Biathlon World Championships 1973
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The 12th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1973 in Lake Placid, United States. It is the first time the championships took place outside Europe.
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Tikhonov | URS | 2 | 1:24:30.2 | |
| Gennady Kovalev | URS | 1 | 1:27:17.2 | |
| Tor Svendsberget | NOR | 5 | 1:28:08.2 |
4 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union Alexander Tikhonov Rinnat Safin Yuriy Kolmakov Gennady Kovalev | URS | |||
| Norway Tor Svendsberget Esten Gjelten Ragnar Tveiten Kjell Hovda | NOR | |||
| East Germany Dieter Speer Manfred Geyer Herbert Wiegand Günther Bartnick | GDR |
Medal table
| Place | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |