Biathlon Junior World Championships


Biathlon Junior World Championships were first held in 1967 for men and in 1989 for women. According to the International Biathlon Union rules, biathletes qualify as Junior if they turn 20, 21 or 22 during the season from November to October, they qualify as Youth when they turn 17, 18 or 19 during the season.

History

The first venue was Altenberg and the age limit of the participating athletes was 20 years.
The Biathlon Junior World Championships from 1967 to 1983 were held in the same period and in one venue as the Biathlon World Championships, and from 1984 to 1988 in the same period and in one venue as the Biathlon Women World Championships. Women junior competitions were introduced in 1989 when the Junior World Championships were, for the first time, organized independently from the senior championships. Youth World Championships were introduced in 2002.

Editions

Junior and youth competitions were held at the following locations:
Sources:

Winners (junior events)

Men's results

Missing : 1967 - 1996
YearHostIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
1997|ITA

Women's results

Missing : 1989 - 1996
YearHostIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
1997|ITA

Medal table

As of 2025.