The 23rd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1987 for the second time in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The 4th women's world championships were held in Lahti, Finland.*Sports 123 biathlon results
Men's results
20 km individual
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Frank-Peter Roetsch 1 1:00:00.4 Josh Thompson 1 1:00:51.0 Jan Matouš 0 1:01:15.3
10 km sprint
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Frank-Peter Roetsch 1 29:49.6 Matthias Jacob 2 30:38.8 André Sehmisch 2 30:55.4
4 × 7.5 km relay
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult East Germany Frank-Peter RoetschMatthias JacobAndré SehmischJürgen Wirth Soviet Union Dmitry VasilyevJuri KashkarovAlexandr PopovValeriy Medvedtsev West Germany Ernst ReiterHerbert FritzenwengerPeter AngererFritz Fischer
Women's results
10 km individual
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Sanna Grønlid 2 42:42.8 Kaija Parve 2 + 48.3 Tuija Vuoksiala 2 + 2:14.0
5 km sprint
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Elena Golovina 0 21:14.7 Venera Chernyshova 1 + 37.2 Anne Elvebakk 2 + 57.4
3 × 5 km relay
MedalNameNationPenaltiesResult Soviet Union Elena GolovinaVenera ChernyshovaKaija Parve Sweden Inger BjörkbomMia StadigEva Korpela Norway Anne ElvebakkSanna GrønlidSiv Bråten
Medal table Place Nation Total 1 3 1 1 5 2 2 3 0 5 3 1 0 2 3 4 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 1 1
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