Biathlon World Championships 1965

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]

Biathlon World Championships 1965

Host city	Elverum
Country	Norway
Events	2
Opening ceremony	18 February 1965
Closing ceremony	20 February 1965

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

1. Sports 123 biathlon results
2. Relay rules approved Archived May 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine