Biathlon World Championships 1959
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| Host city | Courmayeur |
|---|---|
| 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 | edit source]20 km individual
[edit | edit source]| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Vladimir Melanin | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg URS | 5 | 1:41:05 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Dmitri Sokolov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg URS | 4 | 1:41:15 | 10 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Sven Agge | File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE | 3 | 1:43:23 | 2:18 |
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.
20 km team
[edit | edit source]| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Soviet Union | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg URS | 5:10:27 | ||
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Sweden | File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE | 5:26:11 | 15:44 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Norway | File:Flag of Norway.svg NOR | 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 | edit source]| Place | Nation | 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
