Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of two biathlon events, held at Seefeld. The events began on 6 February and ended on 13 February 1976.

Medal summary

Three nations won medals in biathlon, the Soviet Union leading the medal table with three medals (2 gold, 1 bronze). Nikolay Kruglov led the individual medal table, winning the individual race, and adding a gold medal in the relay.

Medal table

Events Individual 1:14:12.26 1:15:54.10 1:16:05.57 RelayAleksandr ElizarovIvan BiakovNikolay KruglovAleksandr Tikhonov 1:57:55.64Henrik FlöjtEsko SairaJuhani SuutarinenHeikki Ikola 2:01:45.58Karl-Heinz MenzFrank UllrichManfred BeerManfred Geyer 2:04:08.61

Participating nations Eighteen nations sent biathletes to compete in the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. Bulgaria and Chinese Taipei (as Republic of China) made their Olympic biathlon debuts.

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