Biathlon World Championships 1963

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

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.

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Melanin  URS 2 1:32:06.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Antti Tyrväinen  FIN 2 1:33:46.7 1:39.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hannu Posti  FIN 2 1:35:02.1 2:55.3

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  URS 7 4:45:56.7
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Finland  FIN 10 4:46:02.5 5.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Norway  NOR 11 5:03:55.5 17:58.8

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