The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.
Men's results
20 km individual
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Ricco Groß Oleg Ryzhenkov Ludwig Gredler
10 km sprint
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Wilfried Pallhuber René Cattarinussi Oleg Ryzhenkov
12.5 km pursuit
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Viktor Maigourov Sergei Tarasov Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Team event
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Belarus Vadim SashurinOleg RyzhenkovAlexandr PopovPetr Ivashko Germany Mark KirchnerFrank LuckPeter SendelCarsten Heymann Poland Wieslaw ZiemianinJan ZiemianinWojciech KozubTomasz Sikora
4 × 7.5 km relay
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Germany Ricco GroßPeter SendelSven FischerFrank Luck Norway Egil GjellandJon Åge TyldumDag BjørndalenOle Einar Bjørndalen Italy René CattarinussiWilfried PallhuberPatrick FavrePieralberto Carrara
Women's results
15 km individual
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Magdalena Forsberg Olena Zubrilova Ekaterina Dafovska
7.5 km sprint
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Olga Romasko Olena Zubrilova Magdalena Forsberg
10 km pursuit
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Magdalena Forsberg Olena Zubrilova Olga Romasko
Team event
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Norway Liv Grete SkjelbreidAnn Elen SkjelbreidGunn Margit AndreassenAnnette Sikveland Russia Olga MelnikAnna VolkovaNadezhda TalanovaOlga Romasko Ukraine Valentina Tserbe-NessinaTatyana VodopyanovaOlena PetrovaOlena Zubrilova
4 × 7.5 km relay
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Germany Uschi DislSimone Greiner-Petter-MemmKatrin ApelPetra Behle Norway Ann Elen SkjelbreidAnnette SikvelandLiv Grete SkjelbreidGunn Margit Andreassen Russia Olga MelnikGalina KuklevaNadezhda TalanovaOlga Romasko
Medal table
Place Nation Total 1 3 1 0 4 2 2 2 2 6 3 2 0 1 3 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 1 1 3 5 1 1 1 3 7 0 3 1 4 8 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 1 1
References
External links Swedish Magdalena Forsberg celebrated in Sundsvall after returning home from the event, SVT's open archive