Biathlon World Championships 1997
The 32nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. The pursuit races were contested for the first time in the world championships.
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ricco Groß |  Germanysilver210 km sprint
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Italysilver2
Russiasilver2
Belarussilver2
Swedensilver2
Norwaysilver2
Germany