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Biathlon World Championships 1961

Biathlon World Championships 1961
Host city Umeå
Country Sweden
Events 2
Opening ceremony 25 February 1961 (1961-02-25)
Closing ceremony 25 February 1961 (1961-02-25)
Courmayeur 1959 Hämeenlinna 1962  >

The 3rd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1961 in Umeå, Sweden. The men's 20km 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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