Biathlon World Championships 1962

The 4th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1962 in Hämeenlinna, Finland.[1] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.

Biathlon World Championships 1962
Host cityHämeenlinna
CountryFinland
Events2
Opening ceremony4 March 1962 (1962-03-04)
Closing ceremony4 March 1962 (1962-03-04)

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
Vladimir Melanin URS21:23:30
Antti Tyrväinen FIN11:24:0838
Valentin Pshenitsyn URS11:24:1747

Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.

20 km team

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
Soviet Union URS74:12:38
Finland FIN44:20:458:07
Norway NOR144:36:5524:17

The times of the top 3 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.

Medal table

Place Nation Total
1  Soviet Union 2 0 1 3
2  Finland 0 2 0 2
3  Norway 0 0 1 1

References

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