Host city Saalfelden Events 2 | Country Austria | |
Opening ceremony 1 March 1958 (1958-03-01) Closing ceremony 2 March 1958 (1958-03-02) | ||
The 1st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.
Contents
20 km individual
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.
References
Biathlon World Championships 1958 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA