Biathlon World Championships 1990
The 25th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1990 for the third time in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union, in Oslo, Norway and in Kontiolahti, Finland.[1] Due to unconducive weather conditions during the season it was only possible to hold the individual competitions in Minsk. The sprints, the women's relay and team events were held in Oslo and the men's relay was finally held in Kontiolahti.
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Valeriy Medvedtsev |  URS | 0 | 1:06:39.7 |
 | Sergei Tchepikov | URS | 0 | 1:07:03.0 |
 | Anatoliy Zdanovich | URS | 0 | 1:08:39.2 |
10 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Mark Kirchner |  GDR | 0 | 25:48.9 |
| | Eirik Kvalfoss |  NOR | 2 | 25:59.8 |
| | Sergei Tchepikov | URS | 2 | 26:20.9 |
Team event
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | East Germany |
GDR | 1 | 1:04:24.1 |
| | Czechoslovakia Tomáš Kos |
 TCH | 1 | 1:04:36.5 |
| | France Christian Dumont |
 FRA | 3 | 1:05:14.2 |
4 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Italy Pieralberto Carrara |
 ITA | 1 | 1:30:54.7 |
| | France Christian Dumont |
FRA | 0 | 1:31:08.8 |
| | East Germany |
GDR | 0 | 1:34:02.2 |
Women's results
15 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Svetlana Davidova | URS | 2 | 1:06:11.2 |
| | Elena Golovina | URS | 3 | 1:06:31.6 |
| | Petra Schaaf |  FRG | 3 | 1:07:25.2 |
7.5 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Anne Elvebakk | NOR | 2 | 51:53.4 |
| | Svetlana Davidova | URS | 3 | + 1:54.8 |
| | Elin Kristiansen | NOR | 1 | + 2:01.2 |
Team event
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Soviet Union Elena Batsevich |
URS | 11 | 56:30.3 |
| | West Germany Irene Schroll |
FRG | 33 | 1:01:18.3 |
| | Bulgaria Nadezda Aleksieva |
 BUL | 54 | 1:02:09.4 |
3 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Soviet Union Elena Batsevich |
URS | 0 | 1:33:14.1 |
| | Norway |
NOR | 2 | 1:34:28.0 |
| | Finland Tuija Vuoksiala |
 FIN | 2 | 1:35:12.9 |
Medal table
| Place | Nation | |
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | East Germany |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Norway |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | West Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
