Biathlon World Championships 1986
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The 22nd Biathlon World Championships
for men were held in 1986 in Oslo
, Norway
. The 3rd women's world championships were held in Falun
, Sweden
.
Peter Angerer
, West Germany
, was stripped of silver due to use of a forbidden substance.
The West German team was stripped of bronze due to Peter Angerer
's use of a forbidden substance.
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...
for men were held in 1986 in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, 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...
. The 3rd women's world championships were held in Falun
Falun
Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
10 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valery Medvedtsev Valery Medvedtsev Valery Alekseevitch Medvedtsev is a retired Russian biathlete.He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Izhevsk. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Medvedtsev, competing for the USSR, won two silver medals in the 10 km sprint and the 20 km individual, and also gold medal in the relay... |
 Soviet Union |
0 | 28:02.8 | |
| Franz Schuler Franz Schuler Franz Schuler is an Austrian biathlete and police officer, who competed as a member of the Polizeisportverein Innsbruck... |
 Austria |
1 | 28:55.3 | |
| André Sehmisch André Sehmisch André Sehmisch . Is a former German biathlete. In 1987 and 1989 he became world champion with the East German relay team. In 1986 he won the overall World Cup. Sehmisch retired in 1993. Later he opened a skiing school. He began his career at the SG Dynamo Schwarzenberg/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo... |
 German Democratic Republic |
1 | 28:59.9 |
Peter Angerer
Peter Angerer
Peter Angerer is a former German biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo he won the gold medal in the 20 km individual. In addition he won silver in the sprint distance and bronze with the West German relay team...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, was stripped of silver due to use of a forbidden substance.
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valery Medvedtsev Valery Medvedtsev Valery Alekseevitch Medvedtsev is a retired Russian biathlete.He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Izhevsk. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Medvedtsev, competing for the USSR, won two silver medals in the 10 km sprint and the 20 km individual, and also gold medal in the relay... |
Soviet Union |
2 | 57:05.3 | |
| André Sehmisch André Sehmisch André Sehmisch . Is a former German biathlete. In 1987 and 1989 he became world champion with the East German relay team. In 1986 he won the overall World Cup. Sehmisch retired in 1993. Later he opened a skiing school. He began his career at the SG Dynamo Schwarzenberg/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo... |
German Democratic Republic |
1 | 57:19.2 | |
| Alfred Eder Alfred Eder Alfred Eder is an Austrian biathlete and soldier, who competed as a member of the Heeressportverein Saalfelden... |
Austria |
0 | 58:38.1 |
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.... Juri Kashkarov Dmitri Vasilyev Valery Medvedtsev Valery Medvedtsev Valery Alekseevitch Medvedtsev is a retired Russian biathlete.He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Izhevsk. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Medvedtsev, competing for the USSR, won two silver medals in the 10 km sprint and the 20 km individual, and also gold medal in the relay... Sergei Bulygin |
Soviet Union |
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| East Germany Jürgen Wirth Frank-Peter Roetsch Frank-Peter Roetsch Frank-Peter Roetsch is a German former biathlete. He was the first biathlete to use the skating technique when he won a clear victory in Oberhof 1985.-Holmenkollen:... Matthias Jacob Matthias Jacob Matthias Jacob is a former German biathlete.- External links :**... André Sehmisch André Sehmisch André Sehmisch . Is a former German biathlete. In 1987 and 1989 he became world champion with the East German relay team. In 1986 he won the overall World Cup. Sehmisch retired in 1993. Later he opened a skiing school. He began his career at the SG Dynamo Schwarzenberg/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo... |
German Democratic Republic |
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| Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... Werner Kiem Werner Kiem Werner Kiem is a former Italian biathlete. Kiem won bronze medals in the 4 x 7.5 km relay with teammates Gottlieb Taschler, Johann Passler and Andreas Zingerle at the 1986 Biathlon World Championships in Oslo and the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary.-External links:*... Gottlieb Taschler Gottlieb Taschler Gottlieb Taschler is an Italian biathlete. He competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics.At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, he finished 5th in the 4 x 7.5 km relay with the Italian team... Johann Passler Johann Passler Johann Passler is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Passler won bronze medals in the 20 km and in the relay. In World Championships Passler won two gold medals and two bronze.-External links:**... Andreas Zingerle Andreas Zingerle Andreas Zingerle is a former Italian biathlete. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Zingerle won a bronze medal in the relay. In Biathlon World Championships Zingerle accumulated one individual gold medal and three golds and a bronze in relay and team events.-External links:**... |
 Italy |
The West German team was stripped of bronze due to Peter Angerer
Peter Angerer
Peter Angerer is a former German biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo he won the gold medal in the 20 km individual. In addition he won silver in the sprint distance and bronze with the West German relay team...
's use of a forbidden substance.
5 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katja Parve | Soviet Union |
1 | 20:07.0 | |
| Nadejda Belova | Soviet Union |
1 | + 46.2 | |
| Eva Korpela Eva Korpela Eva Korpela is a former Swedish biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a bronze medal in the 10 km individual at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in Falun in 1986.She received a bronze medal in the 5 km... |
 Sweden |
2 | + 1:18.0 |
10 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva Korpela Eva Korpela Eva Korpela is a former Swedish biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a bronze medal in the 10 km individual at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in Falun in 1986.She received a bronze medal in the 5 km... |
Sweden |
1 | 37:46.9 | |
| 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 |
0 | + 1:00.4 | |
| 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 |
2 | + 1:32.7 |
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.... Kaija Parve Nadejda Belova Venera Chernychova |
Soviet Union |
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| Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Eva Korpela Eva Korpela Eva Korpela is a former Swedish biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a bronze medal in the 10 km individual at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in Falun in 1986.She received a bronze medal in the 5 km... Inger Björkbom Sabine Karlsson |
Sweden |
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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... 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:... Anne Elvebakk Anne Elvebakk Anne Elisabeth Elvebakk is a former biathlete from Norway. She has received twelve World championship medals. In 1988 she won the biathlon world cup.-References:**... |
Norway |
Medal table
| Place | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | German Democratic Republic |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Norway |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Austria |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |