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Biathlon World Championships 1979

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Biathlon World Championships 1979
Host cityRuhpolding, Bavaria
CountryWest Germany
Events3
Opening15 February 1979 (1979-02-15)
Closing18 February 1979 (1979-02-18)
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The 17th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1979 in Ruhpolding, West Germany.

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
1st place, gold medalist(s) Klaus Siebert  GDR - -
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexander Tikhonov  URS - -
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sigleif Johansen  NOR - -

10 km sprint

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frank Ullrich  GDR - -
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Odd Lirhus  NOR - -
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Luigi Weiss  ITA - -

4 × 7.5 km relay

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

Manfred Beer
Klaus Siebert
Frank Ullrich
Eberhard Rösch

 GDR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Finland

Simo Halonen
Heikki Ikola
Erkki Antila
Raimo Seppänen

 FIN
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Soviet Union

Vladimir Alikin
Vladimir Barnashov
Nikolay Kruglov
Alexander Tikhonov

 URS

Medal table

Place Nation 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
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

  1. *Sports 123 biathlon results
Biathlon World Championships
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