Biathlon World Championships 1965
| Country | Norway |
|---|---|
| Events | 2 |
The 6th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1965 in Elverum, Norway.[1] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only official competitions. In these particular championships an unofficial men's 4 × 7.5 km relay was also held. It was a success, and replaced the team competition as an official event in 1966.[2]
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Olav Jordet |  NOR |
1 | 1:23:34.9 | |
 |
Nikolay Puzanov |  URS |
1 | 1:23:57.0 | 22.1 |
 |
Antti Tyrväinen |  FIN |
0 | 1:23:57.6 | 22.7 |
| 4 | Ola Wærhaug | NOR |
2 | 1:24:59.0 | 1:24.1 |
| 5 | Heinz Kluge |  GDR |
2 | 1:25:45.0 | 2:10.1 |
| 6 | Józef Gąsienica Sobczak |  POL |
0 | 1:27:05.9 | 3:31.0 |
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.
20 km team
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Norway | NOR |
6 | 4:18:00.9 | |
|
Soviet Union | URS |
8 | 4:20:49.6 | 2:48.7 |
|
Poland | POL |
5 | 4:25:12.9 | 7:12.0 |
| 4 | East Germany | GDR |
? | 4:28:16.4 | 10:15.5 |
| 5 | Finland | FIN |
? | 4:28:24.1 | 10:23.2 |
| 6 | Sweden |  SWE |
5 | 4:28:31.0 | 10:30.1 |
The times of the top 3 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.
4 × 7.5 km relay (unofficial)
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Norway | NOR |
5 | 2:02:34 | |
|
Sweden | SWE |
7 | 2:04:32 | 1:58 |
|
Soviet Union | URS |
4 | 2:05:46 | 3:12 |
| 4 | East Germany | GDR |
? | 2:06:33 | 3:59 |
| 5 | Finland | FIN |
? | 2:11:00 | 8:26 |
| 6 | Romania |  ROU |
? | 2:12:03 | 9:29 |
Medal table (official events)
| Place | Nation |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Soviet Union
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Finland
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Poland
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ^ Sports 123 biathlon results
- ^ Relay rules approved Archived May 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
