Biathlon World Championships 1970 Explained

Biathlon World Championships 1970
Host City:	Östersund
Country:	Sweden
Events:	2
Stadium:	Östersund Ski Stadium
Previous:	Zakopane 1969

The 10th Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund, Sweden in February 1970.^[1]

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Alexander Tikhonov		5	1:22:46.2
			3	1:22:49.0
			5	1:24:00.7

4 × 7.5 km relay

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Soviet Union Alexander Tikhonov Viktor Mamatov Rinnat Safin Alexander Ushakov
	Norway Tor Svendsberget Ragnar Tveiten Magnar Solberg Esten Gjelten
	East Germany Hans-Gert Jahn Hansjörg Knauthe Dieter Speer Horst Koschka

Medal table

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1		2	0	1	3
2	Norway	0	2	0	2
3		0	0	1	1

References

• Biathlon Results 1970

Notes and References

1. • Sports 123 biathlon results