List of Olympic medalists in biathlon

This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in biathlon.

Medalists in military patrol, a precursor to biathlon, are listed separately.

Men

The numbers in brackets denotes biathletes who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.

Individual (20 km)

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1960 Squaw Valley
details
Klas Lestander
 Sweden
Antti Tyrväinen
 Finland
Aleksandr Privalov
 Soviet Union
1964 Innsbruck
details
Vladimir Melanin
 Soviet Union
Aleksandr Privalov
 Soviet Union
Olav Jordet
 Norway
1968 Grenoble
details
Magnar Solberg
 Norway
Alexander Tikhonov
 Soviet Union
Vladimir Gundartsev
 Soviet Union
1972 Sapporo
details
Magnar Solberg (2)
 Norway
Hansjörg Knauthe
 East Germany
Lars-Göran Arwidson
 Sweden
1976 Innsbruck
details
Nikolay Kruglov
 Soviet Union
Heikki Ikola
 Finland
Aleksandr Elizarov
 Soviet Union
1980 Lake Placid
details
Anatoly Alyabyev
 Soviet Union
Frank Ullrich
 East Germany
Eberhard Rösch
 East Germany
1984 Sarajevo
details
Peter Angerer
 West Germany
Frank-Peter Roetsch
 East Germany
Eirik Kvalfoss
 Norway
1988 Calgary
details
Frank-Peter Roetsch
 East Germany
Valeriy Medvedtsev
 Soviet Union
Johann Passler
 Italy
1992 Albertville
details
Evgeny Redkin
 Unified Team
Mark Kirchner
 Germany
Mikael Löfgren
 Sweden
1994 Lillehammer
details
Sergei Tarasov
 Russia
Frank Luck
 Germany
Sven Fischer
 Germany
1998 Nagano
details
Halvard Hanevold
 Norway
Pieralberto Carrara
 Italy
Alexei Aidarov
 Belarus
2002 Salt Lake City
details
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Norway
Frank Luck
 Germany
Viktor Maigourov
 Russia
2006 Turin
details
Michael Greis
 Germany
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Norway
Halvard Hanevold
 Norway
2010 Vancouver
details
Emil Hegle Svendsen
 Norway
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Norway
Sergey Novikov
 Belarus
None awarded
2014 Sochi
details
Martin Fourcade
 France
Erik Lesser
 Germany
Evgeniy Garanichev
 Russia
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Johannes Thingnes Bø
 Norway
Jakov Fak
 Slovenia
Dominik Landertinger
 Austria
2022 Beijing
details
Quentin Fillon Maillet
 France
Anton Smolski
 Belarus
Johannes Thingnes Bø
 Norway

Medals

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway 6 2 4 12
2  Soviet Union 3 3 3 9
3  France 2 0 0 2
4  Germany 1 4 1 6
5  East Germany 1 3 1 5
6  Russia 1 0 2 3
 Sweden 1 0 2 3
8  Unified Team 1 0 0 1
 West Germany 1 0 0 1
10  Belarus 0 2 1 3
11  Finland 0 2 0 2
12  Italy 0 1 1 2
13  Slovenia 0 1 0 1
14  Austria 0 0 1 1
Total 14 nations 17 18 16 51

Sprint (10 km)

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1980 Lake Placid
details
Frank Ullrich
 East Germany
Vladimir Alikin
 Soviet Union
Anatoly Alyabyev
 Soviet Union
1984 Sarajevo
details
Eirik Kvalfoss
 Norway
Peter Angerer
 West Germany
Matthias Jacob
 East Germany
1988 Calgary
details
Frank-Peter Roetsch
 East Germany
Valeriy Medvedtsev
 Soviet Union
Sergei Tchepikov
 Soviet Union
1992 Albertville
details
Mark Kirchner
 Germany
Ricco Groß
 Germany
Harri Eloranta
 Finland
1994 Lillehammer
details
Sergei Tchepikov
 Russia
Ricco Groß
 Germany
Sergei Tarasov
 Russia
1998 Nagano
details
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Norway
Frode Andresen
 Norway
Ville Räikkönen
 Finland
2002 Salt Lake City
details
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Norway
Sven Fischer
 Germany
Wolfgang Perner
 Austria
2006 Turin
details
Sven Fischer
 Germany
Halvard Hanevold
 Norway
Frode Andresen
 Norway
2010 Vancouver
details
Vincent Jay
 France
Emil Hegle Svendsen
 Norway
Jakov Fak
 Croatia
2014 Sochi
details
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Norway
Dominik Landertinger
 Austria
Jaroslav Soukup
 Czech Republic
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Arnd Peiffer
 Germany
Michal Krčmář
 Czech Republic
Dominik Windisch
 Italy
2022 Beijing
details
Johannes Thingnes Bø
 Norway
Quentin Fillon Maillet
 France
Tarjei Bø
 Norway

Medals

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway 5 3 2 10
2  Germany 3 3 0 6
3  East Germany 2 0 1 3
4  France 1 1 0 2
5  Russia 1 0 1 2
6  Soviet Union 0 2 2 4
7  Austria 0 1 1 2
 Czech Republic 0 1 1 2
9  West Germany 0 1 0 1
10  Finland 0 0 2 2
11  Croatia 0 0 1 1
 Italy 0 0 1 1
Total 12 nations 12 12 12 36

Pursuit (12.5 km)

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2002 Salt Lake City
details
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Norway
Raphaël Poirée
 France
Ricco Groß
 Germany
2006 Turin
details
Vincent Defrasne
 France
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Norway
Sven Fischer
 Germany
2010 Vancouver
details
Björn Ferry
 Sweden
Christoph Sumann
 Austria
Vincent Jay
 France
2014 Sochi
details
Martin Fourcade
 France
Ondřej Moravec
 Czech Republic
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
 France
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Martin Fourcade (2)
 France
Sebastian Samuelsson
 Sweden
Benedikt Doll
 Germany
2022 Beijing
details
Quentin Fillon Maillet
 France
Tarjei Bø
 Norway
Eduard Latypov
 ROC

Medals

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  France 4 1 2 7
2  Norway 1 2 0 3
3  Sweden 1 1 0 2
4  Austria 0 1 0 1
 Czech Republic 0 1 0 1
6  Germany 0 0 3 3
7  ROC 0 0 1 1
Total 6 6 6 18

Mass start (15 km)

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2006 Turin
details
Michael Greis
 Germany
Tomasz Sikora
 Poland
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Norway
2010 Vancouver
details
Evgeny Ustyugov
 Russia
Martin Fourcade
 France
Pavol Hurajt
 Slovakia
2014 Sochi
details
Emil Hegle Svendsen
 Norway
Martin Fourcade
 France
Ondřej Moravec
 Czech Republic
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Martin Fourcade
 France
Simon Schempp
 Germany
Emil Hegle Svendsen
 Norway
2022 Beijing
details
Johannes Thingnes Bø
 Norway
Martin Ponsiluoma
 Sweden
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
 Norway

Medals

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway 2 0 3 5
2  France 1 2 0 3
3  Germany 1 1 0 2
4  Russia 1 0 0 1
5  Poland 0 1 0 1
 Sweden 0 1 0 1
7  Czech Republic 0 0 1 1
 Slovakia 0 0 1 1
Total 5 5 5 15

Relay (4×7.5 km)

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1968 Grenoble
details
 Soviet Union
Alexander Tikhonov
Nikolay Puzanov
Viktor Mamatov
Vladimir Gundartsev
 Norway
Ola Wærhaug
Olav Jordet
Magnar Solberg
Jon Istad
 Sweden
Lars-Göran Arwidson
Tore Eriksson
Olle Petrusson
Holmfrid Olsson
1972 Sapporo
details
 Soviet Union
Alexander Tikhonov (2)
Rinnat Safin
Ivan Biakov
Viktor Mamatov (2)
 Finland
Esko Saira
Juhani Suutarinen
Heikki Ikola
Mauri Röppänen
 East Germany
Hansjörg Knauthe
Joachim Meischner
Dieter Speer
Horst Koschka
1976 Innsbruck
details
 Soviet Union
Alexander Tikhonov (3)
Aleksandr Elizarov
Ivan Biakov (2)
Nikolay Kruglov
 Finland
Henrik Flöjt
Esko Saira
Juhani Suutarinen
Heikki Ikola
 East Germany
Karl-Heinz Menz
Frank Ullrich
Manfred Beer
Manfred Geyer
1980 Lake Placid
details
 Soviet Union
Alexander Tikhonov (4)
Vladimir Alikin
Vladimir Barnashov
Anatoly Alyabyev
 East Germany
Mathias Jung
Klaus Siebert
Frank Ullrich
Eberhard Rösch
 West Germany
Franz Bernreiter
Hans Estner
Peter Angerer
Gerhard Winkler
1984 Sarajevo
details
 Soviet Union
Dmitry Vasilyev
Juri Kashkarov
Algimantas Šalna
Sergei Bulygin
 Norway
Odd Lirhus
Eirik Kvalfoss
Rolf Storsveen
Kjell Søbak
 West Germany
Ernst Reiter
Walter Pichler
Peter Angerer
Fritz Fischer
1988 Calgary
details
 Soviet Union
Dmitry Vasilyev (2)
Sergei Tchepikov
Alexandr Popov
Valeriy Medvedtsev
 West Germany
Ernst Reiter
Stefan Höck
Peter Angerer
Fritz Fischer
 Italy
Werner Kiem
Gottlieb Taschler
Johann Passler
Andreas Zingerle
1992 Albertville
details
 Germany
Ricco Groß
Jens Steinigen
Mark Kirchner
Fritz Fischer
 Unified Team
Valeriy Medvedtsev
Alexandr Popov
Valeri Kiriyenko
Sergei Tchepikov
 Sweden
Ulf Johansson
Leif Andersson
Tord Wiksten
Mikael Löfgren
1994 Lillehammer
details
 Germany
Ricco Groß (2)
Frank Luck
Mark Kirchner (2)
Sven Fischer
 Russia
Valeri Kiriyenko
Vladimir Drachev
Sergei Tarasov
Sergei Tchepikov
 France
Thierry Dusserre
Patrice Bailly-Salins
Lionel Laurent
Hervé Flandin
1998 Nagano
details
 Germany
Ricco Groß (3)
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer (2)
Frank Luck (2)
 Norway
Egil Gjelland
Halvard Hanevold
Dag Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Russia
Pavel Muslimov
Vladimir Drachev
Sergei Tarasov
Viktor Maigourov
2002 Salt Lake City
details
 Norway
Halvard Hanevold
Frode Andresen
Egil Gjelland
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Germany
Ricco Groß
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck
 France
Gilles Marguet
Vincent Defrasne
Julien Robert
Raphaël Poirée
2006 Turin
details
 Germany
Ricco Groß (4)
Michael Rösch
Sven Fischer (3)
Michael Greis
 Russia
Ivan Tcherezov
Sergei Tchepikov
Pavel Rostovtsev
Nikolay Kruglov, Jr.
 France
Julien Robert
Vincent Defrasne
Ferréol Cannard
Raphaël Poirée
2010 Vancouver
details
 Norway
Halvard Hanevold (2)
Tarjei Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (2)
 Austria
Simon Eder
Daniel Mesotitsch
Dominik Landertinger
Christoph Sumann
 Russia
Ivan Tcherezov
Anton Shipulin
Maxim Chudov
Evgeny Ustyugov
2014 Sochi
details
 Russia
Alexey Volkov
Evgeny Ustyugov
Dmitry Malyshko
Anton Shipulin
 Germany
Erik Lesser
Daniel Böhm
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp
 Austria
Christoph Sumann
Daniel Mesotitsch
Simon Eder
Dominik Landertinger
2018 Pyeongchang
details
 Sweden
Peppe Femling
Jesper Nelin
Sebastian Samuelsson
Fredrik Lindström
 Norway
Lars Helge Birkeland
Tarjei Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen
 Germany
Erik Lesser
Benedikt Doll
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp
2022 Beijing
details
 Norway
Sturla Holm Lægreid
Tarjei Bø (2)
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
 France
Fabien Claude
Émilien Jacquelin
Simon Desthieux
Quentin Fillon Maillet
 ROC
Said Karimulla Khalili
Alexander Loginov
Maxim Tsvetkov
Eduard Latypov

Medals

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union 6 0 0 6
2  Germany 4 2 1 7
3  Norway 3 4 0 7
4  Russia 1 2 2 5
5  Sweden 1 0 2 3
6  Finland 0 2 0 2
7  France 0 1 3 4
8  East Germany 0 1 2 3
 West Germany 0 1 2 3
10  Austria 0 1 1 2
11  Unified Team 0 1 0 1
12  Italy 0 0 1 1
 ROC 0 0 1 1
Total 15 15 15 45

Women

The numbers in brackets denotes biathletes who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.

Individual (15 km)

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1992 Albertville
details
Antje Misersky
 Germany
Svetlana Petcherskaia
 Unified Team
Myriam Bédard
 Canada
1994 Lillehammer
details
Myriam Bédard
 Canada
Anne Briand
 France
Uschi Disl
 Germany
1998 Nagano
details
Ekaterina Dafovska
 Bulgaria
Olena Petrova
 Ukraine
Uschi Disl
 Germany
2002 Salt Lake City
details
Andrea Henkel
 Germany
Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée
 Norway
Magdalena Forsberg
 Sweden
2006 Turin
details
Svetlana Ishmouratova
 Russia
Martina Glagow
 Germany
Albina Akhatova
 Russia
2010 Vancouver
details
Tora Berger
 Norway
Elena Khrustaleva
 Kazakhstan
Darya Domracheva
 Belarus
2014 Sochi
details
Darya Domracheva
 Belarus
Selina Gasparin
 Switzerland
Nadezhda Skardino
 Belarus
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Hanna Öberg
 Sweden
Anastasiya Kuzmina
 Slovakia
Laura Dahlmeier
 Germany
2022 Beijing
details
Denise Herrmann
 Germany
Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet
 France
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
 Norway

Medals

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Germany 3 1 3 7
2  Norway 1 1 1 3
3  Belarus 1 0 2 3
4  Canada 1 0 1 2
 Russia 1 0 1 2
 Sweden 1 0 1 2
7  Bulgaria 1 0 0 1
8  France 0 2 0 2
9  Kazakhstan 0 1 0 1
 Slovakia 0 1 0 1
 Switzerland 0 1 0 1
 Ukraine 0 1 0 1
 Unified Team 0 1 0 1
Total 13 nations 9 9 9 27

Sprint (7.5 km)

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1992 Albertville
details
Anfisa Reztsova
 Unified Team
Antje Misersky
 Germany
Yelena Belova
 Unified Team
1994 Lillehammer
details
Myriam Bédard
 Canada
Svetlana Paramygina
 Belarus
Valentina Tserbe
 Ukraine
1998 Nagano
details
Galina Kukleva
 Russia
Uschi Disl
 Germany
Katrin Apel
 Germany
2002 Salt Lake City
details
Kati Wilhelm
 Germany
Uschi Disl
 Germany
Magdalena Forsberg
 Sweden
2006 Turin
details
Florence Baverel-Robert
 France
Anna Carin Olofsson
 Sweden
Lilia Vaygina-Efremova
 Ukraine
2010 Vancouver
details
Anastasiya Kuzmina
 Slovakia
Magdalena Neuner
 Germany
Marie Dorin
 France
2014 Sochi
details
Anastasiya Kuzmina
 Slovakia
Olga Vilukhina
 Russia
Vita Semerenko
 Ukraine
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Laura Dahlmeier
 Germany
Marte Olsbu
 Norway
Veronika Vítková
 Czech Republic
2022 Beijing
details
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
 Norway
Elvira Öberg
 Sweden
Dorothea Wierer
 Italy

Medals

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Germany 2 4 1 7
2  Slovakia 2 0 0 2
3  Norway 1 1 0 2
 Russia 1 1 0 2
5  France 1 0 1 2
 Unified Team 1 0 1 2
7  Canada 1 0 0 1
8  Sweden 0 2 1 3
9  Belarus 0 1 0 1
10  Ukraine 0 0 3 3
11  Czech Republic 0 0 1 1
 Italy 0 0 1 1
Total 12 nations 9 9 9 27

Pursuit (10 km)

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2002 Salt Lake City
details
Olga Pyleva
 Russia
Kati Wilhelm
 Germany
Irina Nikulchina
 Bulgaria
2006 Turin
details
Kati Wilhelm
 Germany
Martina Glagow
 Germany
Albina Akhatova
 Russia
2010 Vancouver
details
Magdalena Neuner
 Germany
Anastasiya Kuzmina
 Slovakia
Marie-Laure Brunet
 France
2014 Sochi
details
Darya Domracheva
 Belarus
Tora Berger
 Norway
Teja Gregorin
 Slovenia
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Laura Dahlmeier
 Germany
Anastasiya Kuzmina
 Slovakia
Anaïs Bescond
 France
2022 Beijing
details
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
 Norway
Elvira Öberg
 Sweden
Tiril Eckhoff
 Norway

