Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Individual

Men's biathlon individual
at the XI Olympic Winter Games
VenueMakomanai Biathlon Site
DatesFebruary 9, 1972
Competitors54 from 14 nations
Winning time1:14:12.3
Medalists
Magnar Solberg  Norway
Hansjörg Knauthe  East Germany
Lars-Göran Arwidson  Sweden

The Men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics was held on 9 February, at Makomanai Biathlon Site. Each miss of the target cost two minutes, while hitting the outer circle cost one minute.