
Biathlon World Championships 1988
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The 5th women's world championships were held in 1988 for the second time in Chamonix
, France
. This was the last time that there were held separate world championships for women.
Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. This was the last time that there were held separate world championships for women.
5 km sprint
Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
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Anne Elvebakk Anne Elvebakk Anne Elisabeth Elvebakk is a former biathlete from Norway. She has received twelve World championship medals. In 1988 she won the biathlon world cup.-References:**... |
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Elin Kristiansen Elin Kristiansen Elin Kristiansen is a former biathlete from Norway. She won two individual World Championships medals, one in 1988 when she won silver at the 10 km event and a bronze in 1990 from the sprint event... |
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10 km individual
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Petra Schaaf Petra Behle Petra Behle is a former German biathlete- Career :Behle won her first gold medal in the 1988 World Championships when she was 19 and she also has three gold medals in the 15 km that happened in 1989, 1991 and 1993 she also has three biathlon-world championship medals in relays from 1995, 1996 and... |
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Eva Korpela Eva Korpela Eva Korpela is a former Swedish biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a bronze medal in the 10 km individual at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in Falun in 1986.She received a bronze medal in the 5 km... |
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Anne Elvebakk Anne Elvebakk Anne Elisabeth Elvebakk is a former biathlete from Norway. She has received twelve World championship medals. In 1988 she won the biathlon world cup.-References:**... |
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3 x 5 km relay
Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
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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.... Venera Chernychova Elena Golovina Kaija Parve |
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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... Elin Kristiansen Elin Kristiansen Elin Kristiansen is a former biathlete from Norway. She won two individual World Championships medals, one in 1988 when she won silver at the 10 km event and a bronze in 1990 from the sprint event... Anne Elvebakk Anne Elvebakk Anne Elisabeth Elvebakk is a former biathlete from Norway. She has received twelve World championship medals. In 1988 she won the biathlon world cup.-References:**... Mona Bollerud Mona Bollerud Mona Bollerud is a former Norwegian biathlete. She participated on the Norwegian team that received a silver medal in the 3 x 5 km relay in the 1988 Biathlon World Championships. She received a silver medal in the team event in 1989.-References:... |
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Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... Eva Korpela Eva Korpela Eva Korpela is a former Swedish biathlete, world champion and world cup winner.-World championships:She received a bronze medal in the 10 km individual at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships in Egg am Etzel, and a gold medal in Falun in 1986.She received a bronze medal in the 5 km... Inger Björkbom Mia Stadig |
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Medal table
Place | Nation | Total | |||
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1 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |