World Team Challenge
World Team Challenge | |
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Status | active |
Genre | sports event |
Date(s) | December |
Frequency | annual |
Location(s) | Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia |
Country | Germany |
Inaugurated | 2002 |
The World Team Challenge is an international biathlon competition, which has been held every year between Christmas and New Year since 2002 in Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen. Previously a similar competition was held at the same time of year in Ruhpolding, but since 2001 the venue was changed due to financial troubles.[1] The competition isn't part of the World Cup.
Statistics[edit]
Winners by edition[edit]
- ^a The 2010 event was rescheduled for March 2011 because of the roof destruction.
Successful nations[edit]
Rank | Country | Victories |
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1 | Norway | 5 |
Russia | ||
3 | Germany | 3.5 |
4 | France | 3 |
5 | Ukraine | 2 |
6 | Austria | 1.5 |
7 | Italy | 1 |
8 | Finland | 0.5 |
Sweden |
Participating nations[edit]
Country | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Austria | * | * * | • * | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
Belarus | • | • | * | * | • | |||||||||||||||||
Belgium | * | • | ||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||
China | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
Finland | • | • | * | * | * | • | • | |||||||||||||||
France | • | • • | • | • | • • | • • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
Germany | • • • • | • • • • • | • • • • | • • • • • | • • • • • • | • • • • • | • • • * | • * * | • • • | • • | • • • | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • |
Italy | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
Japan | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • | • | • • | • | • • | • | • | * | • | • | • | |||||
Poland | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||
Romania | * | |||||||||||||||||||||
Russia | • • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Slovakia | • | |||||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden | • * | * | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||
United States | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | * | • | • | • | • | • | • |
- Legend to the table
• - one pair; •• - two pairs and so on; * - one athlete in a mixed pair.
References[edit]
- ^ "From crazy idea to a successful biathlon competition" (in German). FC Schalke 04 Arena Management. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
- ^ "Simon and Claude Defend World Team Challenge Title". International Biathlon Union - IBU. 2023-12-28. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
External links[edit]
Media related to World Team Challenge at Wikimedia Commons