Biathlon World Championships 1984
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The 1st women's Biathlon World Championships
were held in 1984 in Chamonix
, France
.
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 1984 in Chamonix
Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
5 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venera Chernychova |  Soviet Union |
3 | 23:00.1 | |
| Sanna Grønlid Sanna Grønlid Sanna Grønlid is a former Norwegian biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a gold medal in the 5 km sprint at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in the 10 km individual at the 1987 Biathlon World Championships... |
 Norway |
1 | + 34.9 | |
| Andrea Grossegger |  Austria |
2 | + 39.4 |
10 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venera Chernychova | Soviet Union |
4 | 44:21.7 | |
| Liudmila Zabolotnaya | Soviet Union |
3 | + 9.2 | |
| Tatiana Brylina | Soviet Union |
4 | + 28.3 |
3 x 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.... Venera Chernychova Liudmila Zabolotnaya Kaija Parve |
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... Sanna Grønlid Sanna Grønlid Sanna Grønlid is a former Norwegian biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a gold medal in the 5 km sprint at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in the 10 km individual at the 1987 Biathlon World Championships... Gry Østvik Gry Østvik Gry Østvik is a former Norwegian biathlete and the first overall world cup winner for women.-World championships:She participated in the Norwegian team that won silver in the 3 x 7.5 km relay in 1984 and 1985.-World cup:... Siv Bråten Siv Bråten Lunde Siv Bråten Lunde is a former Norwegian biathlete who received five medals in the world championships during her career.-World championships:... |
Norway |
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| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... Holly Beatie Julie Newman Kari Swenson Kari Swenson Kari Swenson is an American former biathlete. In 1984, she was a member of the bronze medal-winning U.S. relay team at the first women's Biathlon World Championships in Chamonix, France. She placed fifth overall in the women's 10-km final; the best ever for a U.S... |
 United States |
Medal table
| Place | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Norway |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | United States |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |