Biathlon World Championships 1965
Sports competition in Elverum, Norway
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The 6th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1965 in Elverum, Norway.[1] The men's 20 km individual and team events were the only official competitions. In these championships, an unofficial men's 4 × 7.5 km relay was also held. It was a success, and replaced the team competition as an official event in 1966.[2]
Men's results
20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Olav Jordet |  NOR | 1 | 1:23:34.9 | |
 | Nikolay Puzanov |  URS | 1 | 1:23:57.0 | 22.1 |
 | Antti Tyrväinen |  FIN | 0 | 1:23:57.6 | 22.7 |
| 4 | Ola Wærhaug | NOR | 2 | 1:24:59.0 | 1:24.1 |
| 5 | Heinz Kluge |  GDR | 2 | 1:25:45.0 | 2:10.1 |
| 6 | Józef Gąsienica-Sobczak |  POL | 0 | 1:27:05.9 | 3:31.0 |
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.
4 × 7.5 km relay (unofficial)
Medal table (official events)
| Place | Nation | |
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|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Poland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |