The 13th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1974 in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union.[1]
| Host city | Minsk, Byelorussian SSR |
|---|---|
| Country | USSR |
| Events | 3 |
| Opening | 27 February 1974 |
| Closing | 1 March 1974 |
Men's results edit
20 km individual edit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Juhani Suutarinen |  FIN |
1 | 1:12:04.7 |
 |
Gheorghe Gârniță |  ROU |
1 | 1:13:28.9 |
 |
Tor Svendsberget |  NOR |
3 | 1:13:37.1 |
10 km sprint edit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Juhani Suutarinen | FIN |
37:42.43 | |
| |
Günther Bartnick |  GDR |
38:30.73 | |
| |
Torsten Wadman |  SWE |
38:44.03 |
4 × 7.5 km relay edit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Soviet Union Alexander Tikhonov |
 URS |
2:02:48.75 | |
| |
Finland |
FIN |
2:04:08.89 | |
| |
Norway |
NOR |
2:05:15.35 |
Medal table edit
| Place | Nation |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | East Germany
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Romania
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Norway
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Sweden
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |