Biathlon World Championships 2024 – Men's mass start explained

Event:Men's mass start
Championship:Biathlon World Championships 2024
Dates:18 February
Venue:Vysočina Arena
Location:Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
Competitors:30
Nations:14
Win Value:34:50.2
Gold:Johannes Thingnes Bø
Gold Nation:NOR
Silver:Andrejs Rastorgujevs
Silver Nation:LAT
Bronze:Quentin Fillon Maillet
Bronze Nation:FRA
Prev:2023
Next:2025

The Men's mass start competition at the Biathlon World Championships 2024 will be held on 18 February 2024.[1] [2]

Sebastian Samuelsson was the defending champion. He did not defend his title, finishing the competition in 23rd place.

Reigning Olympic champion in mass start Johannes Thingnes Bø from Norway became the new world champion. He won his 20th championship gold medal, equaling Ole Einar Bjørndalen for first place with the most world championship gold medals in history.

The silver medal won Andrejs Rastorgujevs from Latvia, winning the country's first ever world championship medal and the bronze medal won Quentin Fillon Maillet from France.[3]

Results

The race was started at 16:30.[4]

Rank Bib Name Nationality Penalties (P+P+S+S) Time Deficit
2 1 (1+0+0+0) 34:50.2
16 0 (0+0+0+0) 35:05.3
15 1 (0+0+1+0) 35:23.2
4 3 2 (0+0+1+1) 35:32.3
5 23 2 (1+0+1+0) 35:52.7 +1:02.5
6 20 1 (0+1+0+0) 36:01.1 +1:10.9
7 12 0 (0+0+0+0) 36:02.2 +1:12.0
8 4 4 (1+2+0+1) 36:05.1 +1:14.9
9 14 3 (2+0+0+1) 36:12.3 +1:22.1
10 9 3 (1+1+0+1) 36:15.6 +1:25.4
11 13 5 (2+2+1+0) 36:20.7 +1:30.5
12 5 3 (0+0+1+2) 36:22.9 +1:32.7
13 6 6 (2+1+2+1) 36:36.5 +1:46.3
14 7 3 (1+1+0+1) 36:38.4 +1:48.2
15 8 5 (1+2+1+1) 36:44.0 +1:53.8
16 10 1 (0+1+0+0) 36:47.5 +1:57.3
17 1 4 (1+0+1+2) 36:54.1 +2:03.9
18 17 4 (1+1+1+1) 36:56.4 +2:06.2
19 18 4 (2+1+1+0) 36:57.5 +2:07.3
20 28 1 (0+1+0+0) 36:57.5 +2:07.3
21 29 2 (0+0+2+0) 37:11.7 +2:21.5
22 19 5 (1+3+1+0) 37:24.8 +2:34.6
23 11 5 (1+0+3+1) 37:37.4 +2:47.2
24 21 4 (2+1+0+1) 37:42.4 +2:52.2
25 30 3 (0+3+0+0) 37:42.9 +2:52.7
26 22 3 (1+1+1+0) 38:13.7 +3:23.5
27 24 4 (1+1+2+0) 38:38.5 +3:48.3
28 26 5 (2+1+0+2) 39:00.2 +4:10.0
29 25 4 (0+1+2+1) 39:06.9 +4:16.7
30 276 (1+3+1+1) 40:24.7 +5:34.5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Programme. 1 February 2024. biathlonworld.com.
  2. Web site: Start list. 18 February 2024. biathlonworld.com.
  3. Web site: JT Boe masters mass start, NMNM hat trick. 18 February 2024. biathlonworld.com.
  4. Web site: Final results. 18 February 2024. biathlonworld.com.