Host city | Hämeenlinna |
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Country | Finland |
Events | 2 |
Opening | 4 March 1962 |
Closing | 4 March 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vladimir Melanin | URS | 2 | 1:23:30 | ||
Antti Tyrväinen | FIN | 1 | 1:24:08 | 38 | |
Valentin Pshenitsyn | URS | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soviet Union | URS | 7 | 4:12:38 | ||
Finland | FIN | 4 | 4:20:45 | 8:07 | |
Norway | NOR | 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 | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
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