Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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| Biathlon at the XII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Seefeld |
| Dates | 6–13 February |
| Competitors | 74 from 18 nations |
| Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| File:Biathlon pictogram.svg | |
| Individual | men |
| Relay | men |
Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of two biathlon events, held at Seefeld. The events began on 6 February and ended on 13 February 1976.[1][2]
Medal summary
Three nations won medals in biathlon, the Soviet Union leading the medal table with three medals (2 gold, 1 bronze). Nikolay Kruglov led the individual medal table, winning the individual race, and adding a gold medal in the relay.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Nikolay Kruglov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
1:14:12.26 | Heikki Ikola File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
1:15:54.10 | Aleksandr Elizarov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
1:16:05.57 |
| Relay |
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) Aleksandr Elizarov Ivan Biakov Nikolay Kruglov Aleksandr Tikhonov |
1:57:55.64 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) Henrik Flöjt Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen Heikki Ikola |
2:01:45.58 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR) Karl-Heinz Menz Frank Ullrich Manfred Beer Manfred Geyer |
2:04:08.61 |
Participating nations
Eighteen nations sent biathletes to compete in the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. Bulgaria and Chinese Taipei (as Republic of China) made their Olympic biathlon debuts.[1]
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (4)
- File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria (2)
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (4)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (5)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (6)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (4)
- File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (5)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (4)
- File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (5)
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (4)
- File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland (4)
- File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China (2)
- File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania (4)
- File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (3)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (4)
- File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia (5)
- File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (4)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (5)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Biathlon at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2019.