Biathlon World Championships 1965

The 6th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1965 in Elverum, Norway.[1] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only official competitions. In these particular championships an unofficial men's 4 × 7.5 km relay was also held. It was a success, and replaced the team competition as an official event in 1966.[2]

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st Olav Jordet  NOR 1 1:23:34.9
2nd Nikolai Pusanov  URS 1 1:23:57.0 22.1
3rd Antti Tyrväinen  FIN 0 1:23:57.6 22.7

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

20 km team

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st Norway  NOR 6 4:18:00.9
2nd Soviet Union  URS 8 4:20:49.6 2:48.7
3rd Poland  POL 5 4:25:12.9 7:12.0

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

4 × 7.5 km relay (unofficial)

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st Norway  NOR 5 2:02:34
2nd Sweden  SWE 7 2:04:32 1:58
3rd Soviet Union  URS 4 2:05:46 3:12

Medal table (official events)

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

References

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