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 | 1 February 1997 |
| Closing | 9 February 1997 |
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ricco Groß |  GER | ||
 | Oleg Ryzhenkov |  BLR | ||
 | Ludwig Gredler |  AUT |
10 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfried Pallhuber |  ITA | ||
| René Cattarinussi | ITA | ||
| Oleg Ryzhenkov | BLR |
12.5 km pursuit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Maigourov |  RUS | ||
| Sergei Tarasov | RUS | ||
| Ole Einar Bjørndalen |  NOR |
Team event
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus Vadim Sashurin |
BLR | ||
| Germany |
GER | ||
| Poland |
 POL |
4 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
GER | ||
| Norway Egil Gjelland |
NOR | ||
| Italy René Cattarinussi |
ITA |
Women's results
15 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Forsberg |  SWE | ||
| Olena Zubrilova |  UKR | ||
| Ekaterina Dafovska |  BUL |
7.5 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Romasko | RUS | ||
| Olena Zubrilova | UKR | ||
| Magdalena Forsberg | SWE |
10 km pursuit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Forsberg | SWE | ||
| Olena Zubrilova | UKR | ||
| Olga Romasko | RUS |
Team event
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway Liv Grete Skjelbreid |
NOR | ||
| Russia |
RUS | ||
| Ukraine Valentina Tserbe-Nessina |
UKR |
4 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
GER | ||
| Norway Ann Elen Skjelbreid |
NOR | ||
| Russia |
RUS |
Medal table
| Place | Nation | |
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Russia |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Norway |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Belarus |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Ukraine |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
External links
- Swedish Magdalena Forsberg celebrated in Sundsvall after rturning home from the event, SVT's open archive (in Swedish)
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