Biathlon World Championships 1985


The 21st Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1985 for the second time in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany. The 2nd women's world championships were held in Egg am Etzel, Switzerland.

Men's results

20 km individual

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Juri KashkarovURSsilver2

10 km sprint

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Frank-Peter RoetschGDRsilver2

4 × 7.5 km relay

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Soviet Union

Juri Kashkarov
Algimantas Šalna
Sergei Bulygin
Andrei Senkov
URSsilver2

Women's results

10 km individual

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Kaija ParveURSsilver2

5 km sprint

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Sanna GrønlidNorwaysilver2

3 × 5 km relay

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Soviet Union

Venera Chernyshova
Elena Golovina
Kaija Parve
URSsilver2