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Biathlon World Championships 1970

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Biathlon World Championships 1970
Host cityÖstersund
CountrySweden
Events2
Opening1 February 1970 (1970-02-01)
Closing9 February 1970 (1970-02-09)
Main venueÖstersund Ski Stadium
← Zakopane 1969Hämeenlinna 1971 →

The 10th Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund, Sweden in February 1970.

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alexander Tikhonov  URS 5 1:22:46.2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tor Svendsberget  NOR 3 1:22:49.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Viktor Mamatov  URS 5 1:24:00.7

4 × 7.5 km relay

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Soviet Union
Alexander Tikhonov
Viktor Mamatov
Rinnat Safin
Alexander Ushakov

 URS
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Norway
Tor Svendsberget
Ragnar Tveiten
Magnar Solberg
Esten Gjelten

 NOR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

East Germany
Hans-Gert Jahn
Hansjörg Knauthe
Dieter Speer
Horst Koschka

 GDR

Medal table

Place Nation 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  Soviet Union 2 0 1 3
2  Norway 0 2 0 2
3  East Germany 0 0 1 1

References

  1. *Sports 123 biathlon results
Biathlon World Championships
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