Biathlon World Championships 1958

Biathlon World Championships 1958
Host citySaalfelden
CountryAustria
Events2
Opening1 March 1958 (1958-03-01)[1]
Closing2 March 1958 (1958-03-02)[2]

The 1st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria.[3] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
Adolf Wiklund SWE 3 1:33:44
Olle Gunneriusson SWE 3 1:34:13 29
Viktor Butakov URS 6 1:34:46 1:02

Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.

20 km team

Medal Name Nation Penalties Result Behind
Sweden SWE 6:23:58
Soviet Union URS 6:35:33 11:35
Norway NOR 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

Place Nation Total
1 Sweden 2 1 0 3
2 Soviet Union 0 1 1 2
3 Norway 0 0 1 1

References

  1. ^ Biathlon-WM Saalfelden 1958, Salzburg Wiki /sn.at (accessdate 28 august 2025)
  2. ^ A Quick Look at Biathlon, BMW IBU World Cup /biathlonworld.com (accessdate 28 august 2025)
  3. ^ * Sports 123 biathlon results
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