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 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