| Biathlon World Championships 1986 | |
| Host City: | Oslo (men) Falun (women) |
| Country: | Norway (men) Sweden (women) |
| Events: | 6 |
| Opening: | (men) (women) |
| Closing: | (men) (women) |
| Previous: | Ruhpolding/Egg am Etzel 1985 |
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.[1]
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valeriy Medvedtsev | 2 | 57:05.3 | |||
| 1 | 57:19.2 | ||||
| 0 | 58:38.1 |
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valeriy Medvedtsev | 0 | 28:02.8 | |||
| 1 | 28:55.3 | ||||
| 1 | 28:59.9 |
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.
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva Korpela | 1 | 37:46.9 | |||
| 0 | + 1:00.4 | ||||
| 2 | + 1:32.7 |
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaija Parve | 1 | 20:07.0 | |||
| 1 | + 46.2 | ||||
| 2 | + 1:18.0 |
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union Kaija Parve Nadiya Billova Venera Chernyshova | |||||
| Sweden Eva Korpela Inger Björkbom Sabiene Karlsson | |||||
| Norway Sanna Grønlid Siv Bråten Anne Elvebakk |
| width=50 | Place | width=120 | Nation | width=50 | width=50 | width=50 | width=50 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 2 |  Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 4 |  Norway | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 5 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |