Biathle is a sub-sport of modern pentathlon invented to create opportunities for training the run and swim parts of pentathlon in real race conditions. It is a sport in its own right. It bears close resemblance to aquathlon which also contains swimming and running but comes from triathlon sport.
Sport edit
Biathle is an event that can involve a run―swim―run course, or simply a swim―run course. It is a world class sport but not an Olympic one. The legs are raced with continuous transitions like triathlon. The race length is usually 200 m swim and 3 km run, which is shorter than aquathlon usually is. A variant is Winter Biathle which has indoor swimming and does not have continuous transitions.
Biathle World Championships edit
The Biathle World Championships have been held in September or October annually since 1999. The first event was held in Monaco, and returned there every two years between 2003 and 2009. Approximately 500 athletes have competed at each edition of the championships, representing some 50 countries.
Medallists edit
Men's Championship edit
Men's team championship edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  Portugal (POR)
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 Georgia (GEO)
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Not awarded |
| 2016 | Portugal (POR)
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 United States (USA)
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Not awarded |
| 2017 |  Czech Republic (CZE)
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Portugal (POR)
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 France (FRA)
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| 2018 | Portugal (POR)
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 Egypt-1 (EGY)
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Egypt-2 (EGY)
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| 2019 |  United Kingdom (GBR)
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 Germany (GER)
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United States (USA)
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| 2021 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ)
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Germany (GER)
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Not awarded |
| 2022 | Kazakhstan (KAZ)
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France (FRA)
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 Lithuania (LTU)
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| 2023 | Kazakhstan (KAZ)
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Lithuania (LTU)
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 Indonesia (IDN)
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Women's championship edit
Women's team championship edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Georgia (GEO)
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Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2016 | United Kingdom (GBR)
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United States (USA)
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 South Africa (RSA)
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| 2017 | France (FRA)
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Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2018 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2019 | United States (USA)
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Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2021 | Germany (GER)
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Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2022 | South Africa (RSA)
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Lithuania (LTU)
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Portugal (POR)
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| 2023 | Lithuania (LTU)
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Not awarded | Not awarded |
Mixed relay Championship edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Erin Storie / Logan Storie (USA)
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Eliska Pribylova / Tomas Svoboda (CZE)
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 Nina Waldner / Manfred Waldner (AUT)
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| 2017 | Julie Belhamri / Alexandre Henrard (FRA)
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Eliska Pribylova / Tomas Svoboda (CZE)
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 Catalina Balbín / Carlos García (ESP)
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| 2018 | Eliska Pribylova / Ondrej Svechota (CZE)
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Lushano Adendorff Smith / Tian Russouw (RSA)
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 Zinayida Batrak / Dmytro Kirpulanskyy (UKR)
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| 2019 | Samantah Schultz / Amro Elgeziry (USA)
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Nadezhda Bekmaganbetova / Arman Kydyrtayev (KAZ)
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Sarah Fountain / Gregan Clarkson (GBR)
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| 2021 | Annika Schneider / Uli Raeth (GER)
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María Carnero Heres / Manuel Soriano (ESP)
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Ida Arya / Christian Götz (GER)
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| 2022 | Aurelija Tamasauskaite / Titas Puronas (LTU)
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Eloise Combeau / Remy Naceri (FRA)
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Lara Tonak / Robin Schmidt (GER)
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| 2023 | Gintare Venckauskaite / Titas Puronas (LTU)
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 Shyra Mae Aranzado / Samuel German (PHL)
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 Julia Dale / Geoffrey Delusier (MCO)
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