOR}} || 48:29.9 (0+0+1+0) |{{flagmedalist|Maxim Maksimov|RUS}} || 49:09.9 (0+0+0+0) |{{flagmedalist|Christoph Sumann|AUT}} || 49:15.4 (0+0+0+1) |- | 4 × 7.5 km relay<ref>[https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SMRL/BT_C73C_1.0.pdf Men's relay results]</ref> {{DetailsLink|Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Men's relay}} |{{relay|{{NOR}}|Ole Einar Bjørndalen|Alexander Os|Emil Hegle Svendsen|Tarjei Bø}} || 1:16:13.9 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (1+3) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (1+3) |{{relay|{{UKR}}|Olexander Bilanenko|Andriy Deryzemlya|Serhiy Semenov|Serhiy Sednev}} || 1:16:41.9 (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1 |{{relay|{{SWE}}|Fredrik Lindström Magnus Jonsson|Carl Johan Bergman|Björn Ferry}} || 1:16:45.7 (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+3) (0+2) (0+3) (0+2) (0+2) |- | 15 km mass start<ref>[https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SMMS/BT_C73E_1.0.pdf Men's mass start results]</ref> {{DetailsLink|Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Men's mass start}} |{{flagmedalist|Emil Hegle Svendsen|NOR}} || 38:42.7 (0+0+0+1) |{{flagmedalist|Lukas Hofer|ITA}} || 38:57.0 (0+0+0+1) |{{flagmedalist|Tarjei Bø|NOR}} || 39:06.0 (0+0+0+2) |}

===Women=== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|labelwidth=200|width=200|columns=2}} |- | 7.5 km sprint<ref>[https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SWSP/BT_C73_V3.pdf Women's sprint results]</ref> {{DetailsLink|Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Women's sprint}} |{{flagmedalist|Magdalena Neuner|GER}} || 20:31.2 (0+0) |{{flagmedalist|Kaisa Mäkäräinen|FIN}} || 20:43.4 (0+0) |{{flagmedalist|Anastasiya Kuzmina|SVK}} || 21:11.2 (0+1) |- | 10 km pursuit<ref>[https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SWPU/BT_C73_V2.pdf Women's pursuit results]</ref> {{DetailsLink|Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Women's pursuit}} |{{flagmedalist|Kaisa Mäkäräinen|FIN}} || 30:00.1 (0+0+0+0) |{{flagmedalist|Magdalena Neuner|GER}} || 30:21.7 (0+0+0+2) |{{flagmedalist|Helena Ekholm|SWE}} || 31:43.7 (0+0+0+0) |- | 15 km individual<ref>[https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SWIN/BT_C73_V3.pdf Women's individual results]</ref> {{DetailsLink|Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Women's individual}} |{{flagmedalist|Helena Ekholm|SWE}} || 47:08.3 (0+0+0+0) |{{flagmedalist|Tina Bachmann|GER}} || 49:24.1 (0+2+0+0) |{{flagmedalist|Vita Semerenko|UKR}} || 50:00.4 (1+0+0+2) |- | 4 × 6 km relay<ref>[https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SWRL/BT_C73C_1.1.pdf Women's relay results]</ref> {{DetailsLink|Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Women's relay}} |{{relay|{{GER}}|Andrea Henkel|Miriam Gössner|Tina Bachmann|Magdalena Neuner}} || 1:13:31.1 (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) (2+3) (0+2) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) |{{relay|{{FRA}}|Anaïs Bescond|Marie-Laure Brunet|Sophie Boilley|Marie Dorin}} || 1:14:18.3 (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+3) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) |{{relay|{{BLR}}|Nadezhda Skardino|Darya Domracheva|Nadzeya Pisarava|Liudmila Kalinchik}} || 1:15:18.5 (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (1+3) |- | 12.5 km mass start<ref>[https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SWMS/BT_C73_V2.pdf Women's mass start results]</ref> {{DetailsLink|Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Women's mass start}} |{{flagmedalist|Magdalena Neuner|GER}} || 36:48.5 (0+1+2+1) |{{flagmedalist|Darya Domracheva|BLR}} || 36:53.3 (2+1+0+0) |{{flagmedalist|Tora Berger|NOR}} || 37:02.5 (2+1+0+0) |}

===Mixed=== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|labelwidth=200|width=200|columns=2}} |- |{{nowrap|2 × 6 + 2 × 7.5 km W+M relay}}<ref>[https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/MXRL/BT_C73_V2.pdf Mixed relay results]</ref> {{DetailsLink|Biathlon World Championships 2011 – Mixed relay}} |{{relay|{{NOR}}|Tora Berger|Ann Kristin Flatland|Ole Einar Bjørndalen|Tarjei Bø}} || 1:14:22.5 (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) |{{relay|{{GER}}|Andrea Henkel|Magdalena Neuner|Arnd Peiffer|Michael Greis}} || 1:14:45.4 (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+2) (0+1) |{{relay|{{FRA}}|Marie-Laure Brunet|Marie Dorin|Alexis Bœuf|Martin Fourcade}} || 1:15:38.7 (0+2) (0+2) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) |}

==Medal table== ===Top nations=== {{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = | event = | team = | gold_GER = 4 | silver_GER = 3 | bronze_GER = 0 | gold_NOR = 4 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 4 | gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 1 | gold_FIN = 1 | silver_FIN = 1 | bronze_FIN = 0 | gold_SWE = 1 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 2 | gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 1 | bronze_BLR = 1 | gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 1 | gold_RUS = 0 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 0 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 0 | gold_SVK = 0 | silver_SVK = 0 | bronze_SVK = 1 | gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 0 | bronze_AUT = 1

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===Top athletes=== All athletes with two or more medals. {{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = flagathlete | event = | team = Biathlete | gold_1 = 3 | silver_1 = 2 | bronze_1 = 0 | name_1 = {{flagathlete|Magdalena Neuner|GER}} | gold_2 = 3 | silver_2 = 0 | bronze_2 = 3 | name_2 = {{flagathlete|Tarjei Bø|NOR}} | gold_3 = 2 | silver_3 = 1 | bronze_3 = 0 | name_3 = {{flagathlete|Emil Hegle Svendsen|NOR}} | gold_4 = 2 | silver_4 = 0 | bronze_4 = 0 | name_4 = {{flagathlete|Ole Einar Bjørndalen|NOR}} | gold_5 = 1 | silver_5 = 1 | bronze_5 = 1 | name_5 = {{flagathlete|Martin Fourcade|FRA}} | gold_6 = 1 | silver_6 = 1 | bronze_6 = 0 | name_6 = {{flagathlete|Kaisa Mäkäräinen|FIN}} | gold_7 = 1 | silver_7 = 1 | bronze_7 = 0 | name_7 = {{flagathlete|Arnd Peiffer|GER}} | gold_8 = 1 | silver_8 = 1 | bronze_8 = 0 | name_8 = {{flagathlete|Tina Bachmann|GER}} | gold_9 = 1 | silver_9 = 1 | bronze_9 = 0 | name_9 = {{flagathlete|Andrea Henkel|GER}} | gold_10 = 1 | silver_10 = 0 | bronze_10 = 1 | name_10 = {{flagathlete|Tora Berger|NOR}} | gold_11 = 1 | silver_11 = 0 | bronze_11 = 1 | name_11 = {{flagathlete|Helena Ekholm|SWE}} | gold_12 = 0 | silver_12 = 1 | bronze_12 = 1 | name_12 = {{flagathlete|Marie Dorin|FRA}} | gold_13 = 0 | silver_13 = 1 | bronze_13 = 1 | name_13 = {{flagathlete|Marie-Laure Brunet|FRA}} | gold_14 = 0 | silver_14 = 1 | bronze_14 = 1 | name_14 = {{flagathlete|Darya Domracheva|BLR}} | hide_totals = yes }}

==Participating countries== 40 nations competed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ugrasport.com/biathlon/?cat=68&lang=en |title=Archive for the ‘Participating countries’ Category |access-date=March 3, 2011 |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717141706/http://ugrasport.com/biathlon/?cat=68&lang=en |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * {{flag|Andorra}} * {{flag|Armenia}} * {{flag|Australia}} * {{flag|Austria}} * {{flag|Belarus}} * {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} * {{flag|Bulgaria}} * {{flag|Canada}} * {{flag|China}} * {{flag|Croatia}} * {{flag|Czech Republic}} * {{flag|Estonia}} * {{flag|Finland}} * {{flag|France}} * {{flag|Germany}} * {{flag|Great Britain}} * {{flag|Greenland}} * {{flag|Hungary}} * {{flag|Italy}} * {{flag|Japan}} * {{flag|Kazakhstan}} * {{flag|Latvia}} * {{flag|Lithuania}} * {{flag|Macedonia}} * {{flag|Moldova}} * {{flag|New Zealand}} * {{flag|Norway}} * {{flag|Poland}} * {{flag|Romania}} * {{flag|Russia}} * {{flag|Serbia}} * {{flag|Slovakia}} * {{flag|Slovenia}} * {{flag|South Korea}} * {{flag|Spain}} * {{flag|Sweden}} * {{flag|Switzerland}} * {{flag|Turkey}} * {{flag|Ukraine}} * {{flag|United States}} {{div col end}}

==Notes== {{reflist|group=note}}

==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links== *{{commons category-inline|2011 Biathlon World Championships}} *[http://ugrasport.com/biathlon/?lang=en Biathlon World Championships 2011 official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116081958/http://ugrasport.com/biathlon/?lang=en |date=January 16, 2011 }} {{in lang|en}}

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