Biathlon World Championships 1963

Biathlon World Championships 1963

Host city	Seefeld, Tyrol
Country	Austria
Events	2
Opening	3 March 1963 (1963-03-03)
Closing	3 March 1963 (1963-03-03)

The 5th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1963 in Seefeld, Austria. 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	1:32:06.8
	Antti Tyrväinen	FIN	2	1:33:46.7	1:39.9
	Hannu Posti	FIN	2	1:35:02.1	2:55.3

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

20 km team

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
	Soviet Union	URS	7	4:45:56.7
	Finland	FIN	10	4:46:02.5	5.8
	Norway	NOR	11	5:03:55.5	17:58.8

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	0	2
2	Finland	0	2	1	3
3	Norway	0	0	1	1