Biathlon World Championships 1992
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The 27th Biathlon World Championships
held in 1992 in Novosibirsk
, Russia
were only for the team events because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Albertville.
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...
held in 1992 in Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
were only for the team events because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Albertville.
Team event
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
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| Commonwealth of Independent States Commonwealth of Independent States The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union.... Eugeni Redkine Anatoliy Zdanovich Alexandr Popov Aleksei Tropnikov |
 Commonwealth of Independent States |
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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... Frode Løberg Frode Løberg Frode Løberg is a former Norwegian biathlete who competed for Norway in the world championships and in the Olympics.-World championships:... Jon Åge Tyldum Jon Åge Tyldum Jon Åge Tyldum is a former Norwegian biathlete. He won the overall World Cup in 1992 and 1995. At the World Championships he has won seven medals. In 1998 he retired from the sport.-References:*... Sylfest Glimsdal Sylfest Glimsdal Sylfest Glimsdal is a former Norwegian biathlete. In the 1991/92 season he came third in the overall World Cup standings, behind Jon Åge Tyldum and Mikael Löfgren. During his career he won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at World Championships. In 1998 he ended his career as a... Gisle Fenne Gisle Fenne Gisle Fenne is a former Norwegian biathlete from Voss near Bergen. His best known international achievement was the silver medal in the 20 km individual in the World Championships 1989 in Feistritz an der Drau. He succeeded in many duels with team mate Eirik Kvalfoss... |
 Norway |
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| Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... Aivo Udras Urmas Kaldvee Hillar Zahkna Kalju Ojaste |
 Estonia |
Team event
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... Petra Bauer Petra Schaaf Uschi Disl Uschi Disl Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard... Inga Kesper |
 Germany |
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| Commonwealth of Independent States Commonwealth of Independent States The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union.... Elena Belova Inna Sheshikl Anfisa Reztsova Anfisa Reztsova Anfisa Anatolyevna Reztsova, née Romanova, is a former Soviet and Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed in both sports from 1985 to 2000... Svetlana Petcherskaia Svetlana Petcherskaia Svetlana Petcherskaia , born November 14, 1968 in Sverdlovsk, is a former Soviet Union biathlete. The first time women's biathlon was contested at the Winter Olympics in Albertville in 1992, Petcherskia won a silver medal in the women's 15 km individual for the Unified Team. In the 1990/91... |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
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| Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... Gabriela Suvová Eva Háková Jana Kulhavá Jiřina Adamičkova |
 Czechoslovakia |
Medal table
| Place | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth of Independent States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Norway |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Estonia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |