Biathlon World Championships 1963
| Host city | Seefeld, Tyrol |
|---|---|
| Country | Austria |
| Events | 2 |
| Opening | 3 February 1963 |
| Closing | 3 February 1963 |
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
[edit]20 km individual
[edit]| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Vladimir Melanin |  URS | 2 | 1:32:06.8 | |
 | Antti Tyrväinen |  FIN | 2 | 1:33:46.7 | 1:39.9 |
 | 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
[edit]| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | URS | 7 | 4:45:56.7 | |
| Finland | FIN | 10 | 4:46:02.5 | 5.8 |
| 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
[edit]| Place | Nation | |
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Finland |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Norway |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Feb/Mär 2019 in Seefeld" (in German). Tiroler Skiferband. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ↑ "Sports 123 biathlon results". Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
