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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]
Biathlon at the XII Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Seefeld |
Dates | 6–13 February |
Competitors | 74 from 18 nations |
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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Individual |
Nikolay Kruglov Soviet Union | 1:14:12.26 | Heikki Ikola Finland | 1:15:54.10 | Aleksandr Elizarov Soviet Union | 1:16:05.57 |
Relay |
Soviet Union (URS) Aleksandr Elizarov Ivan Biakov Nikolay Kruglov Aleksandr Tikhonov | 1:57:55.64 | Finland (FIN) Henrik Flöjt Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen Heikki Ikola | 2:01:45.58 | East Germany (GDR) Karl-Heinz Menz Frank Ullrich Manfred Beer Manfred Geyer | 2:04:08.61 |
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]
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