Biathlon World Championships 1958

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Biathlon World Championships 1958
Host citySaalfelden
CountryAustria
Events2
Opening1 March 1958 (1958-03-01)
Closing2 March 1958 (1958-03-02)

The 1st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria.[1] 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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Adolf Wiklund  SWE 3 1:33:44
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olle Gunneriusson  SWE 3 1:34:13 29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Viktor Butakov  URS 6 1:34:46 1:02

Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.

20 km team[edit]

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sweden  SWE 6:23:58
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Soviet Union  URS 6:35:33 11:35
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Norway  NOR 7:23:58 1:00:00

The times of the top 4 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.

Medal table[edit]

Place Nation 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  Sweden 2 1 0 3
2  Soviet Union 0 1 1 2
3  Norway 0 0 1 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ * Sports 123 biathlon results
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