Biathlon Junior World Championships 2012

The 2012 Biathlon Junior World Championships was held in Kontiolahti, Finland from January 20 to January 26, 2012. There was to be a total of 16 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women.

Medal winners

Youth Women

Event:Gold:Time Silver:Time Bronze:Time
10 km individualdetailsJulia Bartolomäs Germany40:35.2(1+0+1+1)Galina Vishnevskaya Kazakhstan40:54.4 (0+2+0+2)Hilde Fenne Norway41:05.0(1+3+1+1)
6 km sprintdetailsHilde Fenne Norway18:48.3(0+1)Niya Dimitrova Bulgaria19:07.9(0+0)Lisa Theresa Hauser Austria19:41.4(0+1)
7.5 km pursuitdetailsGrete Gaim Estonia27:18.1(0+0+1+0)Julia Ransom Canada27:24.9 (0+0+0+2)Annika Knoll Germany27:35.6 (0+0+1+0)
3 × 6 km relaydetails UkraineYuliya ZhuravokYuliya BrhyhnetsAnastasiya Merkushyna1:03:53.2(0+0) (0+2)(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+2) SwedenLinn PerssonHanna ÖbergLotten Sjödén1:04:51.4(0+2) (0+0)(0+2) (0+1)(0+0) (0+1) AustriaChristina RiederJulia ReisingerLisa Theresa Hauser1:04:52.6(0+1) (0+0)(0+0) (0+1)(0+3) (0+0)

Junior Women

Event:Gold:Time Silver:Time Bronze:Time
12.5 km individualdetailsChardine Sloof Netherlands43:44.5(0+0+0+1)Monika Hojnisz Poland43:51.0(0+1+0+1)Elena Badanina Russia44:19.2(0+1+0+2)
7.5 km sprintdetailsElena Ankudinova Russia22:27.9(0+0)Anaïs Chevalier France22:35.9(0+0)Margarita Vasileva Russia22:44.1(1+0)
10 km pursuitdetailsChardine Sloof Netherlands34:52.3(0+0+0+0)Olga Iakushova Russia35:24.3(1+0+0+2)Iryna Kryuko Belarus35:35.4(0+2+1+0)
3 × 6 km relaydetails NorwayThekla Brun-LieHilde FenneMarion Rønning Huber1:01:37.6(0+1) (0+1)(0+2) (0+1)(0+1) (0+3)  ItalyAlexia RunggaldierGiulia CollavoNicole Gontier1:01:54.2(0+2) (0+0)(0+1) (0+0)(0+3) (0+0)  UkraineIryna VarvynetsAlla GylenkoIana Bondar1:02:01.6(0+0) (0+0)(0+1) (0+1)(0+1) (1+3)

Youth Men

Event:Gold:Time Silver:Time Bronze:Time
12.5 km individualdetailsAristide Begue France40:45.8(0+1+0+0)Maksim Ramanouski Belarus41:33.6(2+0+0+0)Artem Tyshchenko Ukraine42:00.7(0+1+1+1)
7.5 km sprintdetailsJohannes Thingnes Bø Norway19:15.0(1+1)Maksim Ramanouski Belarus20:05.8(1+0)Artem Tyshchenko Ukraine20:07.6(0+0)
10 km pursuitdetailsJohannes Thingnes Bø Norway29:13.6(0+1+0+2)Matthias Dorfer Germany31:14.0(0+0+0+0)Maksim Ramanouski Belarus31:32.0(0+1+1+0)
3 × 7.5 km relaydetails FranceClemet DumontFlorian RivotAristide Begue1:06:44.3 (0+0) (0+0)(0+3) (0+3)(0+2) (0+3) SwedenPer Niklas ForsbergVictor OlssonRobert Sjöström1:07:22.5(0+3) (0+1)(0+2) (0+3)(0+2) (0+1) GermanyNiklas HombergMaximilian JankeMatthias Dorfer1:07:39.9(0+1) (0+0)(0+3) (0+0)(1+3) (1+3)

Junior Men

Event:Gold:Time Silver:Time Bronze:Time
15 km individualdetailsKurtis Wenzel Canada44:09.2(0+1+0+0)Marius Hol Norway44:52.0(0+0+0+2)Alexandr Loginov Russia45:07.2(1+1+1+0)
10 km sprintdetailsMaxim Tsvetkov Russia25:15.0(1+0)Florent Claude France25:20.3(1+0)Simon Desthieux France25:22.3(0+0)
12.5 km pursuitdetailsMaxim Tsvetkov Russia33:20.3(0+0+0+0)Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Norway35:02.9(0+0+1+1)Alexandr Loginov Russia35:06.8(0+0+1+2)
4 × 7.5 km relaydetails[1] NorwayErling ÅlvikJohannes Thingnes BøMarius HolVetle Sjåstad Christiansen1:21:50.4(0+2) (0+1)(0+0) (0+1)(0+2) (0+2)(0+0) (0+2) Czech RepublicVlastimil VávraMatěj KrupčíkMichal ŻakMichal Krčmář1:23:13.9(0+0) (0+1)(0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0)(0+2) (0+1) FranceAntonin GuigonnatBaptiste JoutyFlorent ClaudeSimon Desthieux1:23:14.12(0+0) (1+3)(0+1) (0+1)(0+3) (0+3)(0+1) (1+3)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway (NOR)5218
2 Russia (RUS)3148
3 France (FRA)2226
4 Netherlands (NED)2002
5 Germany (GER)1124
6 Canada (CAN)1102
7 Ukraine (UKR)1034
8 Estonia (EST)1001
9 Belarus (BLR)0224
10 Sweden (SWE)0202
11 Bulgaria (BUL)0101
 Czech Republic (CZE)0101
 Italy (ITA)0101
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0101
 Poland (POL)0101
16 Austria (AUT)0022
Totals (16 entries)16161648

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