Biathlon World Championships 1962
Sports competition in Hämeenlinna, Finland
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The 4th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1962 in Hämeenlinna, Finland.[1] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.
| Host city | Hämeenlinna |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Events | 2 |
| Opening | 4 March 1962 |
| Closing | 4 March 1962 |
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Vladimir Melanin |  URS | 2 | 1:23:30 | |
 | Antti Tyrväinen |  FIN | 1 | 1:24:08 | 38 |
 | Valentin Pshenitsyn | URS | 1 | 1:24:17 | 47 |
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 | Soviet Union |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Finland |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Norway |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |