Biathlon World Championships 1971
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The 11th Biathlon World Championships
were held in 1971 for the second time in Hämeenlinna-Tavastehus
, Finland
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Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in...
were held in 1971 for the second time in Hämeenlinna-Tavastehus
Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Häme in the south of Finland and is the birthplace of composer Jean Sibelius. Today, it belongs to the region of Tavastia Proper, and until 2010 it was the residence city for the Governor of the...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieter Speer Dieter Speer Dieter Speer is a former German biathlete.He was the first German to hold the title when he became world champion in biathlon in 1971, beating the outstanding Alexander Tikhonov over 20 kilometres... |
 German Democratic Republic |
2 | 1:18:20.2 | |
| Alexander Tikhonov |  Soviet Union |
3 | 1:18:48.4 | |
| Magnar Solberg Magnar Solberg Magnar Solberg is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the Winter Olympic Games 1968 in Grenoble, and he retained his gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games 1972 in Sapporo. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje... |
 Norway |
0 | 1:20:00.9 |
4 x 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Alexander Tikhonov Viktor Mamatov Viktor Mamatov Viktor Fyodorovich Mamatov is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team... Rinnat Safin Rinnat Safin Rinnat Ibragimovich Safin is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team.-References:... Nikolay Muzhytov |
Soviet Union |
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| Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... Tor Svendsberget Tor Svendsberget Tor Svendsberget is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974.... Ragnar Tveiten Ragnar Tveiten Ragnar Tveiten is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He participated on the Norwegian team that received a gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1966 Biathlon World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He won a second gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1967 world championships... Magnar Solberg Magnar Solberg Magnar Solberg is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the Winter Olympic Games 1968 in Grenoble, and he retained his gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games 1972 in Sapporo. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje... Ivar Nordkild Ivar Nordkild Ivar Nordkild is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He competed for Norway and won a gold medal in the 1965 Biathlon World Championships in Elverum in the team competition... |
Norway |
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| Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... Józef Roczak Andrzej Rapacz Aleksander Klima Józef Stopka |
 Poland |
Medal table
| Place | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | German Democratic Republic |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Norway |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |