Biathlon World Championships 1988

The 5th women's world championships were held in 1988 for the second time in Chamonix, France. This was the last time that separate world championships were held for women.

Biathlon World Championships 1988

Host city	Chamonix
Country	France
Events	3
Opening	29 February 1988 (1988-02-29)
Closing	6 March 1988 (1988-03-06)

Women's results

10 km individual

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Anne Elvebakk	NOR
	Elin Kristiansen	NOR
	Venera Chernyshova	URS

5 km sprint

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Petra Schaaf	FRG
	Eva Korpela	SWE
	Anne Elvebakk	NOR

3 × 5 km relay

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
	Soviet Union Venera Chernyshova Elena Golovina Kaija Parve	URS
	Norway Elin Kristiansen Anne Elvebakk Mona Bollerud	NOR
	Sweden Eva Korpela Inger Björkbom Sabiene Karlsson	SWE

Medal table

Place	Nation				Total
1	Norway	1	2	1	4
2	Soviet Union	1	0	1	2
3	West Germany	1	0	0	1
4	Sweden	0	1	1	2