The 31st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1996 for the third time in Ruhpolding, Germany.[1]
| Host city | Ruhpolding, Bavaria |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Events | 8 |
| Opening | 3 February 1996 |
| Closing | 11 February 1996 |
Men's results
edit20 km individual
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Tarasov | 53:05.4 | |||
| Vladimir Drachev | 53:49.9 | |||
| Vadim Sashurin | 54:38.3 |
10 km sprint
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Drachev | 26:52.3 | |||
| Viktor Maigourov | ||||
| René Cattarinussi |
Team event
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus |
26:05.6 | |||
| Russia Viktor Maigourov |
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| Italy René Cattarinussi |
4 × 7.5 km relay
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia Viktor Maigourov |
1:19:50.8 | |||
| Germany |
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| Belarus |
Women's results
edit15 km individual
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuelle Claret | 46:43.1 | |||
| Olga Melnik | ||||
| Olena Petrova |
7.5 km sprint
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Romasko | 22:30.5 | |||
| Ann-Elen Skjelbreid | ||||
| Magdalena Forsberg |
Team event
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
23:23.6 | |||
| Ukraine |
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| France Anne Briand |
4 × 7.5 km relay
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
1:33:59.8 | |||
| France Corinne Niogret |
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| Ukraine Tetyana Vodopyanova |
Medal table
edit| Place | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |