Biathlon World Championships 1963

The 5th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1963 in Seefeld, Austria.[1][2] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.

Biathlon World Championships 1963
Host citySeefeld, Tyrol
CountryAustria
Events2
Opening3 March 1963 (1963-03-03)
Closing3 March 1963 (1963-03-03)

Men's results

20 km individual
Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st place, gold medalist(s)Vladimir Melanin URS21:32:06.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Antti Tyrväinen FIN21:33:46.71:39.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Hannu Posti FIN21:35:02.12:55.3

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)Soviet Union URS74:45:56.7
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Finland FIN104:46:02.55.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Norway NOR115:03:55.517:58.8

The times of the top 3 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  Soviet Union 2 0 0 2
2  Finland 0 2 1 3
3  Norway 0 0 1 1

References
  1. "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Feb/Mär 2019 in Seefeld" (in German). Tiroler Skiferband. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. Sports 123 biathlon results
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