Biathlon World Championships 1963
Host city | Seefeld, Tyrol |
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Country | Austria |
Events | 2 |
Opening ceremony | 3 March 1963 |
Closing ceremony | 3 March 1963 |
The 5th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1963 in Seefeld, Austria.[1][2] 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 | ![]() |
2 | 1:32:06.8 | |
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Antti Tyrväinen | ![]() |
2 | 1:33:46.7 | 1:39.9 |
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Hannu Posti | ![]() |
2 | 1:35:02.1 | 2:55.3 |
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 | ![]() |
7 | 4:45:56.7 | |
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Finland | ![]() |
10 | 4:46:02.5 | 5.8 |
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Norway | ![]() |
11 | 5:03:55.5 | 17:58.8 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References[]
- ^ "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Feb/Mär 2019 in Seefeld" (in German). Tiroler Skiferband. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ Sports 123 biathlon results
Categories:
- Biathlon World Championships
- 1963 in biathlon
- International sports competitions hosted by Austria
- 1963 in Austrian sport
- Sport in Tyrol (state)
- Biathlon competitions in Austria
- March 1963 sports events in Europe