Biathlon World Championships 1971

The 11th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1971 for the second time in Hämeenlinna-Tavastehus, Finland.^[1]

Biathlon World Championships 1971

Host city	Hämeenlinna
Country	Finland
Events	2
Opening	6 March 1971 (1971-03-06)
Closing	7 March 1971 (1971-03-07)
← Östersund 1970 Lake Placid 1973 →

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Dieter Speer	GDR	2	1:18:20.2
	Alexander Tikhonov	URS	3	1:18:48.4
	Magnar Solberg	NOR	0	1:20:00.9

4 × 7.5 km relay

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Soviet Union Alexander Tikhonov Viktor Mamatov Rinnat Safin Nikolay Muzhytov	URS
	Norway Tor Svendsberget Ragnar Tveiten Magnar Solberg Ivar Nordkild	NOR
	Poland Józef Różak Andrzej Rapacz Aleksander Klima Józef Stopka	POL

Medal table

Place	Nation				Total
1	Soviet Union	1	1	0	2
2	East Germany	1	0	0	1
3	Norway	0	1	1	2
4	Poland	0	0	1	1