Biathlon World Championships 1962
The 4th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1962 in Hämeenlinna, Finland.[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 |
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Vladimir Melanin | ![]() | 2 | 1:23:30 | ||
Antti Tyrväinen | ![]() | 1 | 1:24:08 | 38 | |
Valentin Pzhenitsyn | ![]() | 1 | 1:24:17 | 47 |
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.
20 km team
Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
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Soviet Union | ![]() | 7 | 4:12:38 | ||
Finland | ![]() | 4 | 4:20:45 | 8:07 | |
Norway | ![]() | 14 | 4:36:55 | 24:17 |
The times of the top 3 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.
Medal table
Place | Nation | |
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Total |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
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