Biathlon at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Individual

Men's biathlon individual
at the IX Olympic Winter Games
VenueSeefeld
Dates4 February
Competitors51 from 14 nations
Winning time1:20:26.8
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Melanin  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Privalov  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olav Jordet  Norway
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Biathlon at the
1964 Winter Olympics
Individualmen

The Men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1964 Winter Olympics was held on 4 February, at Seefeld. The firing ranges were located at the following points on the 20-kilometer course: 6 km — 200 meter range, 10.4 km — 250 meter range, 11.8 km — 150 meter range and 17.1 km — 100 meter range. The first three series were fired from a prone position, the last standing. Each miss of the target cost two minutes.[1][2]

Results

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Vladimir Melanin, the two time defending world champion, won the Olympic title with ease at Seefeld. He was one of just three racers to shoot clear, and also had a very quick ski time; the two men who skied faster than him, Ragnar Tveiten and Veikko Hakulinen had six and twelve minutes of penalties, respectively. This combination saw Melanin win the race by more than three full minutes. The silver medalist, Aleksandr Privalov, a bronze medalist at the last Olympics, had a slower ski time, but like Melanin, shot clear to earn his place. Olav Jordet earned bronze, ahead of Tveiten, as he combined a top-10 skiing time with only a single miss.[1]