Medals

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Germany 3 2 0 5
2  Norway 1 1 1 3
3  Russia 1 0 1 2
4  Belarus 1 0 0 1
5  Slovakia 0 2 0 2
6  Sweden 0 1 0 1
7  France 0 0 2 2
8  Bulgaria 0 0 1 1
 Slovenia 0 0 1 1
Total 6 6 6 18

Mass start (12.5 km)

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2006 Turin
details
Anna Carin Olofsson
 Sweden
Kati Wilhelm
 Germany
Uschi Disl
 Germany
2010 Vancouver
details
Magdalena Neuner
 Germany
Olga Zaitseva
 Russia
Simone Hauswald
 Germany
2014 Sochi
details
Darya Domracheva
 Belarus
Gabriela Soukalová
 Czech Republic
Tiril Eckhoff
 Norway
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Anastasiya Kuzmina
 Slovakia
Darya Domracheva
 Belarus
Tiril Eckhoff
 Norway
2022 Beijing
details
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet
 France
Tiril Eckhoff
 Norway
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
 Norway

Medals

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Germany 1 1 2 4
2  Belarus 1 1 0 2
3  France 1 0 0 1
 Slovakia 1 0 0 1
 Sweden 1 0 0 1
6  Norway 0 1 3 4
7  Czech Republic 0 1 0 1
 Russia 0 1 0 1
Total 5 5 5 15

Relay (4×6 km)

The women's relay event has been competed over three different distances:

  • 3×7.5 km — 1992
  • 4×7.5 km — 1994–2002
  • 4×6 km — 2006–2018
Games Gold Silver Bronze
1992 Albertville
details
 France
Corinne Niogret
Véronique Claudel
Anne Briand
 Germany
Uschi Disl
Antje Misersky
Petra Schaaf
 Unified Team
Yelena Belova
Anfisa Reztsova
Yelena Melnikova
1994 Lillehammer
details
 Russia
Nadezhda Talanova
Natalya Snytina
Luiza Noskova
Anfisa Reztsova
 Germany
Uschi Disl
Antje Misersky
Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm
Petra Schaaf
 France
Corinne Niogret
Véronique Claudel
Delphyne Heymann
Anne Briand
1998 Nagano
details
 Germany
Katrin Apel
Uschi Disl
Martina Zellner
Petra Behle
 Russia
Albina Akhatova
Olga Melnik
Galina Kukleva
Olga Romasko
 Norway
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Annette Sikveland
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Liv Grete Skjelbreid
2002 Salt Lake City
details
 Germany
Katrin Apel (2)
Uschi Disl (2)
Andrea Henkel
Kati Wilhelm
 Norway
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Linda Tjørhom
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée
 Russia
Albina Akhatova
Olga Pyleva
Galina Kukleva
Svetlana Ishmouratova
2006 Turin
details
 Russia
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Olga Zaitseva
Albina Akhatova
 Germany
Martina Glagow
Andrea Henkel
Katrin Apel
Kati Wilhelm
 France
Delphyne Peretto
Florence Baverel-Robert
Sylvie Becaert
Sandrine Bailly
2010 Vancouver
details
 Russia
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets (2)
Svetlana Sleptsova
Olga Medvedtseva
Olga Zaitseva (2)
 France
Marie-Laure Brunet
Marie Dorin
Sylvie Becaert
Sandrine Bailly
 Germany
Kati Wilhelm
Simone Hauswald
Martina Beck
Andrea Henkel
2014 Sochi
details
 Ukraine
Vita Semerenko
Yuliia Dzhima
Valentyna Semerenko
Olena Pidhrushna
 Norway
Fanny Welle-Strand Horn
Tiril Eckhoff
Ann Kristin Flatland
Tora Berger
 Czech Republic
Eva Puskarčíková
Gabriela Soukalová
Jitka Landová
Veronika Vítková
2018 Pyeongchang
details
 Belarus
Nadezhda Skardino
Iryna Kryuko
Dzinara Alimbekava
Darya Domracheva
 Sweden
Linn Persson
Mona Brorsson
Anna Magnusson
Hanna Öberg
 France
Anaïs Chevalier
Marie Dorin Habert
Justine Braisaz
Anaïs Bescond
2022 Beijing
details
 Sweden
Linn Persson
Mona Brorsson
Hanna Öberg
Elvira Öberg
 ROC
Irina Kazakevich
Kristina Reztsova
Svetlana Mironova
Uliana Nigmatullina
 Germany
Vanessa Voigt
Vanessa Hinz
Franziska Preuß
Denise Herrmann

Medals

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia 3 1 1 5
2  Germany 2 3 2 7
3  France 1 1 3 5
4  Sweden 1 1 0 2
5  Belarus 1 0 0 1
 Ukraine 1 0 0 1
7  Norway 0 2 1 3
8  ROC 0 1 0 1
9  Czech Republic 0 0 1 1
 Unified Team 0 0 1 1
Total 9 9 9 27

Mixed

Relay

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2014 Sochi
details
 Norway
Tora Berger
Tiril Eckhoff
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Emil Hegle Svendsen
 Czech Republic
Veronika Vítková
Gabriela Soukalová
Jaroslav Soukup
Ondřej Moravec
 Italy
Dorothea Wierer
Karin Oberhofer
Dominik Windisch
Lukas Hofer
2018 Pyeongchang
details
 France
Marie Dorin Habert
Anaïs Bescond
Simon Desthieux
Martin Fourcade
 Norway
Marte Olsbu
Tiril Eckhoff
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen
 Italy
Lisa Vittozzi
Dorothea Wierer
Lukas Hofer
Dominik Windisch
2022 Beijing
details
 Norway
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Tiril Eckhoff (2)
Tarjei Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø
 France
Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet
Julia Simon
Émilien Jacquelin
Quentin Fillon Maillet
 ROC
Uliana Nigmatullina
Kristina Reztsova
Alexander Loginov
Eduard Latypov

Medals

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway 2 1 0 3
2  France 1 1 0 2
3  Czech Republic 0 1 0 1
4  Italy 0 0 2 2
5  ROC 0 0 1 1
Total 3 3 3 9

Statistics

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway22181555
2 Germany20211354
3 France1291132
4 Russia105823
5 Soviet Union95519
6 Sweden66618
7 Belarus44311
8 East Germany34411
9 Slovakia3317
10 Unified Team2226
11 Canada2013
12 West Germany1225
13 Ukraine1135
14 Bulgaria1012
15 Czech Republic0448
16 Finland0426
17 Austria0336
18 Italy0167
19 ROC0134
20 Slovenia0112
21 Kazakhstan0101
 Poland0101
 Switzerland0101
24 Croatia0011
Totals (24 entries)969795288

Note

Biathlete medal leaders

Ole Einar Bjørndalen is the most successful male athlete at Winter Olympics. He is one of three Winter Olympians (and only biathlete) to win eight gold medals and earned more overall medals (13) than any male athlete in Winter Olympic history.
Men
Biathlete Nation Olympics * Gold Silver Bronze Total
Ole Einar Bjørndalen  Norway 1994–2014 8 4 1 13
Johannes Thingnes Bø  Norway 2014–2022 5 2 1 8
Ricco Groß  Germany 1992–2006 4 3 1 8
Emil Hegle Svendsen  Norway 2006–2018 4 3 1 8
Sven Fischer  Germany 1994–2006 4 2 2 8
Martin Fourcade  France 2010–2018 5 2 0 7
Halvard Hanevold  Norway 1994–2010 3 2 1 6
Tarjei Bø  Norway 2010–2022 3 2 1 6
Sergei Tchepikov  Soviet Union
 Unified Team
 Russia
1988–1994,
2002–2006
2 3 1 6
Alexander Tikhonov  Soviet Union 1968–1980 4 1 0 5
Frank Luck  East Germany
 Germany
1988, 1994–2002 2 3 0 5
Quentin Fillon Maillet  France 2018–2022 2 3 0 5
Peter Angerer  West Germany 1980–1988 1 2 2 5
Women
Darya Domracheva, Ole Einar Bjørndalen's wife, is the only woman to win four gold medals in biathlon.
Biathlete Nation Olympics * Gold Silver Bronze Total
Uschi Disl  Germany 1992–2006 2 4 3 9
Tiril Eckhoff  Norway 2014–2022 2 2 4 8
Kati Wilhelm  Germany 2002–2010 3 3 1 7
Marte Olsbu Røiseland  Norway 2018–2022 3 2 2 7
Darya Domracheva  Belarus 2010–2018 4 1 1 6
Anastasiya Kuzmina  Slovakia 2010–2018 3 3 0 6
Albina Akhatova  Russia 1998–2006 1 1 3 5
Katrin Apel  Germany 1998–2006 2 1 1 4
Tora Berger  Norway 2006–2014 2 1 1 4
Andrea Henkel  Germany 2002–2014 2 1 1 4
Antje Misersky-Harvey  Germany 1992–1994 1 3 0 4
Marie Dorin Habert  France 2010–2018 1 1 2 4

* denotes all Olympics in which mentioned biathletes took part. Boldface denotes latest Olympics.

