Men's results
Team event
Date: 20 March 1994. [2]
| Host city | Canmore, Alberta |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Events | 2 |
| Opening | 15 March 1994 |
| Closing | 20 March 1994 |
The 29th Biathlon World Championships held in 1994 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada [1] were only for the team events because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Lillehammer.
Date: 20 March 1994. [2]
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalia Permjakova Natalia Ryschenkova Irina Kokujeva Svetlana Paramygina |  BLR | … | … |
| 2 | Ann Elen Skjelbreid Åse Idland Annette Sikveland Hildegunn Fossen |  NOR | … | … |
| 3 | Emmanuelle Claret Nathalie Beausire Corinne Niogret Véronique Claudel |  FRA | … | … |
| Place | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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