Biathlon World Championships 1970

The 10th Biathlon World Championships were held in Östersund, Sweden in February 1970.

Biathlon World Championships 1970

Host city	Östersund
Country	Sweden
Events	2
Opening	1 February 1970 (1970-02-01)
Closing	9 February 1970 (1970-02-09)
Main venue	Östersund Ski Stadium

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Alexander Tikhonov	URS	5	1:22:46.2
	Tor Svendsberget	NOR	3	1:22:49.0
	Viktor Mamatov	URS	5	1:24:00.7

4 × 7.5 km relay

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Soviet Union Alexander Tikhonov Viktor Mamatov Rinnat Safin Alexander Ushakov	URS
	Norway Tor Svendsberget Ragnar Tveiten Magnar Solberg Esten Gjelten	NOR
	East Germany Hans-Gert Jahn Hansjörg Knauthe Dieter Speer Horst Koschka	GDR

Medal table

Place	Nation				Total
1	Soviet Union	2	0	1	3
2	Norway	0	2	0	2
3	East Germany	0	0	1	1

References

• Biathlon Results 1970