Biathletes with most victories

Top 10 biathletes who won more gold medals at the Winter Olympics are listed below. Boldface denotes active biathletes and highest medal count among all biathletes (including those not in the tables) per type.

Men

Rank Biathlete Country From * To * Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Ole Einar Bjørndalen  Norway 1998 2014 8 4 1 13
2 Johannes Thingnes Bø  Norway 2014 2022 5 2 1 8
3 Martin Fourcade  France 2010 2018 5 2 - 7
4 Ricco Groß  Germany 1992 2006 4 3 1 8
Emil Hegle Svendsen  Norway 2010 2018 4 3 1 8
6 Sven Fischer  Germany 1994 2006 4 2 2 8
7 Alexander Tikhonov  Soviet Union 1968 1980 4 1 - 5
8 Tarjei Bø  Norway 2010 2022 3 2 1 6
Halvard Hanevold  Norway 1998 2010 3 2 1 6
10 Mark Kirchner  Germany 1992 1994 3 1 - 4

Women

Rank Biathlete Country From * To * Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Darya Domracheva  Belarus 2010 2018 4 1 1 6
2 Kati Wilhelm  Germany 2002 2010 3 3 1 7
3 Anastasiya Kuzmina  Slovakia 2010 2018 3 3 - 6
4 Marte Olsbu Røiseland  Norway 2018 2022 3 2 2 7
5 Uschi Disl  Germany 1992 2006 2 4 3 9
6 Tiril Eckhoff  Norway 2014 2022 2 2 4 8
7 Katrin Apel  Germany 1998 2006 2 1 1 4
Tora Berger  Norway 2010 2014 2 1 1 4
Andrea Henkel  Germany 2002 2010 2 1 1 4
10 Magdalena Neuner  Germany 2010 2010 2 1 - 3
Hanna Öberg  Sweden 2018 2022 2 1 - 3
Olga Zaitseva  Russia 2006 2010 2 1 - 3

* denotes only those Olympics at which mentioned biathletes won at least one medal

Medals per year

× NOC did not exist or did not participate in biathlon events # Number of medals won by the NOC NOC did not win any medals
  • bolded numbers indicate the highest medal count at that year's Olympic Games.
NOC 24 1928–56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Total
 Austria ×   × × 1 2 2 1 6
 Belarus ×   × × × × × × × × × 1 1 2 4 2 1 11
 Bulgaria ×   × × × × 1 1 2
 Canada ×   × × × × × × 1 2 3
 Croatia ×   × × × × × × × × × × × 1 1
 Czech Republic ×   × × × × × × × × × 5 2 7
 Finland 1   1 1 2 1 1 7
 France 1   1 3 2 4 6 4 5 7 33
 East Germany ×   × × 2 1 4 2 2 × × × × × × × × × 11
 West Germany ×   × × 1 3 1 × × × × × × × × × 5
 Germany ×   × × × × × × × × 7 6 5 9 11 5 2 7 2 54
 Italy   × × × 2 1 1 2 1 7
 Kazakhstan ×   × × × × × × × × × 1 1
 Norway ×   1 2 1 3 5 6 6 5 6 6 14 55
 Poland   × × × × 1 1
 Soviet Union ×   1 2 3 1 3 4 1 4 × × × × × × × × × 19
 Unified Team ×   × × × × × × × × 6 × × × × × × × × 6
 Russia ×   × × × × × × × × × 5 3 3 5 4 3 × × 23
 ROC ×   × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × 4 4
 Slovakia ×   × × × × × × × × × 3 1 3 7
 Slovenia ×   × × × × × × × × 1 1 2
 Sweden ×   1 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 4 18
 Switzerland 1   1 2
 Ukraine ×   × × × × × × × × × 1 1 1 2 5

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