Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Individual
| Men's biathlon individual at the XI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Makomanai Biathlon Site | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 9, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 54 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:14:12.3 | ||||||||||||
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| Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics | |
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| Individual | men |
| Relay | men |
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.