1979 World Junior Biathlon Championships

Host City Ruhpolding
Country GER
Held 29 January – 1 February 1979
Competitors 9
Countries 3

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
15 km Individual Men Medal 3 2
10 km Sprint Men Medal 3 1
3 x 7.5 km relay Men Medal 9 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 East Germany GDR 2 1 0 3
2 Soviet Union URS 1 2 2 5
3 Czechoslovakia TCH 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
15 km Individual, Men Thomas Klinger GDR Mathias Jung GDR Sergey Zhuravlyov URS
10 km Sprint, Men Sergey Zhuravlyov URS Sergey Danch URS Vladimir Belorusov URS
3 x 7.5 km relay, Men East Germany GDR Soviet Union URS Czechoslovakia TCH