Biathlon World Championships 1973
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The 12th Biathlon World Championships
were held in 1973 in Lake Placid
, USA. It is the first time the championships took place outside of Europe
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Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in...
were held in 1973 in Lake Placid
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, USA. It is the first time the championships took place outside of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Tikhonov |  Soviet Union |
2 | 1:24:30.2 | |
| Gennady Kovalyev | Soviet Union |
1 | 1:27:17.2 | |
| Tor Svendsberget Tor Svendsberget Tor Svendsberget is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974.... |
 Norway |
5 | 1:28:08.2 |
4 x 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Alexander Tikhonov Rinnat Safin Rinnat Safin Rinnat Ibragimovich Safin is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team.-References:... Yuriy Kolmakov Gennady Kovalyev |
Soviet Union |
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| Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Tor Svendsberget Tor Svendsberget Tor Svendsberget is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974.... Esten Gjelten Esten Gjelten Esten Gjelten is a former Norwegian biathlete.He participated on the Norwegian team that received silver medals in the 4 x 7.5 km relay in the Biathlon World Championships in 1969, 1970 and 1973.-References:... Ragnar Tveiten Ragnar Tveiten Ragnar Tveiten is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He participated on the Norwegian team that received a gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1966 Biathlon World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He won a second gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1967 world championships... Kjell Hovda Kjell Hovda Kjell Hovda is a former Norwegian biathlete.He participated on the Norwegian team that received silver medals in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1973 Biathlon World Championships 1973 in Lake Placid. He received a bronze medal in 1974 in Minsk.-References:... |
Norway |
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| East Germany Dieter Speer Dieter Speer Dieter Speer is a former German biathlete.He was the first German to hold the title when he became world champion in biathlon in 1971, beating the outstanding Alexander Tikhonov over 20 kilometres... Manfred Geyer Manfred Geyer Manfred Geyer is a former German biathlete. During his career he won a bronze medal in the 1976 Winter Olympics in the 4 x 7.5 km relay and 2 more bronze medals in the 1973 and 1977 Biathlon World Championships.... Herbert Wiegand Günther Bartnick Günther Bartnick Günther Bartnick is a retired East German biathlete. He won a bronze medal in relay at the Biathlon World Championships 1973 and a silver medal in the first World Championship 10 km sprint for men in 1974.... |
 German Democratic Republic |
Medal table
| Place | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Norway |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | German Democratic Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |