Biathlon World Championships 1963

The 5th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1963 in Seefeld, Austria.[1][2] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.

Men's results

Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
Vladimir Melanin	URS	2	1:32:06.8
Antti Tyrväinen	FIN	2	1:33:46.7	1:39.9
Hannu Posti	FIN	2	1:35:02.1	2:55.3

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

Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
Soviet Union	URS	7	4:45:56.7
Finland	FIN	10	4:46:02.5	5.8
Norway	NOR	11	5:03:55.5	17:58.8

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

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