The 17th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1979 in Ruhpolding, West Germany.*Sports 123 biathlon results
Men's results
20 km individual
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Klaus Siebert - - Alexander Tikhonov - - Sigleif Johansen - -
10 km sprint
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Frank Ullrich - - Odd Lirhus - - Luigi Weiss - -
4 × 7.5 km relay
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult East Germany Manfred BeerKlaus SiebertFrank UllrichEberhard Rösch Finland Simo HalonenHeikki IkolaErkki AntilaRaimo Seppänen Soviet Union Vladimir AlikinVladimir BarnashovNikolay KruglovAlexander Tikhonov
Medal table Place Nation Total 1 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 1
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