1979 Biathlon World Championships

Host City Ruhpolding
Country GER
Held 29 January – 1 February 1979
Competitors 15
Countries 5

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
20 km Individual Men — Medal 3 3
10 km Sprint Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 7.5 km relay Men — Medal 12 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 East Germany GDR 3 0 0 3
2 Norway NOR 0 1 1 2
= Soviet Union URS 0 1 1 2
4 Finland FIN 0 1 0 1
5 Italy ITA 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
20 km Individual, Men Klaus Siebert GDR Aleksandr Tikhonov URS Sigleif Johansen NOR
10 km Sprint, Men Frank Ullrich GDR Odd Lirhus NOR Luigi Weiss ITA
4 x 7.5 km relay, Men East Germany GDR Finland FIN Soviet Union URS