Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of two biathlon events, held at Makomanai Biathlon Site. The events began on 9 February and ended on 11 February 1972.[1][2]
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| Venue | Makomanai Biathlon Site |
| Dates | 9–11 February |
| Competitors | 62 from 14 nations |
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| Individual | men |
| Relay | men |
Medal summary
Five nations won medals in biathlon, the Soviet Union and Norway leading the medal table with one gold medal each, while East Germany were the only country to win more than one medal. Hansjörg Knauthe, who was part of both East German medals, was the only athlete to win more than one medal.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Individual |
Magnar Solberg | 1:15:55.50 | Hansjörg Knauthe | 1:16:07.60 | Lars-Göran Arwidson | 1:16:27.03 |
| Relay |
Aleksandr Tikhonov Rinnat Safin Ivan Biakov Viktor Mamatov | 1:51:44.92 | Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen Heikki Ikola Mauri Röppänen | 1:54:37.25 | Hansjörg Knauthe Joachim Meischner Dieter Speer Horst Koschka | 1:54:57.67 |
Participating nations
Fourteen nations sent biathletes to compete in Sapporo. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. Italy made its Olympic biathlon debut.[1]
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References
- "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- "Biathlon at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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