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.*Sports 123 biathlon results
Men's results
20 km individual
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Alexander Tikhonov 2 1:24:30.2 Gennady Kovalev 1 1:27:17.2 Tor Svendsberget 5 1:28:08.2
4 × 7.5 km relay
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Soviet Union Alexander TikhonovRinnat SafinYuriy KolmakovGennady Kovalev Norway Tor SvendsbergetEsten GjeltenRagnar TveitenKjell Hovda East Germany Dieter SpeerManfred GeyerHerbert WiegandGünther Bartnick
Medal table Place Nation Total 1 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 1
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