Biathlon World Championships 1958
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Host city | Saalfelden |
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Country | Austria |
Events | 2 |
Opening | 1 March 1958 |
Closing | 2 March 1958 |
The 1st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria.[1] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.
Men's results[edit]
20 km individual[edit]
Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
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![]() | Adolf Wiklund | ![]() | 3 | 1:33:44 | |
![]() | Olle Gunneriusson | ![]() | 3 | 1:34:13 | 29 |
![]() | Viktor Butakov | ![]() | 6 | 1:34:46 | 1:02 |
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.
20 km team[edit]
Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Sweden | ![]() | 6:23:58 | ||
![]() | Soviet Union | ![]() | 6:35:33 | 11:35 | |
![]() | Norway | ![]() | 7:23:58 | 1:00:00 |
The times of the top 4 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.
Medal table[edit]
Place | Nation | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |