Biathlon World Championships 1965

The 6th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1965 in Elverum, Norway. 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.

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
	Olav Jordet	NOR	1	1:23:34.9
	Nikolai Pusanov	URS	1	1:23:57.0	22.1
	Antti Tyrväinen	FIN	0	1:23:57.6	22.7

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

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

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