Rank Bib Name Country Ski Time Misses Result Deficit
1st place, gold medalist(s) 23 Vladimir Melanin  Soviet Union 1:20:26.8 0 (0+0+0+0) 1:20:26.8 –
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 38 Aleksandr Privalov  Soviet Union 1:23:42.5 0 (0+0+0+0) 1:23:42.5 +3:15.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 32 Olav Jordet  Norway 1:22:38.8 1 (0+0+0+1) 1:24:38.8 +4:12.0
4 45 Ragnar Tveiten  Norway 1:19:52.5 3 (1+1+0+1) 1:25:52.5 +5:25.7
5 21 Vilmoş Gheorghe  Romania 1:22:18.0 2 (0+1+0+1) 1:26:18.0 +5:51.2
6 44 Józef Rubiś  Poland 1:22:31.6 2 (1+0+0+1) 1:26:31.6 +6:04.8
7 2 Valentin Pshenitsyn  Soviet Union 1:22:59.0 2 (0+0+0+2) 1:26:59.0 +6:32.2
8 41 Hannu Posti  Finland 1:25:16.5 1 (1+0+0+0) 1:27:16.5 +6:49.7
9 6 John Güttke  Sweden 1:24:02.4 2 (0+0+0+2) 1:28:02.4 +7:35.6
10 40 Nikolay Puzanov  Soviet Union 1:21:21.5 4 (3+0+0+1) 1:29:21.5 +8:54.7
11 3 Jon Istad  Norway 1:23:24.8 3 (1+0+1+1) 1:29:24.8 +8:58.0
12 31 Sture Ohlin  Sweden 1:25:46.0 2 (1+1+0+0) 1:29:46.0 +9:19.2
13 35 Antti Tyrväinen  Finland 1:22:09.0 4 (0+2+0+2) 1:30:09.0 +9:42.2
14 10 Constantin Carabela  Romania 1:30:59.0 0 (0+0+0+0) 1:30:59.0 +10:32.2
15 15 Veikko Hakulinen  Finland 1:19:37.9 6 (2+1+0+3) 1:31:37.9 +11:11.1
16 47 Charlie Akers  United States 1:28:24.9 2 (1+0+1+0) 1:32:24.9 +11:58.1
17 17 Sven-Olov Axelsson  Sweden 1:21:13.6 6 (0+1+3+2) 1:33:13.6 +12:46.8
18 13 Stanisław Szczepaniak  Poland 1:27:43.5 3 (0+0+1+2) 1:33:43.5 +13:16.7
19 26 Yuji Yamanaka  Japan 1:29:51.8 2 (1+1+0+0) 1:33:51.8 +13:25.0
20 27 Józef Gąsienica Sobczak  Poland 1:22:00.6 6 (4+0+2+0) 1:34:00.6 +13:33.8
21 22 Hans-Dieter Riechel  United Team of Germany 1:28:30.9 3 (1+0+0+2) 1:34:30.9 +14:04.1
22 24 Ola Wærhaug  Norway 1:24:38.0 5 (2+1+2+0) 1:34:38.0 +14:11.2
23 1 Esko Marttinen  Finland 1:24:50.2 5 (1+0+2+2) 1:34:50.2 +14:23.4
24 9 Egon Schnabel  United Team of Germany 1:30:53.0 2 (1+0+0+1) 1:34:53.0 +14:26.2
25 48 Sten Eriksson  Sweden 1:23:27.8 6 (2+2+1+1) 1:35:27.8 +15:01.0
26 14 Yoshio Ninomine  Japan 1:29:38.6 3 (0+0+1+2) 1:35:38.6 +15:11.8
27 46 Gheorghe Cimpoia  Romania 1:29:44.6 3 (0+2+0+1) 1:35:44.6 +15:17.8
28 49 Hansjörg Farbmacher  Austria 1:28:11.3 4 (3+0+0+1) 1:36:11.3 +15:44.5
29 5 John Dent  Great Britain 1:30:27.2 3 (0+1+1+1) 1:36:27.2 +16:00.4
30 4 Bill Spencer  United States 1:28:49.8 4 (3+0+0+1) 1:36:49.8 +16:23.0
31 50 Helmut Klöpsch  United Team of Germany 1:32:08.5 3 (1+0+1+1) 1:38:08.5 +17:41.7
32 30 Paul Romand  France 1:22:51.2 8 (1+2+2+3) 1:38:51.2 +18:24.4
33 37 Dieter Ritter  United Team of Germany 1:22:51.4 8 (0+2+4+2) 1:38:51.4 +18:24.6
34 33 Walter Müller  Austria 1:25:12.3 7 (1+3+2+1) 1:39:12.3 +18:45.5
35 11 Stanisław Styrczula  Poland 1:32:52.1 4 (0+1+0+3) 1:40:52.1 +20:25.3
36 39 Peter Lahdenpera  United States 1:27:04.7 8 (0+3+3+2) 1:43:04.7 +22:37.9
37 29 Alan Notley  Great Britain 1:36:10.3 5 (2+2+0+1) 1:46:10.3 +25:43.5
38 28 Bayanjavyn Damdinjav  Mongolia 1:32:19.7 7 (3+1+1+2) 1:46:19.7 +25:52.9
39 16 Paul Renne  United States 1:34:45.9 6 (3+1+1+1) 1:46:45.9 +26:19.1
40 51 John Moore  Great Britain 1:27:49.4 10 (4+1+3+2) 1:47:49.4 +27:22.6
41 7 Adolf Scherwitzl  Austria 1:36:12.7 6 (1+2+0+3) 1:48:12.7 +27:45.9
42 42 Bizyaagiin Dashgai  Mongolia 1:31:26.0 10 (3+2+2+3) 1:51:26.0 +30:59.2
43 19 Roderick Tuck  Great Britain 1:33:55.5 9 (3+3+1+2) 1:51:55.5 +31:28.7
44 25 Tudeviin Lkhamsüren  Mongolia 1:37:10.1 8 (2+4+1+1) 1:53:10.1 +32:43.3
45 36 Marcel Vogel  Switzerland 1:29:14.1 12 (2+3+3+4) 1:53:14.1 +32:47.3
46 20 Erich Schönbächler  Switzerland 1:29:59.5 12 (3+2+2+5) 1:53:59.5 +33:32.7
47 43 Willy Junod  Switzerland 1:28:00.7 13 (4+4+4+1) 1:54:00.7 +33:33.9
48 12 Peter Gerig  Switzerland 1:30:32.5 16 (3+5+5+3) 2:02:32.5 +42:05.7
49 8 Tsambyn Danzan  Mongolia 1:36:45.6 15 (4+5+2+4) 2:06:45.6 +46:18.8
Paul Ernst  Austria DNF
Nicolae Bărbăşescu  Romania DNF

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Offizieller Bericht der IX. Olympischen Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964" (PDF). Austrian Federal Publishing House for Instruction, Science and Art, Vienna and Munich. LA84 Foundation. 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "Biathlon at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 20 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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