Host city | Novosibirsk |
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Country | Russia |
Events | 2 |
Opening | 22 March 1992 |
Closing | 22 March 1992 |
The 27th Biathlon World Championships held in 1992 in Novosibirsk, Russia [1] were only for the team events because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Albertville. This was also the first time when this event was organised in Asian continent.
Date: 22 March 1992. [2] [3] [4]
Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
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Germany Petra Bauer (0) | GER | 2 | 56:44.5 | |
Commonwealth of Independent States Elena Belova (1) | CIS | 5 | 57:32.5 | |
Czechoslovakia Gabriela Suvová (1) | TCH | 4 | 57:59.8 | |
4th | France Delphyne Burlet (1) | FRA | 5 | 1:00:09.7 |
5th | Norway Hildegunn Fossen (1) | NOR | 8 | 1:00:46.0 |
Place | Nation | Total | |||
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1 | CIS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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