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Biathlon World Championships 1959

Biathlon World Championships 1959
Host city Courmayeur
Country Italy
Events 2
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The 2nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1959 in Courmayeur, Italy. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.

Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.

The times of the top 3 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.


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