Biathlon World Championships 2003
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| host_city = Khanty-Mansiysk
| country = Russia
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| events = 8
| opening = {{Start date|2003|3|15|df=y}}
| closing = {{End date|2003|3|23|df=y}}
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| previous = Oslo 2002
| next = Oberhof 2004
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The 38th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.[http://sports123.com/bia/index.html Sports 123 biathlon results]
Men's results
=20 km individual=
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| align="center"|{{gold1}} | Halvard Hanevold | align="center"| {{flag|NOR}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{silver2}} | Vesa Hietalahti | align="center"| {{flag|FIN}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{bronze3}} | Ricco Groß | align="center"| {{flag|GER}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
=10 km sprint=
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| align="center"|{{gold1}} | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | align="center"| {{flag|NOR}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{silver2}} | Ricco Groß | align="center"| {{flag|GER}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{bronze3}} | Zdeněk Vítek | align="center"| {{flag|CZE}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
=12.5 km pursuit=
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| align="center"|{{gold1}} | Ricco Groß | align="center"| {{flag|GER}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{silver2}} | Halvard Hanevold | align="center"| {{flag|NOR}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{bronze3}} | Paavo Puurunen | align="center"| {{flag|FIN}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
=15 km mass start=
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| align="center"|{{gold1}} | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | align="center"| {{flag|NOR}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{silver2}} | Sven Fischer | align="center"| {{flag|GER}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{bronze3}} | Raphaël Poirée | align="center"| {{flag|FRA}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
=4 × 7.5 km relay=
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| align="center"|{{gold1}} | Germany Peter Sendel | {{flag|GER}} | align="center"| | align="center"| |
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| align="center"|{{silver2}} | Russia Viktor Maigourov | {{flag|RUS}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{bronze3}} | Belarus Alexei Aidarov | {{flag|BLR}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
Women's results
=15 km individual=
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| align="center"|{{gold1}} | Kateřina Holubcová | align="center"| {{flag|CZE}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{silver2}} | Olena Zubrilova | align="center"| {{flag|BLR}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{bronze3}} | Gunn Margit Andreassen | align="center"| {{flag|NOR}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
=7.5 km sprint=
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| align="center"|{{gold1}} | Sylvie Becaert | align="center"| {{flag|FRA}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{silver2}} | Olena Petrova | align="center"| {{flag|UKR}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{bronze3}} | Kateřina Holubcová | align="center"| {{flag|CZE}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
=10 km pursuit=
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| align="center"|{{gold1}} | Sandrine Bailly | align="center"| {{flag|FRA}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{gold1}} | Martina Glagow | align="center"| {{flag|GER}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{bronze3}} | Svetlana Ishmuratova | align="center"| {{flag|RUS}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
The photo finish could not separate the top duo.
=12.5 km mass start=
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| align="center"|{{gold1}} | Albina Akhatova | align="center"| {{flag|RUS}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{silver2}} | Svetlana Ishmuratova | align="center"| {{flag|RUS}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{bronze3}} | Sandrine Bailly | align="center"| {{flag|FRA}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
=4 × 6 km relay=
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| align="center"|{{gold1}} | Russia Albina Akhatova | {{flag|RUS}} | align="center"| | align="center"| |
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| align="center"|{{silver2}} | Ukraine Oksana Khvostenko | {{flag|UKR}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
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| align="center"|{{bronze3}} | Germany Simone Denkinger | {{flag|GER}} | align="center"| | align="right"| |
Medal table
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! width=50 | Place ! width=120 | Nation ! width=50 | {{gold1}} ! width=50 | {{silver2}} ! width=50 | {{bronze3}} ! width=50 | Total |
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| 1 | align="left" |{{flag|Germany}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 3 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 2 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 2 | 7 |
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| 2 | align="left" |{{flag|Norway}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 3 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 1 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 5 |
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| 3 | align="left" |{{flag|Russia}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 2 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 2 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 5 |
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| 4 | align="left" |{{flag|France}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 2 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 2 | 4 |
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| 5 | align="left" |{{flag|Czech Republic}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 1 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 2 | 3 |
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| 6 | align="left" |{{flag|Ukraine}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 2 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0 | 2 |
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| 7 | align="left" |{{flag|Belarus}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 1 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 2 |
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| 8 | align="left" |{{flag|Finland}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 1 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 2 |