Biathlon World Championships 1987
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.
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| 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
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Frank-Peter Roetsch | 1 | 29:49.6 | ||
| Matthias Jacob | 2 | 30:38.8 | ||
| André Sehmisch | 2 | 30:55.4 |
4 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| East Germany Frank-Peter Roetsch Matthias Jacob André Sehmisch Jürgen Wirth | ||||
| Soviet Union Dmitry Vasilyev Juri Kashkarov Alexandr Popov Valeriy Medvedtsev | ||||
| West Germany Ernst Reiter Herbert Fritzenwenger Peter Angerer Fritz Fischer |
Women's results
10 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Sanna Grønlid | 2 | 42:42.8 | ||
| Kaija Parve | 2 | + 48.3 | ||
| Tuija Vuoksiala | 2 | + 2:14.0 |
5 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Elena Golovina | 0 | 21:14.7 | ||
| Venera Chernyshova | 1 | + 37.2 | ||
| Anne Elvebakk | 2 | + 57.4 |
3 × 5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Soviet Union Elena Golovina Venera Chernyshova Kaija Parve | ||||
| Sweden Inger Björkbom Mia Stadig Eva Korpela | ||||
| Norway Anne Elvebakk Sanna Grønlid Siv Bråten |