Biathlon World Championships 1959
The 2nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1959 in Courmayeur, Italy[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 |
|
Vladimir Melanin |
URS |
5 |
1:41:05 |
|
|
Dimitri Sokolov |
URS |
4 |
1:41:15 |
10 |
|
Sven Agge |
SWE |
3 |
1:43:23 |
2:18 |
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.
20 km team
The times of the top 3 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.
Medal table
References