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[edit]
20 km individual[edit]
Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
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![]() | Vladimir Melanin | ![]() | 5 | 1:41:05 | |
![]() | Dmitri Sokolov | ![]() | 4 | 1:41:15 | 10 |
![]() | Sven Agge | ![]() | 3 | 1:43:23 | 2:18 |
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.
20 km team[edit]
Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Soviet Union | ![]() | 5:10:27 | ||
![]() | Sweden | ![]() | 5:26:11 | 15:44 | |
![]() | 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[edit]
Place | Nation | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |