They were held at the Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center.

This Olympic featured the debut of the 10 kilometre sprint event.

Anatoly Alyabyev led the individual medal table, with two gold medals and a bronze; Frank Ullrich also won three medals, one gold and two silvers.

Eighteen nations sent biathletes to compete in the events.

Argentina, China and Yugoslavia made their Olympic biathlon debuts.