The 33rd Biathlon World Championships held in March 1998 in Pokljuka, Slovenia, and for the second time in Hochfilzen, Austria were only for the pursuit races (Pokljuka) and the team events (Hochfilzen) because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Nagano.
Egil Gjelland
Sylfest Glimsdal
Halvard Hanevold
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ricco Groß
Carsten Heymann
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck
Vladimir Drachev
Alexei Kobelev
Sergei Rozhkov
Viktor Maigourov
Anna Volkova
Olga Romasko
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Albina Akhatova
Hildegunn Mikkelsplass
Ann Elen Skjelbreid
Annette Sikveland
Liv Grete Skjelbreid
Katja Holanti
Tiina Mikkola
Mari Lampinen
Sanna-Leena Perunka