The 16th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1978 in Hochfilzen, Austria.*Sports 123 biathlon results
Men's results
20 km individual
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Odd Lirhus 1 1:05:25.3 Frank Ullrich 2 1:05:37.7 Eberhard Rösch 2 1:06:04.2
10 km sprint
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Frank Ullrich 0 32:17.4 Eberhard Rösch 0 32:38.1 Klaus Siebert 0 33:02.8
4 × 7.5 km relay
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult East Germany Manfred BeerKlaus SiebertFrank UllrichEberhard Rösch Norway Tor SvendsbergetRoar NilsenOdd LirhusSigleif Johansen West Germany Heinrich MehringerHans EstnerAndreas SchweigerGerd Winkler
Medal table Place Nation Total 1 2 2 2 6 2 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 1
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