Biathlon World Championships 1999 at Oslo (nor) * Men: 20 km Individual March 11: 1. Sven Fischer (ger) 53:53.2 (1) 2. Ricco Gross (ger) 54:01.9 (0) 3. Vadim Sashurin (blr) 54:30.5 (0) 4. Ole Einar Bjørndalen (nor) 54:44.6 (1) 5. Vladimir Drachev (rus) 54:56.1 (3) 6. Vyacheslav Kunayev (rus) 55:08.6 (1) 7. Pavel Rostovtsev (rus) 55:22.4 (2) 8. René Cattarinussi (ita) 55:35.1 (2) 9. Paavo Puurunen (fin) 55:36.8 (1) 10. Ilmars Bricis (lat) 55:45.2 (2) * due to low temperatures moved from Kontiolahti (fin) to Oslo (nor)