Biathlon World Championships 1958

The 1st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria.[1] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st Adolf Wiklund  SWE 3 1:33:44
2nd Olle Gunneriusson  SWE 3 1:34:13 29
3rd Viktor Butakov  URS 6 1:34:46 1:02

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

20 km team

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st Sweden  SWE 6:23:58
2nd Soviet Union  URS 6:35:33 11:35
3rd Norway  NOR 7:23:58 1:00:00

The times of the top 4 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.

Medal table

Place Nation 1st 2nd 3rd Total
1  Sweden 2 1 0 3
2  Soviet Union 0 1 1 2
3  Norway 0 0 1 1

References

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