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{{Infobox Olympic event
The '''[[1972 Winter Olympics|1972 Winter Olympic Games]] [[Biathlon]]''' results
|event = Biathlon
|games = 1972 Winter
|venue = [[Makomanai Biathlon Site]]
|dates = 9–11 February
|competitors = 62
|nations = 14
|prev = [[Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics|1968]]
|next = [[Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics|1976]]
}}
{{Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics}}
'''Biathlon at the [[1972 Winter Olympics]]''' consisted of two [[biathlon]] events, held at [[Makomanai Biathlon Site]]. The events began on 9 February and ended on 11 February 1972.<ref name=Biathlon>{{cite web
| title = The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972
| url = http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1972/orw1972.pdf
| publisher = LA84 Foundation
| work = Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games
| year = 1972
| accessdate = September 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1972/BIA/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054004/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1972/BIA/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Biathlon at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=1 June 2019}}</ref>


==Men's events==
==Medal summary==
===20 km===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Medal
! Athlete
! Time
! Missed Targets
! Adjusted Time
|-
| bgcolor="gold" | Gold
| [[Image:Flag of Norway.svg|20 px]] [[Magnar Solberg]] (NOR)
| 1:13:55.50
| 2
| 1:15:55.50
|-
| bgcolor="silver" | Silver
| [[Image:Flag of East Germany.svg|20 px]] [[Hans-Jörg Knauthe]] (GDR)
| 1:15:07.60
| 1
| 1:16:07.60
|-
| bgcolor="cc9966" | Bronze
| [[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg|20 px]] [[Lars-Göran Arwidson]] (SWE)
| 1:14:27.03
| 2
| 1:16:27.03
|}


Five nations won medals in biathlon, the Soviet Union and Norway leading the medal table with one gold medal each, while East Germany were the only country to win more than one medal. [[Hansjörg Knauthe]], who was part of both East German medals, was the only athlete to win more than one medal.
===4 x 7.5 km relay===

{| class="wikitable"
===Medal table===
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
{{Medals table
! Medal
| caption =
! Team
| host =
! Time
| flag_template = flagIOCteam
! Missed Targets
| event = 1972 Winter
|-
| team =
| bgcolor="gold" | Gold
| gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 0
| [[Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg|20 px]] [[USSR]] ([[Alexander Tikhonov]], [[Rinnat Safin]], [[Ivan Biakov]], [[Viktor Mamatov]])
| gold_URS = 1 | silver_URS = 0 | bronze_URS = 0
| 1:51:44.92
| gold_GDR = 0 | silver_GDR = 1 | bronze_GDR = 1
| 3
| gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 1 | bronze_FIN = 0
|-
| gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 1
| bgcolor="silver" | Silver
}}
| [[Image:Flag of Finland.svg|20 px]] [[Finland]] ([[Esko Saira]], [[Juhani Suutarinen]], [[Heikki Ikola]], [[Mauri Röppänen]])

| 1:54:37.25
===Events===
| 3
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|-valign="top"
| bgcolor="cc9966" | Bronze
| Individual<br>{{DetailsLink|Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Individual}}
| [[Image:Flag of East Germany.svg|20 px]] [[East Germany]] ([[Hans-Jörg Knauthe]], [[Joachim Meischner]], [[Dieter Speer]], [[Horst Koschka]])
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Magnar Solberg]]|NOR|1972 Winter}} || 1:15:55.50
| 1:54:57.67
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Hansjörg Knauthe]]|GDR|1972 Winter}} || 1:16:07.60
| 4
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Lars-Göran Arwidson]]|SWE|1972 Winter}} || 1:16:27.03
|-valign="top"
| Relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Relay}}
|{{flagIOCteam|URS|1972 Winter}}<br>[[Aleksandr Tikhonov]]<br/>[[Rinnat Safin]]<br/>[[Ivan Biakov]]<br/>[[Viktor Mamatov]] || 1:51:44.92
|{{flagIOCteam|FIN|1972 Winter}}<br>[[Esko Saira]]<br/>[[Juhani Suutarinen]]<br/>[[Heikki Ikola]]<br/>[[Mauri Röppänen]] || 1:54:37.25
|{{flagIOCteam|GDR|1972 Winter}}<br>[[Hansjörg Knauthe]]<br/>[[Joachim Meischner]]<br/>[[Dieter Speer]]<br/>[[Horst Koschka]] || 1:54:57.67
|}
|}


==Participating nations==
{{Olympic Games Biathlon}}
Fourteen nations sent biathletes to compete in Sapporo. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. Italy made its Olympic biathlon debut.<ref name=Biathlon/>
{{EventsAt1972WinterOlympics}}


{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
[[Category:1972 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:1972 Winter Olympics events]]
*{{flagIOC|FIN|1972 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIOC|FRA|1972 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Winter|2}}
*{{flagIOC|GBR|1972 Winter|4}}
*{{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIOC|ITA|1972 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIOC|JPN|1972 Winter|4}}
*{{flagIOC|NOR|1972 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIOC|POL|1972 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIOC|ROU|1972 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIOC|SWE|1972 Winter|4}}
*{{flagIOC|TCH|1972 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIOC|URS|1972 Winter|4}}
*{{flagIOC|USA|1972 Winter|4}}
{{div col end}}


==References==
[[Category:Biathlon at the Olympics|1972]]
{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 16:48, 13 September 2021

Biathlon
at the XI Olympic Winter Games
VenueMakomanai Biathlon Site
Dates9–11 February
Competitors62 from 14 nations
← 1968
1976 →
Biathlon at the
1972 Winter Olympics
Individualmen
Relaymen

Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of two biathlon events, held at Makomanai Biathlon Site. The events began on 9 February and ended on 11 February 1972.[1][2]

Medal summary[edit]

Five nations won medals in biathlon, the Soviet Union and Norway leading the medal table with one gold medal each, while East Germany were the only country to win more than one medal. Hansjörg Knauthe, who was part of both East German medals, was the only athlete to win more than one medal.

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway (NOR)1001
 Soviet Union (URS)1001
3 East Germany (GDR)0112
4 Finland (FIN)0101
5 Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Events[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
details 		Magnar Solberg
 Norway		 1:15:55.50 Hansjörg Knauthe
 East Germany		 1:16:07.60 Lars-Göran Arwidson
 Sweden		 1:16:27.03
Relay
details 		 Soviet Union (URS)
Aleksandr Tikhonov
Rinnat Safin
Ivan Biakov
Viktor Mamatov		 1:51:44.92  Finland (FIN)
Esko Saira
Juhani Suutarinen
Heikki Ikola
Mauri Röppänen		 1:54:37.25  East Germany (GDR)
Hansjörg Knauthe
Joachim Meischner
Dieter Speer
Horst Koschka		 1:54:57.67

Participating nations[edit]

Fourteen nations sent biathletes to compete in Sapporo. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. Italy made its Olympic biathlon debut.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "Biathlon at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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