Biathlon World Championships 1971

Biathlon World Championships 1971
Host city Hämeenlinna
Country Finland
Events 2
Opening ceremony 6 March 1971 (1971-03-06)
Closing ceremony 7 March 1971 (1971-03-07)
<  Östersund 1970 Lake Placid 1973  >

The 11th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1971 for the second time in Hämeenlinna-Tavastehus, Finland.[1]

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
1st, gold medalist(s)Dieter Speer GDR21:18:20.2
2nd, silver medalist(s)Alexander Tikhonov URS31:18:48.4
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Magnar Solberg NOR01:20:00.9

4 × 7.5 km relay

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

Alexander Tikhonov
Viktor Mamatov
Rinnat Safin
Nikolay Muzhytov

 URS
2nd, silver medalist(s)Norway

Tor Svendsberget
Ragnar Tveiten
Magnar Solberg
Ivar Nordkild

 NOR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Poland

Józef Roczak
Andrzej Rapacz
Aleksander Klima
Józef Stopka

 POL

Medal table

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

References

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