Biathlon World Championships 1996

The 31st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1996 for the third time in Ruhpolding, Germany.[1]

Biathlon World Championships 1996
Host cityRuhpolding, Bavaria
CountryGermany
Events8
Opening3 February 1996 (1996-02-03)
Closing11 February 1996 (1996-02-11)

Men's results

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20 km individual

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Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)Sergei Tarasov RUS53:05.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Vladimir Drachev RUS53:49.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Vadim Sashurin BLR54:38.3

10 km sprint

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Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)Vladimir Drachev RUS26:52.3
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Viktor Maigourov RUS
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)René Cattarinussi ITA

Team event

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4 × 7.5 km relay

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Women's results

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15 km individual

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Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)Emmanuelle Claret FRA46:43.1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Olga Melnik RUS
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Olena Petrova UKR

7.5 km sprint

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Medal Name Nation Penalties Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)Olga Romasko RUS22:30.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ann-Elen Skjelbreid NOR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Magdalena Forsberg SWE

Team event

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4 × 7.5 km relay

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Medal table

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Place Nation 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1 Russia 4 4 0 8
2 Germany 2 1 0 3
3 France 1 1 1 3
4 Belarus 1 0 2 3
5 Ukraine 0 1 2 3
6 Norway 0 1 0 1
7 Italy 0 0 2 2
8 Sweden 0 0 1 1

References

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  1. "Sports 123 biathlon results". Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2009-07-15.