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)
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- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Germany | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  East Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Russia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 |  France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 17 | 15 | 48 | |
Sprint (10 km)
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | East Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Pursuit (12.5 km)
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Mass start (15 km)
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Relay (4×7.5 km)
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Norway | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Unified Team | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
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)
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 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 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Sprint (7.5 km)
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- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | |
Pursuit (10 km)
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Mass start (12.5 km)
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Germany | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Unified Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | |
Mixed
Relay
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Statistics
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 19 | 21 | 12 | 52 |
| 2 | Norway | 16 | 15 | 10 | 41 |
| 3 | Russia | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | France | 9 | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | Belarus | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | East Germany | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Unified Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | West Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Finland | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | Austria | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 nations) | 86 | 85 | 85 | 256 | |
- Note
- This table includes 1924 military patrol medal's.
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 the most overall medals (13) than any male athlete in Winter Olympic history.
- Men
| Biathlete | Nation | Olympics * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway (NOR) |
1994–2014 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Ricco Groß | Germany (GER) |
1992–2006 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Emil Hegle Svendsen | Norway (NOR) |
2006–2018 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Sven Fischer | Germany (GER) |
1994–2006 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Martin Fourcade | France (FRA) |
2010–2018 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Halvard Hanevold | Norway (NOR) |
1994–2010 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Sergei Tchepikov | Soviet Union (URS) Unified Team (EUN) Russia (RUS) |
1988–1994, 2002–2006 |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Alexander Tikhonov | Soviet Union (URS) |
1968–1980 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Frank Luck | East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER) |
1988, 1994–2002 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Peter Angerer | West Germany (FRG) |
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 (GER) |
1992–2006 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Kati Wilhelm | Germany (GER) |
2002–2010 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Darya Domracheva | Belarus (BLR) |
2010–2018 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Anastasiya Kuzmina | Slovakia (SVK) |
2010–2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Albina Akhatova | Russia (RUS) |
1998–2006 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Tiril Eckhoff | Norway (NOR) |
2014–2018 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Katrin Apel | Germany (GER) |
1998–2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tora Berger | Norway (NOR) |
2006–2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Andrea Henkel | Germany (GER) |
2002–2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Antje Misersky-Harvey | Germany (GER) |
1992–1994 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Marie Dorin Habert | France (FRA) |
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 these who not included in these 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 | Martin Fourcade | France | 2010 | 2018 | 5 | 2 | - | 7 |
| 3 | Ricco Groß | Germany | 1992 | 2006 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Emil Hegle Svendsen | Norway | 2010 | 2018 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Sven Fischer | Germany | 1994 | 2006 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Alexander Tikhonov | Soviet Union | 1968 | 1980 | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
| 7 | Halvard Hanevold | Norway | 1998 | 2010 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Mark Kirchner | Germany | 1992 | 1994 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
| 9 | Michael Greis | Germany | 2006 | 2006 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 10 | Sergei Tchepikov | Soviet Union Unified Team Russia | 1988 | 2006 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
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 | Uschi Disl | Germany | 1992 | 2006 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 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 | |
| 8 | Magdalena Neuner | Germany | 2010 | 2010 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Olga Zaitseva | Russia | 2006 | 2010 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | |
| 10 | Myriam Bédard | Canada | 1992 | 1994 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Laura Dahlmeier | Germany | 2018 | 2018 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | |
| Svetlana Ishmouratova | Russia | 2002 | 2006 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | |
| Olga Medvedtseva (Pyleva) | Russia | 2002 | 2010 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | |
| Anfisa Reztsova | Unified Team Russia | 1992 | 1994 | 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 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria (AUT) | × | × | – | – | × | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Belarus (BLR) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
 Canada (CAN) | × | × | × | – | × | × | × | × | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Croatia (CRO) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | |
| France (FRA) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | |
| East Germany (GDR) | × | × | × | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 11 | |
| West Germany (FRG) | × | × | × | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 5 | |
| Germany (GER) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 52 | |
| Italy (ITA) | – | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) | × | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 41 | |
| Poland (POL) | – | × | – | – | – | – | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Soviet Union (URS) | × | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 19 | |
| Unified Team (EUN) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 6 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 6 | |
| Russia (RUS) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | × | 22 | |
| Slovakia (SVK) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Slovenia (SLO) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | × | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 14 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | |
| Ukraine (UKR) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 5 |
See also
References
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