The 25th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1990 for the third time in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Belarus), in Oslo, Norway and in Kontiolahti, Finland.[1] Due to unconducive weather conditions during the season it was only possible to hold the individual competitions in Minsk. The sprints, the women's relay and team events were held in Oslo and the men's relay was finally held in Kontiolahti.
Men's results edit
20 km individual edit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Valeriy Medvedtsev |  URS |
0 | 1:06:39.7 |
 |
Sergei Tchepikov | URS |
0 | 1:07:03.0 |
 |
Anatoliy Zdanovich | URS |
0 | 1:08:39.2 |
10 km sprint edit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Mark Kirchner |  GDR |
0 | 25:48.9 |
| |
Eirik Kvalfoss |  NOR |
2 | 25:59.8 |
| |
Sergei Tchepikov | URS |
2 | 26:20.9 |
Team event edit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
East Germany |
GDR |
1 | 1:04:24.1 |
| |
Czechoslovakia |
 CZE |
1 | 1:04:36.5 |
| |
France Christian Dumont |
 FRA |
3 | 1:05:14.2 |
4 × 7.5 km relay edit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Italy Pieralberto Carrara |
 ITA |
1 | 1:30:54.7 |
| |
France |
FRA |
0 | 1:31:08.8 |
| |
East Germany |
GDR |
0 | 1:34:02.2 |
Women's results edit
15 km individual edit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Svetlana Davidova | URS |
2 | 1:06:11.2 |
| |
Elena Golovina | URS |
3 | 1:06:31.6 |
| |
Petra Schaaf |  FRG |
3 | 1:07:25.2 |
7.5 km sprint edit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Anne Elvebakk | NOR |
2 | 51:53.4 |
| |
Svetlana Davidova | URS |
3 | + 1:54.8 |
| |
Elin Kristiansen | NOR |
1 | + 2:01.2 |
Team event edit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Soviet Union Elena Batsevich |
URS |
11 | 56:30.3 |
| |
West Germany |
FRG |
33 | 1:01:18.3 |
| |
Bulgaria Nadezda Aleksieva |
 BUL |
54 | 1:02:09.4 |
3 × 7.5 km relay edit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Soviet Union |
URS |
0 | 1:33:14.1 |
| |
Norway |
NOR |
2 | 1:34:28.0 |
| |
Finland |
 FIN |
2 | 1:35:12.9 |
Medal table edit
| Place | Nation |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | East Germany
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Norway
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | West Germany
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | France
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bulgaria
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Finland
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |