Biathlon World Championships 1961

The 3rd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1961 in Umeå, Sweden[1]. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.

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Men's results

20 km individual

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
Kalevi Huuskonen  FIN 1 1:32:11
Alexander Privalov  URS 3 1:35:07 2:56
Paavo Repo  FIN 4 1:35:20 3:09

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

20 km team

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
Finland  FIN 11 4:45:38
Soviet Union  URS 11 4:51:35 5:57
Sweden  SWE 12 5:06:11 20:33

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

Medal table

Place Nation Total
1  Finland 2 0 1 3
2  Soviet Union 0 2 0 2
3  Sweden 0 0 1 1

References