Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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| Biathlon at the XII Olympic Winter Games
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| Venue | Seefeld |
| Dates | February 6-13 |
| Competitors | 74 from 18 nations |
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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.[1]
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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 |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Individual |
Nikolay Kruglov Soviet Union |
1:14:12.3 | Heikki Ikola Finland |
1:15:54.1 | Aleksandr Elizarov Soviet Union |
1:16:05.6 |
| Relay |
Soviet Union (URS) Aleksandr Elizarov Ivan Biakov Nikolay Kruglov Aleksandr Tikhonov |
1:57:55.6 | Finland (FIN) Henrik Flöjt Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen Heikki Ikola |
2:01:45.6 | East Germany (GDR) Karl-Heinz Menz Frank Ullrich Manfred Beer Manfred Geyer |
2:04:08.6 |
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.[1]
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Men's events
20 km
| Medal | Athlete | Time | Missed Targets | Adjusted Time |
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| Gold | Nikolay Kruglov (URS) |
1:12:12.26 | 2 | 1:14:12.26 |
| Silver | Heikki Ikola (FIN) |
1:13:54.10 | 2 | 1:15:54.10 |
| Bronze | Aleksandr Elizarov (URS) |
1:13:05.57 | 3 | 1:16:05.57 |
4 x 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Athletes | Time | Missed Targets |
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| Gold | Soviet Union (URS) (Aleksandr Elizarov, Ivan Biakov, Nikolay Kruglov, Alexander Tikhonov) |
1:57:55.64 | 0 |
| Silver | Finland (FIN) (Henrik Flöjt, Esko Saira, Juhani Suutarinen, Heikki Ikola) |
2:01:45.58 | 2 |
| Bronze | East Germany (GDR) (Karl-Heinz Menz, Frank Ullrich, Manfred Beer, Manfred Geyer) |
2:04:08.61 | 5 |
