The 3rd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1961 in Umeå, Sweden.[1] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.
| Host city | Umeå |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| Events | 2 |
| Opening | 25 February 1961 |
| Closing | 25 February 1961 |
Men's results
edit20 km individual
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kalevi Huuskonen |  FIN |
1 | 1:32:11 | |
 |
Aleksandr Privalov |  URS |
3 | 1:35:07 | 2:56 |
 |
Paavo Repo | FIN |
4 | 1:35:20 | 3:09 |
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.
20 km team
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Finland | FIN |
11 | 4:45:38 | |
| |
Soviet Union | URS |
11 | 4:51:35 | 5:57 |
| |
Sweden |  SWE |
12 | 5:06:11 | 20:33 |
The times of the top 3 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.
Medal table
edit| Place | Nation |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Sweden
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |