Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics

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The 1960 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results

[edit] Men's event

[edit] 20 km

Medal Athlete Time Missed Target Adjusted Time
Gold Klas Lestander (SWE) 1:33:21.6 0 1:33:21.6
Silver Antti Tyrväinen (FIN) 1:29:27.7 2 1:33:27.7
Bronze Aleksandr Privalov (URS) 1:28.54.2 3 1:34:54.2

In 1960 and 1964, there was a 2-minute penalty for each missed target in the Individual Biathlon Event. Since 1968, that penalty has been 1 minute for every missed target.

Biathlon at the Winter Olympics
1924* • 1928* (demonstration) • 1932 • 1936* (demonstration) • 1948* (demonstration) • 1952 • 1956
*Military patrol
1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006
See also: List of Olympic medalists in biathlon
Events at the 1960 Winter Olympics (Squaw Valley)
Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Cross‑country skiing • Figure skating • Ice hockey • Nordic combined • Ski jumping • Speed skating
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