2019–20 Biathlon World Cup
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 30 November 2019 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 14 March 2020 in Kontiolahti, Finland, a week and a day earlier than planned.[1]
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Calendar
    
Below was the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2019–20 season.[2]
| Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details | 
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| 1 | 30 November – 8 December | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
| 2 | 13–15 December | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
| 3 | 19–22 December | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
| 4 | 9–12 January | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
| 5 | 15–19 January | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
| 6 | 23–26 January | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| WC | 13–23 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships | |
| 7 | 5–8 March | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
| 8 | 12–15 March | ● | ● | Cancelled | Cancelled | details | ||||
| 9 | 20–22 March | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | |||||
| Total: 60 (27 men's, 27 women's, 6 mixed) | 3 (m, w) | 8 (m, w) | 5 (m, w) | 5 (m, w) | 6 (m, w) | 3 (mix) | 3 (mix) | |||
World Cup podiums
    
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Men's team
    
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| 1 | 7 December 2019 | 4x7.5 km Relay |   | 
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| 2 | 15 December 2019 | 4x7.5 km Relay |   | 
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| 4 | 11 January 2020 | 4x7.5 km Relay |   | 
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| 5 | 18 January 2020 | 4x7.5 km Relay |   | 
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| WC | 22 February 2020 | 4x7.5 km Relay |   | 
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Women's team
    
| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. | 
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| 1 | 8 December 2019 | 4x6 km Relay |   | 
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| 4 | 11 January 2020 | 4x6 km Relay |   | 
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| 5 | 17 January 2020 | 4x6 km Relay |   | 
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| WC | 22 February 2020 | 4x6 km Relay |   | 
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| 7 | 7 March 2020 | 4x6 km Relay |   | 
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| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. | 
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| 1 | 30 November 2019 | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km  Single Mixed Relay  | 
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| 6 | 25 January 2020 | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km  Single Mixed Relay  | 
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| WC | 13 February 2020 | 4x6 km  Mixed Relay  | 
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| WC | 20 February 2020 | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km  Single Mixed Relay  | 
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Standings (men)
    
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| 1. | 913 | |
| 2. | 911 | |
| 3. | 843 | |
| 4. | 740 | |
| 5. | 726 | 
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Standings (women)
    
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| 1. | 793 | |
| 2. | 786 | |
| 3. | 745 | |
| 4. | 741 | |
| 5. | 597 | |
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Medal table
    
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
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| 1 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 55 | |
| 2 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 51 | |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 22 | |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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| 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 | |
Points distribution
    
The table shows the number of points won in the 2019/20 Biathlon World Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings.
| Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 
| Individual | 60 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 
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Retirements
    
The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2019–20 season:
 
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References
    
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 - "International Biathlon Union - IBU". www.biathlonworld.com.
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 - "Die Biathlon-Kader für 2020/2021 aus Österreich und der Schweiz". xc-ski.de (in German). May 5, 2020.
 - "Olympijská medailistka Veronika Vítková ukončila kariéru. Bude maminkou". www.biatlon.cz (in Czech). April 23, 2020.
 - "Suomen ampumahiihtotähti Kaisa Mäkäräinen lopettaa uransa – asiantuntija hehkuttaa poikkeuksellista uraa: "Hän on todellinen tahtonainen"". www.yle.fi (in Finnish). March 14, 2020.
 - "Celia Aymonier is career retire". www.facebook.com (in French). March 21, 2020.
 - "Biathlon - Myrtille Bègue annonce sa retraite". ski-nordique.net (in French). February 10, 2020.
 - "Marie Heinrich beendet Biathlon-Karriere". www.biathlon-news.de (in German). April 29, 2020. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
 - "Nadine Horchler sagt endgültig Servus!". www.biathlon-news.de (in German). March 1, 2020. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
 - "Biathlon - Alexia Runggaldier annuncia il suo ritiro!". www.fondoitalia.it (in Italian). April 20, 2020.
 - "Synnøve Solemdal legg opp". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). April 6, 2020.
 - "Thekla Brun-Lie is career retire". www.instagram.com (in Norwegian). August 24, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
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 - "Chardine Sloof is career retire". www.facebook.com. March 11, 2020.
 - "Украинка Яна Бондарь завершила карьеру" (in Russian). September 24, 2020.
 - "Emily Dreissigacker is career retire". www.facebook.com. March 12, 2020.
 
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