The 4th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1962 in Hämeenlinna, Finland.[1] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.
| Host city | Hämeenlinna |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Events | 2 |
| Opening | 4 March 1962 |
| