Biathlon World Championships 2012 – Mixed relay
| Mixed relay at the Biathlon World Championships 2012 | ||||||||||
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| Date | 1 March 2012 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 108 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:12:29.3 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Biathlon at the 2012 World Championships | |||
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| Individual | men | women | |
| Sprint | men | women | |
| Pursuit | men | women | |
| Mass start | men | women | |
| Relay | men | women | mixed |
The mixed relay competition of the Biathlon World Championships 2012 was held on March 1, 2012, starting at 15:30 local time. Defending champions Norway won the event ahead of silver medalist Slovenia and third placed Germany.
Although Slovenia crossed the finish line 8.2 seconds in front of Norway, the jury awarded bonus seconds for the Norwegians because one target did not go down despite Bjoerndalen hitting it, therefore taking an additional penalty loop, which put them ahead of Slovenia into the first place.