Biathlon World Championships 1965 Explained

The 6th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1965 in Elverum, Norway.^[1] The men's 20 km individual and team events were the only official competitions. In these 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]

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
	Olav Jordet		1	1:23:34.9
			1	1:23:57.0	22.1
			0	1:23:57.6	22.7
4			2	1:24:59.0	1:24.1
5			2	1:25:45.0	2:10.1
6			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		6	4:18:00.9
			8	4:20:49.6	2:48.7
			5	4:25:12.9	7:12.0
4			?	4:28:16.4	10:15.5
5			?	4:28:24.1	10:23.2
6			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		5	2:02:34
			7	2:04:32	1:58
			4	2:05:46	3:12
4			?	2:06:33	3:59
5			?	2:11:00	8:26
6			?	2:12:03	9:29

Medal table (official events)

width=50	Place	width=120	Nation	width=50		width=50		width=50		width=50	Total
1	Norway	2	0	0	2
2		0	2	0	2
3	Finland	0	0	1	1
3	Poland	0	0	1	1

Notes and References

1. http://sports123.com/bia/index.html Sports 123 biathlon results
2. http://www.wintersport.as/biathlon/history.htm Relay rules approved