Biathlon World Championships 1979
Host city | Ruhpolding, Bavaria |
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Country | West Germany |
Events | 3 |
Opening ceremony | 15 February 1979 |
Closing ceremony | 18 February 1979 |
The 17th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1979 in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany.[1]
Men's results[]
20 km individual[]
Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Klaus Siebert | GDR | - | - | |
Alexander Tikhonov | URS | - | - | |
Sigleif Johansen | NOR | - | - |
10 km sprint[]
Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Ullrich | GDR | - | - | |
Odd Lirhus | NOR | - | - | |
Luigi Weiss | ITA | - | - |
4 × 7.5 km relay[]
Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
East Germany |
GDR | |||
Finland |
FIN | |||
Soviet Union Vladimir Alikin |
URS |
Medal table[]
Place | Nation | Total | |||
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1 | East Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References[]
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