Biathlon World Championships 1978

Biathlon World Championships 1978
Host city Hochfilzen, Tyrol
Country Austria
Events 3
Opening ceremony 2 March 1978 (1978-03-02)
Closing ceremony 5 March 1978 (1978-03-05)
<  Vingrom 1977 Ruhpolding 1979  >

The 16th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1978 in Hochfilzen, Austria.[1]

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
1st, gold medalist(s)Odd Lirhus NOR11:05:25.3
2nd, silver medalist(s)Frank Ullrich GDR21:05:37.7
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Eberhard Rösch GDR21:06:04.2

10 km sprint

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
1st, gold medalist(s)Frank Ullrich GDR032:17.4
2nd, silver medalist(s)Eberhard Rösch GDR032:38.1
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Klaus Siebert GDR033:02.8

4 × 7.5 km relay

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

Manfred Beer
Klaus Siebert
Frank Ullrich
Eberhard Rösch

 GDR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Norway

Tor Svendsberget
Roar Nilsen
Odd Lirhus
Sigleif Johansen

 NOR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)West Germany

Heinrich Mehringer
Hansi Estner
Andreas Schweiger
Gerd Winkler

 FRG

Medal table

Place Nation 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  East Germany 2 2 2 6
2  Norway 1 1 0 2
3  West Germany 0 0 1 1

References

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