Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics
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The 1972 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results
[edit] Men's events
[edit] 20 km
| Medal | Athlete | Time | Missed Targets | Adjusted Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Magnar Solberg (NOR) |
1:13:55.50 | 2 | 1:15:55.50 |
| Silver |  Hans-Jörg Knauthe (GDR) |
1:15:07.60 | 1 | 1:16:07.60 |
| Bronze |  Lars-Göran Arwidson (SWE) |
1:14:27.03 | 2 | 1:16:27.03 |
[edit] 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Team | Time | Missed Targets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |  USSR (Aleksandr Tikhonov, Rinnat Safin, Ivan Biakov, Viktor Mamatov) |
1:51:44.92 | 3 |
| Silver |  Finland (Esko Saira, Juhani Suutarinen, Heikki Ikola, Mauri Röppänen) |
1:54:37.25 | 3 |
| Bronze | East Germany (Hans-Jörg Knauthe, Joachim Meischner, Dieter Speer, Horst Koschka) |
1:54:57.67 | 4 |
| Biathlon at the Winter Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1924* • 1928* (demonstration) • 1932 • 1936* (demonstration) • 1948* (demonstration) • 1952 • 1956 *Military patrol 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 See also: List of Olympic medalists in biathlon |
| Events at the 1972 Winter Olympics (Sapporo) |
|---|
| Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Figure skating • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Ski jumping • Speed skating |
