Biathlon World Championships 1989
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| Host city | Feistritz an der Drau, Carinthia |
|---|---|
| Country | Austria |
| Events | 8 |
| Opening | 7 February 1989 |
| Closing | 12 February 1989 |
The 24th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1989 in Feistritz, Austria.[1] These world championships were the first to hold the men's and women's championships simultaneously.
Men's results
[edit]20 km individual
[edit]| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Eirik Kvalfoss |  NOR | 1 | 58:13.0 |
 | Gisle Fenne | NOR | 0 | 59:20.8 |
 | Fritz Fischer |  FRG | 2 | 1:00:48.1 |
10 km sprint
[edit]| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Luck |  GDR | 0 | 28:08.7 |
| Eirik Kvalfoss | NOR | 1 | 28:14.1 |
| Juri Kashkarov |  URS | 1 | 28:32.7 |
Team event
[edit]| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | URS | 1 | 59:36.9 |
| West Germany | FRG | 2 | 59:44.2 |
| East Germany | GDR | 1 | 1:01:27.1 |
4 × 7.5 km relay
[edit]| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Germany | GDR | ||
| Soviet Union | URS | ||
| Norway | NOR |
Women's results
[edit]15 km individual
[edit]This marked the first time that the women's individual event was held over 15 km in the World Championships.
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petra Schaaf | FRG | 2 | 1:06:11.2 |
| Anne Elvebakk | NOR | 3 | 1:06:31.6 |
| Svetlana Davidova | URS | 3 | 1:07:25.2 |
7.5 km sprint
[edit]This marked the first time that the women's sprint event was held over 7.5 km in the World Championships.
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Elvebakk | NOR | 2 | 27:12.3 |
| Zvetana Krasteva |  BUL | 2 | 27:15.4 |
| Natalia Prikazchikova | URS | 3 | 27:24.8 |
Team event
[edit]| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union Natalia Prikazchikova | URS | 13 | 1:05:38.8 |
| Norway | NOR | 13 | 1:07:48.0 |
| West Germany | FRG | 11 | 1:07:54.1 |
3 × 7.5 km relay
[edit]| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | URS | 0 | 1:23:15.5 |
| Bulgaria | BUL | 0 | 1:25:29.9 |
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH | 0 | 1:26:07.5 |
Medal table
[edit]| Place | Nation | | | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Norway | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | East Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
