Biathlon World Championships 1971

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Biathlon World Championships 1971
Host cityHämeenlinna
CountryFinland
Events2
Opening6 March 1971 (1971-03-06)
Closing7 March 1971 (1971-03-07)

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

Men's results[edit]

20 km individual[edit]

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dieter Speer  GDR 2 1:18:20.2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexander Tikhonov  URS 3 1:18:48.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Magnar Solberg  NOR 0 1:20:00.9

4 × 7.5 km relay[edit]

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

Alexander Tikhonov
Viktor Mamatov
Rinnat Safin
Nikolay Muzhytov

 URS
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Norway

Tor Svendsberget
Ragnar Tveiten
Magnar Solberg
Ivar Nordkild

 NOR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Poland

Józef Różak
Andrzej Rapacz
Aleksander Klima
Józef Stopka

 POL

Medal table[edit]

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

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