Biathlon World Championships 1998
The 33rd Biathlon World Championships held in March 1998 in Pokljuka, Slovenia, and for the second time in Hochfilzen, Austria[1] were only for the pursuit races (Pokljuka) and the team events (Hochfilzen) because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Nagano.
Men's results
12.5 km pursuit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Vladimir Drachev |  RUS | 36:30.3 | |
 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen |  NOR | + 14.0 | |
 | Raphaël Poirée |  FRA | + 41.6 |
Team event
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway Egil Gjelland |
NOR | 29:17.6 | |
| Germany |
 GER | + 43.7 | |
| Russia Vladimir Drachev |
RUS | + 56.4 |
Women's results
10 km pursuit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Forsberg |  SWE | 37:58.6 | |
| Corinne Niogret | FRA | + 1:06.9 | |
| Martina Zellner | GER | + 1:25.8 |
Team event
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia Anna Volkova |
RUS | 30:21.1 | |
| Norway Hildegunn Mikkelsplass |
NOR | + 17.6 | |
| Finland Katja Holanti |
 FIN | + 39.1 |
Medal table
| Place | Nation | |
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Norway |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Sweden |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
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