1972 World Junior Biathlon Championships

Host City Urnerboden
Country SUI
Held 26 – 27 February 1972
Competitors 10
Countries 4

Originally scheduled to be held in Linthal (SUI) but moved to Urnerboden to due lack of snow.

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
15 km Individual Men 26 February 1972 Medal 3 2
3 x 7.5 km relay Men 27 February 1972 Medal 9 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union URS 1 2 0 3
2 Poland POL 1 0 0 1
3 East Germany GDR 0 0 1 1
= Finland FIN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
15 km Individual, Men Jan Chaurs URS Aleksandr Bogdanov URS Keijo Kuntola FIN
3 x 7.5 km relay, Men Poland POL Soviet Union URS East Germany GDR