Biathlon World Championships 1973
The 12th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1973 in Lake Placid, United States. It is the first time the championships took place outside Europe.
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Alexander Tikhonov | 2 | 1:24:30.2 | ||
| Gennady Kovalyev | 1 | 1:27:17.2 | ||
| Tor Svendsberget | 5 | 1:28:08.2 |
4 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Soviet Union Alexander Tikhonov Rinnat Safin Yuriy Kolmakov Gennady Kovalyev | ||||
| Norway Tor Svendsberget Esten Gjelten Ragnar Tveiten Kjell Hovda | ||||
| East Germany Dieter Speer Manfred Geyer Herbert Wiegand Günther Bartnick |