Biathlon at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Individual

Men's biathlon individual
at the IX Olympic Winter Games
VenueSeefeld
DatesFebruary 4
Competitors51 from 14 nations
Winning time1:20:26.8
Medalists
   Soviet Union
   Soviet Union
   Norway
Biathlon at the
1964 Winter Olympics
Individual   men

The Men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1964 Winter Olympics was held on 4 February, at Seefeld. Each miss of the target cost two minutes.[1]

Results

Vladimir Melanin, the two time defending world champion, won the Olympic title with ease at Seefeld. He was one of just three racers to shoot clear, and also had a very quick ski time; the two men who skied faster than him, Ragnar Tveiten and Veikko Hakulinen had six and twelve minutes of penalties, respectively. This combination saw Melanin win the race by more than three full minutes. The silver medalist, Aleksandr Privalov, a bronze medalist at the last Olympics, had a slower ski time, but like Melanin, shot clear to earn his place. Olav Jordet earned bronze, ahead of Tveiten, as he combined a top-10 skiing time with only a single miss.[1]

Rank Name Country Ski Time Penalties Result Deficit
1st, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Melanin Soviet Union 1:20:26.8 0 1:20:26.8 -
2nd, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Privalov Soviet Union 1:23:42.5 0 1:23:42.5 +3:15.7
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Olav Jordet Norway 1:22:38.8 1 1:24:38.8 +4:12.0
4 Ragnar Tveiten Norway 1:19:52.5 3 1:25:52.5 +5:25.7
5 Vilmoş Gheorghe Romania 1:22:18.0 2 1:26:18.0 +5:51.2
6 Józef Rubiś Poland 1:22:31.6 2 1:26:31.6 +6:04.8
7 Valentin Pshenitsyn Soviet Union 1:22:59.0 2 1:26:59.0 +6:32.2
8 Hannu Posti Finland 1:25:16.5 1 1:27:16.5 +6:49.7
9 John Güttke Sweden 1:24:02.4 2 1:28:02.4 +7:35.6
10 Nikolay Puzanov Soviet Union 1:21:21.5 4 1:29:21.5 +8:54.7
11 Jon Istad Norway 1:23:24.8 3 1:29:24.8 +8:58.0
12 Sture Ohlin Sweden 1:25:46.0 2 1:29:46.0 +9:19.2
13 Antti Tyrväinen Finland 1:22:09.0 4 1:30:09.0 +9:42.2
14 Constantin Carabela Romania 1:30:59.0 0 1:30:59.0 +10:32.2
15 Veikko Hakulinen Finland 1:19:37.9 6 1:31:37.9 +11:11.1
16 Charlie Akers United States 1:28:24.9 2 1:32:24.9 +11:58.1
17 Sven-Olov Axelsson Sweden 1:21:13.6 6 1:33:13.6 +12:46.8
18 Stanisław Szczepaniak Poland 1:27:43.5 3 1:33:43.5 +13:16.7
19 Yuji Yamanaka Japan 1:29:51.8 2 1:33:51.8 +13:25.0
20 Józef Gąsienica Sobczak Poland 1:22:00.6 6 1:34:00.6 +13:33.8
21 Hans-Dieter Riechel United Team of Germany 1:28:30.9 3 1:34:30.9 +14:04.1
22 Ola Wærhaug Norway 1:24:38.0 5 1:34:38.0 +14:11.2
23 Esko Marttinen Finland 1:24:50.2 5 1:34:50.2 +14:23.4
24 Egon Schnabel United Team of Germany 1:30:53.0 2 1:34:53.0 +14:26.2
25 Sten Eriksson Sweden 1:23:27.8 6 1:35:27.8 +15:01.0
26 Yoshio Ninomine Japan 1:29:38.6 3 1:35:38.6 +15:11.8
27 Gheorghe Cimpoia Romania 1:29:44.6 3 1:35:44.6 +15:17.8
28 Hansjörg Farbmacher Austria 1:28:11.3 4 1:36:11.3 +15:44.5
29 John Dent Great Britain 1:30:27.2 3 1:36:27.2 +16:00.4
30 Bill Spencer United States 1:28:49.8 4 1:36:49.8 +16:23.0
31 Helmut Klöpsch United Team of Germany 1:32:08.5 3 1:38:08.5 +17:41.7
32 Paul Romand France 1:22:51.2 8 1:38:51.2 +18:24.4
33 Dieter Ritter United Team of Germany 1:22:51.4 8 1:38:51.4 +18:24.6
34 Walter Müller Austria 1:25:12.3 7 1:39:12.3 +18:45.5
35 Stanisław Styrczula Poland 1:32:52.1 4 1:40:52.1 +20:25.3
36 Peter Lahdenpera United States 1:27:04.7 8 1:43:04.7 +22:37.9
37 Alan Notley Great Britain 1:36:10.3 5 1:46:10.3 +25:43.5
38 Bayanjavyn Damdinjav Mongolia 1:32:19.7 7 1:46:19.7 +25:52.9
39 Paul Renne United States 1:34:45.9 6 1:46:45.9 +26:19.1
40 John Moore (biathlete) Great Britain 1:27:49.4 10 1:47:49.4 +27:22.6
41 Adolf Scherwitzl Austria 1:36:12.7 6 1:48:12.7 +27:45.9
42 Bizyaagiin Dashgai Mongolia 1:31:26.0 10 1:51:26.0 +30:59.2
43 Roderick Tuck Great Britain 1:33:55.5 9 1:51:55.5 +31:28.7
44 Tudeviin Lkhamsüren Mongolia 1:37:10.1 8 1:53:10.1 +32:43.3
45 Marcel Vogel Switzerland 1:29:14.1 12 1:53:14.1 +32:47.3
46 Erich Schönbächler Switzerland 1:29:59.5 12 1:53:59.5 +33:32.7
47 Willy Junod Switzerland 1:28:00.7 13 1:54:00.7 +33:33.9
48 Peter Gerig Switzerland 1:30:32.5 16 2:02:32.5 +42:05.7
49 Tsambyn Danzan Mongolia 1:36:45.6 15 2:06:45.6 +46:18.8
- Paul Ernst Austria DNF - - -
- Nicolae Bărbăşescu Romania DNF - - -

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Offizieller Bericht der IX. Olympischen Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964" (PDF). Austrian Federal Publishing House for Instruction, Science and Art, Vienna and Munich. LA84 Foundation. 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
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