The 2000–01 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 30 November 2000 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy, and ended on 18 March 2001 in Holmenkollen, Norway. It was the twenty-fourth season of the Biathlon World Cup.
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2000–01 season.
Final standings after 25 races.
Final standings after 25 races.
First World Cup career victory
Zdeněk Vítek (CZE), 23, in his 5th season — the WC 1 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; first podium was 1999–2000 Pursuit in Oberhof
Sandrine Bailly (FRA), 21, in her 2nd season — the WC 3 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was her first podium
Kati Wilhelm (GER), 24, in her 1st season — the World Championships Sprint in Pokljuka; first podium was 2000–01 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
Paavo Puurunen (FIN), 27, in his 7th season — the World Championships Individual in Pokljuka; it also was his first podium
Yu Shumei (CHN), 23, in her 6th season — the WC 9 Mass Start in Holmenkollen; first podium was 1995–96 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
First World Cup podium
Kati Wilhelm (GER), 24, in her 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
Tord Wiksten (SWE), 29, in his 8th season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof
Tomaž Globočnik (SLO), 28, in his 7th season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Mass Start in Oberhof
Julien Robert (FRA), 26, in his 6th season — no. 3 in the WC 7 Individual in Salt Lake City
Henrik Forsberg (SWE), 34, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 8 Sprint in Lake Placid
Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
Magdalena Forsberg (SWE), 14 (33) first places
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), 8 (22) first places
Raphaël Poirée (FRA), 6 (14) first places
Frode Andresen (NOR), 3 (11) first places
Sven Fischer (GER), 2 (19) first places
Corinne Niogret (FRA), 2 (8) first places
Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée (NOR), 2 (7) first places
Pavel Rostovtsev (RUS), 2 (3) first places
Kati Wilhelm (GER), 2 (2) first places
Uschi Disl (GER), 1 (20) first place
Olena Zubrilova (UKR), 1 (15) first place
Viktor Maigourov (RUS), 1 (8) first place
Sergei Rozhkov (RUS), 1 (2) first place
Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen (NOR), 1 (2) first place
Zdeněk Vítek (CZE), 1 (1) first place
Sandrine Bailly (FRA), 1 (1) first place
Paavo Puurunen (FIN), 1 (1) first place
Yu Shumei (CHN), 1 (1) first place
Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2000–01 season:
