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 | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Seefeld |
| Dates | 6–13 February |
| Competitors | 74 from 18 nations |
Medal summary
editThree 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
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Participating nations
editEighteen 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]
Austria (4)
Bulgaria (2)
Finland (4)
France (5)
West Germany (6)
Great Britain (4)
East Germany (5)
Italy (4)
Japan (5)
Norway (4)
Poland (4)
Republic of China (2)
Romania (4)
Switzerland (3)
Sweden (4)
Czechoslovakia (5)
Soviet Union (4)
United States (5)
References
edit- ^ a b "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.