| Biathlon at the XII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Seefeld |
| Dates | 6–13 February |
| Competitors | 74 from 18 nations |
| Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Individual | men |
| Relay | men |
Biathlon at the1976 Winter Olympics consisted of twobiathlon events, held atSeefeld. The events began on 6 February and ended on 13 February 1976.[1][2]
Three nations won medals in biathlon, the Soviet Union leading the medal table with three medals (2 gold, 1 bronze).Nikolay Kruglov led the individual medal table, winning the individual race, and adding a gold medal in the relay.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual details | Nikolay Kruglov Soviet Union | 1:14:12.26 | Heikki Ikola Finland | 1:15:54.10 | Aleksandr Elizarov Soviet Union | 1:16:05.57 |
| Relay details | Soviet Union (URS) Aleksandr Elizarov Ivan Biakov Nikolay Kruglov Aleksandr Tikhonov | 1:57:55.64 | Finland (FIN) Henrik Flöjt Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen Heikki Ikola | 2:01:45.58 | East Germany (GDR) Karl-Heinz Menz Frank Ullrich Manfred Beer Manfred Geyer | 2:04:08.61 |
Eighteen nations sent biathletes to compete in the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. Bulgaria and Chinese Taipei (as Republic of China) made their Olympic biathlon debuts.[1]
Austria (4)
Bulgaria (2) Finland (4)
France (5)
West Germany (6)
Great Britain (4) East Germany (5)
Italy (4)
Japan (5)
Norway (4)
Poland (4)
Republic of China (2)
Romania (4)
Switzerland (3)
Sweden (4)
Czechoslovakia (5) Soviet Union (4)
United States (5)