Host city Umeå Events 2 | ||
Opening ceremony 25 February 1961 (1961-02-25) Closing ceremony 25 February 1961 (1961-02-25) | ||
The 3rd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1961 in Umeå, Sweden. The men's 20km individual and team were the only competitions.
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20 km individual
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.
20 km team
The times of the top 3 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.
References
Biathlon World Championships 1961 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA