The 21st Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1985 for the second time in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany. The 2nd women's world championships were held in Egg am Etzel, Switzerland.*Sports 123 biathlon results
Men's results
20 km individual
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Juri Kashkarov 0 57:50.3 Frank-Peter Roetsch 2 + 1:28.3 Tapio Piipponen 0 + 1:54.7
10 km sprint
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Frank-Peter Roetsch 1 30:25.2 Eirik Kvalfoss 1 + 50.9 Johann Passler 0 + 1:08.5
4 × 7.5 km relay
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Soviet Union Juri KashkarovAlgimantas ŠalnaSergei BulyginAndrei Senkov 1:33:12.7 East Germany Frank-Peter RoetschMatthias JacobRalf GöthelAndré Sehmisch + 1:44.8 West Germany Peter AngererWalter PichlerFritz FischerHerbert Fritzenwenger + 2:32.2
Women's results
10 km individual
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Kaija Parve 4 43:21.4 Sanna Grønlid 4 + 59.4 Eva Korpela 2 + 1:19.1
5 km sprint
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Sanna Grønlid 0 21:58.9 Kaija Parve 3 + 4.8 Venera Chernyshova 3 + 53.4
3 × 5 km relay
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Soviet Union Venera ChernyshovaElena GolovinaKaija Parve 1:23:43.7 Norway Sanna GrønlidGry ØstvikSiv Bråten 1:23:51.4 Finland Pirjo MattilaTeija NieminenTuula Ylinen 1:24,00.0
Medal table Place Nation Total 1 4 1 1 6 2 1 3 0 4 3 1 2 0 3 4 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 1
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