Biathlon World Championships 1997
The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia.[1] The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.
| Host city | Brezno-Osrblie |
|---|---|
| Country | Slovakia |
| Events | 10 |
| Opening ceremony | 1 February 1997 |
| Closing ceremony | 9 February 1997 |
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ricco Groß |  | ||
 | Oleg Ryzhenkov |  | ||
 | Ludwig Gredler |  |
10 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfried Pallhuber |  | ||
| René Cattarinussi | | ||
| Oleg Ryzhenkov | |
12.5 km pursuit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Maigourov |  | ||
| Sergei Tarasov | | ||
| Ole Einar Bjørndalen |  |
Team event
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus Vadim Sashurin |
| ||
| Germany |
| ||
| Poland Wieslaw Ziemianin |
 |
4 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
| ||
| Norway Egil Gjelland |
| ||
| Italy René Cattarinussi |
|
Women's results
15 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Forsberg |  | ||
| Olena Zubrilova |  | ||
| Ekaterina Dafovska |  |
7.5 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Romasko | | ||
| Olena Zubrilova | | ||
| Magdalena Forsberg | |
10 km pursuit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Forsberg | | ||
| Olena Zubrilova | | ||
| Olga Romasko | |
Team event
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway Liv Grete Skjelbreid |
| ||
| Russia Olga Melnik |
| ||
| Ukraine Valentina Tserbe-Nessina |
|
4 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
| ||
| Norway Ann Elen Skjelbreid |
| ||
| Russia |
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Medal table
| Place | Nation | |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
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