1989 Biathlon World Championships

Host City Feistritz an der Drau
Country AUT
Held 7 – 12 February 1989
Competitors 37
Countries 6

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
20 km Individual Men — Medal 3 2
10 km Sprint Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 7.5 km relay Men — Medal 12 3
Team Men — Medal 12 3
15 km Individual Women — Medal 3 3
7.5 km Sprint Women — Medal 3 3
3 x 7.5 km relay Women — Medal 9 3
Team Women — Medal 12 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union URS 3 1 3 7
2 Norway NOR 2 4 1 7
3 East Germany GDR 2 0 1 3
4 Germany GER 1 1 2 4
5 Bulgaria BUL 0 2 0 2
6 Czechoslovakia TCH 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
20 km Individual, Men Eirik Kvalfoss NOR Gisle Fenne NOR Fritz Fischer GER
10 km Sprint, Men Frank Luck GDR Eirik Kvalfoss NOR Yury Kashkarov URS
4 x 7.5 km relay, Men East Germany GDR Soviet Union URS Norway NOR
Team, Men Soviet Union URS Germany GER East Germany GDR
15 km Individual, Women Petra Schaaf-Behle GER Anne Elvebakk NOR Svetlana Pechorskaya URS
7.5 km Sprint, Women Anne Elvebakk NOR Tsvetana Krasteva BUL Nataliya Prikazchikova URS
3 x 7.5 km relay, Women Soviet Union URS Bulgaria BUL Czechoslovakia TCH
Team, Women Soviet Union URS Norway NOR Germany GER