The 1997 Biathlon Junior World Championships was held in Forni Avoltri, Italy from February 15 to February 23, 1997. There was to be a total of 8 competitions: sprint, individual, team and relay races for men and women.
Medal winners Junior Women Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time 12.5 km individualdetails Tetiana Rud 38:07.2(0+0+2) Marcela Pavkovčeková 38:12.9(0+0+0) Natalia Levchenkova 38:19.8 (0+0+1) 7.5 km sprintdetailsAndrea Henkel 26:30.9(0+0)Martina Glagow 27:23.5 (2+0)Olga Nazarova 27:36.0 (0+0) 3 × 7.5 km relaydetails Ann Helen Grande Linda Tjørhom Gro Marit Istad 1:25:34.2 Andrea Henkel Martina Glagow Janet Klein 1:25:55.3 Ekaterina Ivanova Olga Nazarova Natalia Levchenkova 1:26:56.9 7.5 km team Olga Zaitseva Lilia Efremova Ekaterina Ivanova Olga Nazarova Irena Mádlová Irena Tomšová Denisa Pelikánová Jitka Šimůnková Janet Klein Annet Meisner Martina Glagow Andrea Henkel Junior Men Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time 15 km individualdetails Erik Lundström 42:21.9(0+0+0) Sergei Ushankov 42:33.0 (1+0+0) Karsten Kapinos 42:35.0 (0+0+0) 10 km sprintdetailsJay Hakkinen 27:32. (0+1)Torsten Thrän 27:51.3 (0+1)Marek Matiaško 28:19.6 (0+1) 4 × 7.5 km relaydetails Karsten Kapinos Torsten Thrän Alexander Wolf Jörn Wollschlaeger 1:32:09.1 Theo Senoner Alexander Inderst Paolo Longo Flavien Jordaney 1:32:41.9 Vladimir Grigorev Mikhail Kovalkov Sergei Ushankov Sergey Bashkirov 1:33:56.6 10 km team Sergey Bashkirov Dimitri Babich Oleksiy Korobeinikov Sergei Ushankov Harri Lahdesmaki Pasi Ahola Joni Tiihonen Jussi Mäkelä Norman Köhler Jörn Wollschlaeger Torsten Thrän Karsten Kapinos
Medal table
References
IBU Biathlon Guide