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Biathlon World Championships 1958

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Biathlon World Championships 1958
Host citySaalfelden
CountryAustria
Events2
Opening1 March 1958 (1958-03-01)
Closing2 March 1958 (1958-03-02)
Courmayeur 1959 →

The 1st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria. 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) Adolf Wiklund  SWE 3 1:33:44
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olle Gunneriusson  SWE 3 1:34:13 29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Viktor Butakov  URS 6 1:34:46 1:02

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) Sweden  SWE 6:23:58
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Soviet Union  URS 6:35:33 11:35
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Norway  NOR 7:23:58 1:00:00

The times of the top 4 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  Sweden 2 1 0 3
2  Soviet Union 0 1 1 2
3  Norway 0 0 1 1

References

  1. * Sports 123 biathlon results
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