Norway’s superiority in Pokljuka

With 14 medals, Norwegian team was the most successful at the IBU World Championships Biathlon 2021 Pokljuka, and they were also the most successful participating nation twenty years ago. Norwegian biathletes have won seven gold, three silver, and four bronze medals. The second most successful country was France with seven podiums (two titles). Sweden with Martin Ponsiluoma, Austria with Lisa Theresa Hauser, and Czech Republic with Marketa Davidova have each won one title.

Country              Gold          Silver             Bronze
Norway                7              3                 4
France                2              2               3
Sweden                1              3               2
Czech Republic                1              0               0
Austria                1              2               0
Belarus                0              0               1
Ukraine                0              0               1
RBU                0              0               1

The most successful biathlete of the Championships is Tiril Eckhoff with four titles, one silver and one bronze medal. Her team-mate Sturla Holm Laegreid won four gold medals as well. The leading biathlete of the season, Johannes Thingnes Boe, has two gold medals, one silver, and one bronze, but to be noted, he won both titles in team events. Swede Martin Ponsiluoma has won the set of medals, while his team-mate Sebastian Samuelsson took two silver, and two bronze medals. In addition to a title in the mass start event, Austrian Lisa Theresa Hauser picked up two silver medals. Hanna Öberg won a silver, and two bronze medals. Emilien Jacquelin, Johannes Dale, Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, and Anais Chevalier-Bouchet have all stood at the podium twice.

 Name              Gold         Silver         Bronze
Tiril Eckhoff                  4              1             1
Sturla Holm Laegreid                  4       
Sebastian Samuelsson                  2              2
Lisa Theresa Hauser                 1               2   
Emilien Jacquelin                 1                             1
Johannes Thingnes Boe                 2               1              1
Martin Ponsiluoma                 1               1              1
Marte Olsbu Roeiseland                 2    
Johannes Dale                  1              1
Anais Chevalier-Bouchet                  1              1
Hanna Öberg                   1              2
 Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold                1                1              1

MIXED RELAY

1. Norway (Sturla Holm Laegreid, Johannes Thingnes Boe, Tirill Eckhoff, Marte Olsbu Roeiseland) 
2. Austria (David Komatz, Simon Eder, Dunja Zdouc, Lisa Theresa Hauser)
3. Sweden (Sebastian Samuelsson, Martin Ponsiluoma, Linn Persson, Hanna Öberg)

 

MEN, SPRINT (10 km)

1. Martin Ponsiluoma SWE
2. Simon Desthieux FRA
3. Emilien Jacquelin FRA

WOMEN, SPRINT (7,5 km)

1. Tiril Eckhoff  NOR
2. Anais Chevalier-Bouchet  FRA
3. Hana Sola  BLR

MEN, PURSUIT

1. Emilien Jacquelin   FRA
2. Sebastian Samuelsson  SWE
3. Johannes Thingnes Boe NOR

WOMEN, PURSUIT

1. Tiril Eckhoff   NOR
2. Lisa Theresa Hauser AUT
3. Anais Chevalier-Bouchet FRA

WOMEN, 15 KM INDIVIDUAL

1. Marketa Davidova   CZE
2. Hanna Öberg SWE
3. Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold NOR

MEN, 20 KM INDIVIDUAL

1. Sturla Holm Laegreid  NOR
2. Arnd Pfeiffer GER
3. Johannes Dale NOR

SINGLE MIXED RELAY

1. France (Antonin Guigonnat, Julia Simon)
2. Norway (Johannes Thingnes Boe, Tiril Eckhoff)
3. Sweden (Sebastian Samuelsson, Hanna Öberg)

 

WOMEN, 4×6 KM RELAY

1. Norway (Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Tiril Eckhoff, Ida Lien, Marte Olsbu Roeiseland) 
2. Germany (Vanessa Hinz, Janina Hettich, Denise Herrmann, Franziska Preuss) 
3. Ukraine (Anastasiya Merkushyna, Yuliia Dzhima, Darya Blashko, Olena Pidrushna)

MEN, 4×7,5 KM RELAY

1. Norway (Sturla Holm Laegreid, Tarjei Boe, Johannes Thingnes Boe, Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen)
2. Sweden (Peppe Femling, Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma, Sebastian Samuelsson)
3. RBU (Said Karimulla Khalili, Matvey Eliseev, Alexander Loginov, Eduard Latypov)

 

WOMEN, 12,5 KM MASS START

1. Lisa Theresa Hauser   AUT
2. Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold NOR
3. Tiril Eckhoff NOR

MEN, 15 KM MASS START

1. Sturla Holm Laegreid NOR
2. Johannes Dale NOR
3. Quentin Fillon Maillet FRA