Biathlon World Championships 1961
Host cityUmeå
CountrySweden
Events2
Opening25 February 1961 (1961-02-25)
Closing25 February 1961 (1961-02-25)

The 3rd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1961 in Umeå, Sweden.[1] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kalevi Huuskonen FIN11:32:11
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Aleksandr Privalov URS31:35:072:56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Paavo Repo FIN41:35:203:09

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

20 km team

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st place, gold medalist(s)Finland FIN114:45:38
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Soviet Union URS114:51:355:57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Sweden SWE125:06:1120:33

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

Medal table

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

References

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