Biathlon World Championships 1989


The 24th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1989 in Feistritz, Austria. These world championships were the first to hold the men's and women's championships simultaneously.

Men's results

20 km individual

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Eirik KvalfossNorwaysilver2

10 km sprint

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Frank LuckGDRsilver2

Team event

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Soviet Union

Juri Kashkarov
Sergei Bulygin
Alexandr Popov
Sergei Tchepikov
URSsilver2

4 × 7.5 km relay

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
East Germany

Frank Luck
André Sehmisch
Birk Anders
Frank-Peter Roetsch
GDRsilver2

Women's results

15 km individual

This marked the first time that the women's individual event was held over 15 km in the World Championships.
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Petra SchaafFRGsilver2

7.5 km sprint

This marked the first time that the women's sprint event was held over 7.5 km in the World Championships.
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Anne ElvebakkNorwaysilver2

Team event

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Soviet Union

Natalia Prikazchikova
Svetlana Davidova
Luisa Zherepenova
Elena Golovina
URSsilver2

3 × 7.5 km relay

MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult
Soviet Union

Natalia Prikazchikova
Svetlana Davidova
Elena Golovina
URSsilver2