Biathlon World Championships 1961
Sports competition in Umeå, Sweden
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The 3rd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1961 in Umeå, Sweden.[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kalevi Huuskonen |  FIN | 1 | 1:32:11 | |
 | Aleksandr Privalov |  URS | 3 | 1:35:07 | 2:56 |
 | Paavo Repo | FIN | 4 | 1:35:20 | 3:09 |
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.
Medal table
| Place | Nation | |
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |