Biathlon at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Individual
| Men's biathlon individual at the IX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Seefeld | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 4 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:20:26.8 | ||||||||||||
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| Biathlon at the 1964 Winter Olympics | |
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| Individual | men |
The Men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1964 Winter Olympics was held on 4 February, at Seefeld. Each miss of the target cost two minutes.[1]
Results
Vladimir Melanin, the two time defending world champion, won the Olympic title with ease at Seefeld. He was one of just three racers to shoot clear, and also had a very quick ski time; the two men who skied faster than him, Ragnar Tveiten and Veikko Hakulinen had six and twelve minutes of penalties, respectively. This combination saw Melanin win the race by more than three full minutes. The silver medalist, Aleksandr Privalov, a bronze medalist at the last Olympics, had a slower ski time, but like Melanin, shot clear to earn his place. Olav Jordet earned bronze, ahead of Tveiten, as he combined a top-10 skiing time with only a single miss.[1]
| Rank | Name | Country | Ski Time | Penalties | Result | Deficit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Vladimir Melanin |  Soviet Union |
1:20:26.8 | 0 | 1:20:26.8 | - |
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Aleksandr Privalov | Soviet Union |
1:23:42.5 | 0 | 1:23:42.5 | +3:15.7 |
 |
Olav Jordet |  Norway |
1:22:38.8 | 1 | 1:24:38.8 | +4:12.0 |
| 4 | Ragnar Tveiten | Norway |
1:19:52.5 | 3 | 1:25:52.5 | +5:25.7 |
| 5 | Vilmoş Gheorghe |  Romania |
1:22:18.0 | 2 | 1:26:18.0 | +5:51.2 |
| 6 | Józef Rubiś |  Poland |
1:22:31.6 | 2 | 1:26:31.6 | +6:04.8 |
| 7 | Valentin Pshenitsyn | Soviet Union |
1:22:59.0 | 2 | 1:26:59.0 | +6:32.2 |
| 8 | Hannu Posti |  Finland |
1:25:16.5 | 1 | 1:27:16.5 | +6:49.7 |
| 9 | John Güttke |  Sweden |
1:24:02.4 | 2 | 1:28:02.4 | +7:35.6 |
| 10 | Nikolay Puzanov | Soviet Union |
1:21:21.5 | 4 | 1:29:21.5 | +8:54.7 |
| 11 | Jon Istad | Norway |
1:23:24.8 | 3 | 1:29:24.8 | +8:58.0 |
| 12 | Sture Ohlin | Sweden |
1:25:46.0 | 2 | 1:29:46.0 | +9:19.2 |
| 13 | Antti Tyrväinen | Finland |
1:22:09.0 | 4 | 1:30:09.0 | +9:42.2 |
| 14 | Constantin Carabela | Romania |
1:30:59.0 | 0 | 1:30:59.0 | +10:32.2 |
| 15 | Veikko Hakulinen | Finland |
1:19:37.9 | 6 | 1:31:37.9 | +11:11.1 |
| 16 | Charlie Akers |  United States |
1:28:24.9 | 2 | 1:32:24.9 | +11:58.1 |
| 17 | Sven-Olov Axelsson | Sweden |
1:21:13.6 | 6 | 1:33:13.6 | +12:46.8 |
| 18 | Stanisław Szczepaniak | Poland |
1:27:43.5 | 3 | 1:33:43.5 | +13:16.7 |
| 19 | Yuji Yamanaka |  Japan |
1:29:51.8 | 2 | 1:33:51.8 | +13:25.0 |
| 20 | Józef Gąsienica Sobczak | Poland |
1:22:00.6 | 6 | 1:34:00.6 | +13:33.8 |
| 21 | Hans-Dieter Riechel |  United Team of Germany |
1:28:30.9 | 3 | 1:34:30.9 | +14:04.1 |
| 22 | Ola Wærhaug | Norway |
1:24:38.0 | 5 | 1:34:38.0 | +14:11.2 |
| 23 | Esko Marttinen | Finland |
1:24:50.2 | 5 | 1:34:50.2 | +14:23.4 |
| 24 | Egon Schnabel | United Team of Germany |
1:30:53.0 | 2 | 1:34:53.0 | +14:26.2 |
| 25 | Sten Eriksson | Sweden |
1:23:27.8 | 6 | 1:35:27.8 | +15:01.0 |
| 26 | Yoshio Ninomine | Japan |
1:29:38.6 | 3 | 1:35:38.6 | +15:11.8 |
| 27 | Gheorghe Cimpoia | Romania |
1:29:44.6 | 3 | 1:35:44.6 | +15:17.8 |
| 28 | Hansjörg Farbmacher |  Austria |
1:28:11.3 | 4 | 1:36:11.3 | +15:44.5 |
| 29 | John Dent |  Great Britain |
1:30:27.2 | 3 | 1:36:27.2 | +16:00.4 |
| 30 | Bill Spencer | United States |
1:28:49.8 | 4 | 1:36:49.8 | +16:23.0 |
| 31 | Helmut Klöpsch | United Team of Germany |
1:32:08.5 | 3 | 1:38:08.5 | +17:41.7 |
| 32 | Paul Romand |  France |
1:22:51.2 | 8 | 1:38:51.2 | +18:24.4 |
| 33 | Dieter Ritter | United Team of Germany |
1:22:51.4 | 8 | 1:38:51.4 | +18:24.6 |
| 34 | Walter Müller | Austria |
1:25:12.3 | 7 | 1:39:12.3 | +18:45.5 |
| 35 | Stanisław Styrczula | Poland |
1:32:52.1 | 4 | 1:40:52.1 | +20:25.3 |
| 36 | Peter Lahdenpera | United States |
1:27:04.7 | 8 | 1:43:04.7 | +22:37.9 |
| 37 | Alan Notley | Great Britain |
1:36:10.3 | 5 | 1:46:10.3 | +25:43.5 |
| 38 | Bayanjavyn Damdinjav |  Mongolia |
1:32:19.7 | 7 | 1:46:19.7 | +25:52.9 |
| 39 | Paul Renne | United States |
1:34:45.9 | 6 | 1:46:45.9 | +26:19.1 |
| 40 | John Moore (biathlete) | Great Britain |
1:27:49.4 | 10 | 1:47:49.4 | +27:22.6 |
| 41 | Adolf Scherwitzl | Austria |
1:36:12.7 | 6 | 1:48:12.7 | +27:45.9 |
| 42 | Bizyaagiin Dashgai | Mongolia |
1:31:26.0 | 10 | 1:51:26.0 | +30:59.2 |
| 43 | Roderick Tuck | Great Britain |
1:33:55.5 | 9 | 1:51:55.5 | +31:28.7 |
| 44 | Tudeviin Lkhamsüren | Mongolia |
1:37:10.1 | 8 | 1:53:10.1 | +32:43.3 |
| 45 | Marcel Vogel |  Switzerland |
1:29:14.1 | 12 | 1:53:14.1 | +32:47.3 |
| 46 | Erich Schönbächler | Switzerland |
1:29:59.5 | 12 | 1:53:59.5 | +33:32.7 |
| 47 | Willy Junod | Switzerland |
1:28:00.7 | 13 | 1:54:00.7 | +33:33.9 |
| 48 | Peter Gerig | Switzerland |
1:30:32.5 | 16 | 2:02:32.5 | +42:05.7 |
| 49 | Tsambyn Danzan | Mongolia |
1:36:45.6 | 15 | 2:06:45.6 | +46:18.8 |
| - | Paul Ernst | Austria |
DNF | - | - | - |
| - | Nicolae Bărbăşescu | Romania |
DNF | - | - | - |
References
- ^ a b c "Offizieller Bericht der IX. Olympischen Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964" (PDF). Austrian Federal Publishing House for Instruction, Science and Art, Vienna and Munich. LA84 Foundation. 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2013.