Biathlon World Championships 1958| Host city | Saalfelden |
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| Country | Austria |
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| Events | 2 |
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| Opening | 1 February 1958 (1958-02-01) |
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| Closing | 2 February 1958 (1958-02-02) |
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The 1st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria.[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
|
|
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
The times of the top 4 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.
Medal table
References