Biathlon World Championships 1962

Biathlon World Championships 1962

Host city	Hämeenlinna
Country	Finland
Events	2
Opening	4 March 1962 (1962-03-04)
Closing	4 March 1962 (1962-03-04)

The 4th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1962 in Hämeenlinna, Finland. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
	Vladimir Melanin	URS	2	1:23:30
	Antti Tyrväinen	FIN	1	1:24:08	38
	Valentin Pshenitsyn	URS	1	1:24:17	47

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

20 km team

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
	Soviet Union	URS	7	4:12:38
	Finland	FIN	4	4:20:45	8:07
	Norway	NOR	14	4:36:55	24:17

The times of the top 3 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.

Medal table

Place	Nation				Total
1	Soviet Union	2	0	1	3
2	Finland	0	2	0	2
3	Norway	0	0	1	1