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.

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Melanin  URS 2 1:23:30
2nd, silver medalist(s) Antti Tyrväinen  FIN 1 1:24:08 38
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Valentin Pzhenitsyn  URS 1 1:24:17 47

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

20 km team

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union  URS 7 4:12:38
2nd, silver medalist(s) Finland  FIN 4 4:20:45 8:07
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Norway  NOR 14 4:36:55 24:17

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

Medal table

Place Nation 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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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