Biathlon at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Biathlon at the IX Olympic Winter Games
Venue	Seefeld
Dates	February 12–15
Competitors	72 from 16 nations

Biathlon at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of one biathlon event, held at Seefeld. The events began on 9 February and ended on 11 February 1964.^[1]

Medal summary

The Soviet Union won two medals in Innsbruck, taking gold and silver in the individual race.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	1	1	0	2
2	Norway (NOR)	0	0	1	1

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Events

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual	Vladimir Melanin Soviet Union (URS)	1:20:26.8	Aleksandr Privalov Soviet Union (URS)	1:23:42.5	Olav Jordet Norway (NOR)	1:24:38.8

Participating nations

Fourteen nations sent biathletes to compete in Innsbruck. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. Austria, Japan, Mongolia, Poland, Romania and Switzerland made their Olympic biathlon debut.^[1]

Austria (4)
Finland (4)
France (1)
Great Britain (4)

Germany (4)
Japan (2)
Mongolia (4)
Norway (4)

Poland (4)
Romania (4)
Switzerland (4)

References

1 2 3 4 "Offizieller Bericht der IX. Olympischen Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964" (PDF). Austrian Federal Publishing House for Instruction, Science and Art, Vienna and Munich. LA84 Foundation. 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2013.

Biathlon at the Winter Olympics

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List of medalists List of venues

Events at the 1964 Winter Olympics (Innsbruck)

Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross‑country skiing Figure skating Ice hockey Luge Nordic combined Ski jumping Speed skating

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