1997 World Junior Biathlon Championships
| Host City | Forni Avoltri |
|---|---|
| Country |  ITA |
| Held | 15 – 23 February 1997 |
| Competitors | 43 |
| Countries | 10 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km Individual | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 10 km Sprint | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 4 x 7.5 km relay | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Team | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 12.5 km Individual | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 3 x 7.5 km relay | Women | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Team | Women | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |  GER |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Russia |  RUS |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Norway |  NOR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Sweden |  SWE |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Ukraine |  UKR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | United States |  USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Slovakia |  SVK |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Czech Republic |  CZE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Finland |  FIN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Italy | ITA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km Individual, Men | Eric Lundström |
SWE
|
Sergey Usankov |
RUS
|
Karsten Kapinos |
GER
|
| 10 km Sprint, Men | Jay Hakkinen |
USA
|
Torsten Thrän |
GER
|
Marek Matiaško |
SVK
|
| 4 x 7.5 km relay, Men | Germany |
GER
|
Italy |
ITA
|
Russia |
RUS
|
| Team, Men | Russia |
RUS
|
Finland |
FIN
|
Germany |
GER
|
| 12.5 km Individual, Women | Tetyana Rud |
UKR
|
Marcela Pavkovčeková |
SVK
|
Nataliya Levchenkova |
RUS
|
| 7.5 km Sprint, Women | Andrea Henkel |
GER
|
Martina Glagow |
GER
|
Olga Nazarova |
RUS
|
| 3 x 7.5 km relay, Women | Norway |
NOR
|
Germany |
GER
|
Russia |
RUS
|
| Team, Women | Russia |
RUS
|
Czech Republic |
CZE
|
Germany |
GER
|