The 22nd Biathlon World Championships for men were held in 1986 in Oslo, Norway.
The 3rd women's world championships were held in Falun, Sweden.
[1] Peter Angerer, West Germany, was stripped of silver due to use of a forbidden substance.
Juri KashkarovDmitry VasilyevValeriy MedvedtsevSergei Bulygin Jürgen WirthFrank-Peter RoetschMatthias JacobAndré Sehmisch Werner KiemGottlieb TaschlerJohann PasslerAndreas Zingerle The West German team was stripped of bronze due to Peter Angerer's use of a forbidden substance.
Kaija ParveNadiya BillovaVenera Chernyshova Eva KorpelaInger BjörkbomSabiene Karlsson Sanna GrønlidSiv BråtenAnne Elvebakk