Biathlon World Championships 1973

The 12th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1973 in Lake Placid, United States. It is the first time the championships took place outside Europe.[1]

Biathlon World Championships 1973
Host cityLake Placid, New York
CountryUSA
Events2
Opening ceremony2 March 1973 (1973-03-02)
Closing ceremony4 March 1973 (1973-03-04)

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
Alexander Tikhonov URS21:24:30.2
Gennady Kovalyev URS11:27:17.2
Tor Svendsberget NOR51:28:08.2

4 × 7.5 km relay

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
Soviet Union

Alexander Tikhonov
Rinnat Safin
Yuriy Kolmakov
Gennady Kovalyev

 URS
Norway

Tor Svendsberget
Esten Gjelten
Ragnar Tveiten
Kjell Hovda

 NOR
East Germany

Dieter Speer
Manfred Geyer
Herbert Wiegand
Günther Bartnick

 GDR

Medal table

Place Nation Total
1  Soviet Union 2 1 0 3
2  Norway 0 1 1 2
3  East Germany 0 0 1 1

References

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