Biathlon World Championships 1989
The 24th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1989 in Feistritz, Austria. These world championships were the first to hold the men's and women's championships simultaneously.
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Eirik Kvalfoss | 1 | 58:13.0 | ||
| Gisle Fenne | 0 | 59:20.8 | ||
| Fritz Fischer | 2 | 1:00:48.1 |
10 km sprint
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Frank Luck | 0 | 28:08.7 | ||
| Eirik Kvalfoss | 1 | 28:14.1 | ||
| Juri Kashkarov | 1 | 28:32.7 |
Team event
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Soviet Union Juri Kashkarov Sergei Bulygin Alexandr Popov Sergei Tchepikov | 1 | 59:36.9 | ||
| West Germany Franz Wudy Herbert Fritzenwenger Georg Fischer Fritz Fischer | 2 | 59:44.2 | ||
| East Germany Andreas Heymann André Sehmisch Raik Dittrich Steffen Hoos | 1 | 1:01:27.1 |
4 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| East Germany Frank Luck André Sehmisch Birk Anders Frank-Peter Roetsch | ||||
| Soviet Union Juri Kashkarov Sergei Tchepikov Alexandr Popov Sergei Bulygin | ||||
| Norway Geir Einang Sylfest Glimsdal Gisle Fenne Eirik Kvalfoss |
Women's results
15 km individual
This marked the first time that the women's individual event was held over 15 km in the World Championships.| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Petra Schaaf | 2 | 1:06:11.2 | ||
| Anne Elvebakk | 3 | 1:06:31.6 | ||
| Svetlana Davidova | 3 | 1:07:25.2 |
7.5 km sprint
This marked the first time that the women's sprint event was held over 7.5 km in the World Championships.| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Anne Elvebakk | 2 | 27:12.3 | ||
| Zvetana Krasteva | 2 | 27:15.4 | ||
| Natalia Prikazchikova | 3 | 27:24.8 |
Team event
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Soviet Union Natalia Prikazchikova Svetlana Davidova Luisa Zherepenova Elena Golovina | 13 | 1:05:38.8 | ||
| Norway Synnøve Thoresen Elin Kristiansen Anne Elvebakk Mona Bollerud | 13 | 1:07:48.0 | ||
| West Germany Inga Kesper Daniela Hörburger Dorina Pieper Petra Schaaf | 11 | 1:07:54.1 |
3 × 7.5 km relay
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
| Soviet Union Natalia Prikazchikova Svetlana Davidova Elena Golovina | 0 | 1:23:15.5 | ||
| Bulgaria Zvetana Krasteva Maria Manolova Nadezhda Aleksieva | 0 | 1:25:29.9 | ||
| Czechoslovakia Eva Burešová Renata Novotná Jiřina Adamičková | 0 | 1:26:07.5 |