Biathlon World Championships 1959

The 2nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1959 in Courmayeur, Italy.[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, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Melanin  URS 5 1:41:05
2nd, silver medalist(s) Dmitri Sokolov  URS 4 1:41:15 10
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Sven Agge  SWE 3 1:43:23 2:18

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

20 km team

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
1st, gold medalist(s) Soviet Union  URS 5:10:27
2nd, silver medalist(s) Sweden  SWE 5:26:11 15:44
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Norway  NOR 5:33:47 23:20

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

Medal table

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

References

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