Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of two biathlon events, held at Seefeld.
[1][2] Three nations won medals in biathlon, the Soviet Union leading the medal table with three medals (2 gold, 1 bronze).
Nikolay Kruglov led the individual medal table, winning the individual race, and adding a gold medal in the relay.
Eighteen nations sent biathletes to compete in the events.
Bulgaria and Chinese Taipei (as Republic of China) made their Olympic biathlon debuts.