Biathlon World Championships

The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. It takes palce during February or March. Biathlon World Championships have never been held in Olympic Winter Games seasons.

Venues

 * 1958 🇦🇹 Saalfelden, Austria
 * 1959 🇮🇹 Courmayeur, Italy
 * 1961 🇸🇪 Östersund, Sweden
 * 1962 🇫🇮 Hämeenlinna, Finland
 * 1963 🇦🇹 Seefeld, Austria

Individual (20 km)
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 * 1958
 * 🇸🇪 Adolf Wiklund
 * Dmitri Sokolov
 * 🇳🇴 Arvid Nyberg
 * 1959
 * Vladimir Melanin
 * Dmitri Sokolov
 * 🇸🇪 Klas Lestender
 * 1961
 * Aleksandr Privalov
 * 🇫🇮 Hannu Posti
 * Vladimir Melanin
 * 1962
 * 🇫🇮 Antti Tyrväinen
 * Nikolay Pusanov
 * Aleksandr Privalov
 * 1963
 * Vladimir Melanin
 * 🇫🇮 Hannu Posti
 * 🇳🇴 Jon Istad
 * -}
 * 1963
 * Vladimir Melanin
 * 🇫🇮 Hannu Posti
 * 🇳🇴 Jon Istad
 * -}