Host city | Umeå | ||
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Country | Sweden | ||
Events | 2 | ||
Opening ceremony | 25 February 1961 | ||
Closing ceremony | 25 February 1961 | ||
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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.