Biathlon World Championships 1958 Explained

Biathlon World Championships 1958
Host City:	Saalfelden
Country:	Austria
Events:	2

The 1st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria.^[1] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.

Men's results

20 km individual

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
	Adolf Wiklund		3	1:33:44
			3	1:34:13	29
			6	1:34:46	1:02

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

20 km team

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result	Behind
	Sweden			6:23:58
				6:35:33	11:35
				7:23:58	1:00:00

The times of the top 4 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.

Medal table

width=50	Place	width=120	Nation	width=50		width=50		width=50		width=50	Total
1	Sweden	2	1	0	3
2		0	1	1	2
3	Norway	0	0	1	1

Notes and References

1. • Sports 123 biathlon results