Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics
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20 km
| Medal | Athlete | Time | Missed Targets | Adjusted Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Magnar SolbergMagnar 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... (NOR) |
1:13:55.50 | 2 | 1:15:55.50 |
| Silver |  Hans-Jörg Knauthe (GDR) |
1:15:07.60 | 1 | 1:16:07.60 |
| Bronze |  Lars-Göran ArwidsonLars-Göran Arwidson Lars-Göran Arwidson is a Swedish biathlete. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics.At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a bronze medal with the Swedish relay team, in 4 x 7.5 km relay, and finished 17th in the 20 km... (SWE) |
1:14:27.03 | 2 | 1:16:27.03 |
4 x 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Team | Time | Missed Targets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |  USSR (Alexander Tikhonov, Rinnat SafinRinnat 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:... , Ivan Biakov Ivan Biakov Ivan Ivanovich Biakov was a Soviet biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team. He was born in Kirovo-Chepetsk.... , 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... ) |
1:51:44.92 | 3 |
| Silver |  FinlandFinland 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... (Esko Saira Esko Saira Esko Saira is a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with the Finnish team.... , Juhani Suutarinen Juhani Suutarinen Juhani Suutarinen is a former Finnish biathlete. He was born in Uukuniemi.- Career :*Winter Olympics**1968 Grenoble - fifth in the relay**1972 Sapporo - silver medal in the relay, 30th in 20 km... , Heikki Ikola Heikki Ikola Heikki Ikola is a former Finnish biathlete. Together with his countryman Juhani Suutarinen he became dominant in the 1970s and the early 1980s. In 1975 he became double world champion in both the 20 km and the relay... , Mauri Röppänen Mauri Röppänen Mauri Uolevi Röppänen is a Finnish biathlete and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with the Finnish team.-References:*... ) |
1:54:37.25 | 3 |
| Bronze | East Germany (Hans-Jörg Knauthe, Joachim Meischner Joachim Meischner Joachim Meischner is a retired East German biathlete.He represented the sports club SG Dynamo Zinnwald/Sportvereinigung Dynamo. He won a world championships gold medal in relay in Altenberg 1967 and the bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo 1972.- References :... , 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... , Horst Koschka Horst Koschka Horst Koschka is a retired East German biathlete.He represented the sports club Sportvereinigung Dynamo/SG Dynamo Zinnwald.- References :... ) |
1:54:57.67 | 4 |