Biathlon World Championships 1987
| Host city | Lahti (women) Lake Placid, New York (men) |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland (women) USA (men) |
| Events | 6 |
| Opening | 14 February 1987 (men) 15 February 1987 (women) |
| Closing | 27 February 1987 (men) 28 February 1987 (women) |
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.[1]
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Frank-Peter Roetsch |  GDR |
1 | 1:00:00.4 |
 |
Josh Thompson |  USA |
1 | 1:00:51.0 |
 |
Jan Matouš |  CZE |
0 | 1:01:15.3 |
10 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Frank-Peter Roetsch | GDR |
1 | 29:49.6 |
|
Matthias Jacob | GDR |
2 | 30:38.8 |
|
André Sehmisch | GDR |
2 | 30:55.4 |
4 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
East Germany |
GDR |
||
|
Soviet Union Dmitry Vasilyev |
 URS |
||
|
West Germany |
 FRG |
Women's results
10 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sanna Grønlid |  NOR |
2 | 42:42.8 |
|
Kaija Parve | URS |
2 | + 48.3 |
|
Tuija Vuoksiala |  FIN |
2 | + 2:14.0 |
5 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Elena Golovina | URS |
0 | 21:14.7 |
|
Venera Chernyshova | URS |
1 | + 37.2 |
|
Anne Elvebakk | NOR |
2 | + 57.4 |
3 × 5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Soviet Union |
URS |
||
|
Sweden |
 SWE |
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|
Norway |
NOR |
Medal table
| Place | Nation |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Soviet Union
|
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Norway
|
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | United States
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Sweden
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Finland
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | West Germany
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
