| Biathlon at the XII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Seefeld |
| Dates | 6–13 February |
| Competitors | 74 from 18 nations |
| ← 19721980 → | |
| Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics | |
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| Individual | men |
| Relay | men |
Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of two biathlon events, held at Seefeld. The events began on 6 February and ended on 13 February 1976.
Medal summary
Three nations won medals in biathlon, the Soviet Union leading the medal table with three medals (2 gold, 1 bronze). Nikolay Kruglov led the individual medal table, winning the individual race, and adding a gold medal in the relay.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual details |
Nikolay Kruglov Soviet Union |
1:14:12.26 | Heikki Ikola Finland |
1:15:54.10 | Aleksandr Elizarov Soviet Union |
1:16:05.57 |
| Relay details |
Soviet Union (URS) Aleksandr Elizarov Ivan Biakov Nikolay Kruglov Aleksandr Tikhonov |
1:57:55.64 | Finland (FIN) Henrik Flöjt Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen Heikki Ikola |
2:01:45.58 | East Germany (GDR) Karl-Heinz Menz Frank Ullrich Manfred Beer Manfred Geyer |
2:04:08.61 |
Participating nations
Eighteen nations sent biathletes to compete in the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. Bulgaria and Chinese Taipei (as Republic of China) made their Olympic biathlon debuts.
Austria (4)
Bulgaria (2)- Finland (4)
France (5)
West Germany (6)
Great Britain (4)- East Germany (5)
Italy (4)
Japan (5)
Norway (4)
Poland (4)
Republic of China (2)
Romania (4)
Switzerland (3)
Sweden (4)
Czechoslovakia (5)- Soviet Union (4)
United States (5)
References
- ^ "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- "Biathlon at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
| Events at the 1976 Winter Olympics (Innsbruck) | |
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| Biathlon at the Winter Olympics | ||
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