Biathlon World Championships 1959
Host city | Courmayeur |
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Country | Italy |
Events | 2 |
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 |
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Vladimir Melanin | ![]() |
5 | 1:41:05 | |
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Dmitri Sokolov | ![]() |
4 | 1:41:15 | 10 |
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Sven Agge | ![]() |
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 |
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Soviet Union | ![]() |
5:10:27 | ||
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Sweden | ![]() |
5:26:11 | 15:44 | |
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Norway | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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Total |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References[]
Categories:
- Biathlon World Championships
- 1959 in biathlon
- International sports competitions hosted by Italy
- 1959 in Italian sport
- Biathlon competitions in Italy
- Sport in Courmayeur