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.

Biathlon World Championships 1958
Host citySaalfelden
CountryAustria
Events2
Opening1 March 1958 (1958-03-01)
Closing2 March 1958 (1958-03-02)

Men's results

20 km individual
Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st place, gold medalist(s)Adolf Wiklund SWE31:33:44
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Olle Gunneriusson SWE31:34:1329
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Viktor Butakov URS61:34:461:02

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

20 km team
Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st place, gold medalist(s)Sweden SWE6:23:58
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Soviet Union URS6:35:3311:35
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Norway NOR7:23:581:00:00

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

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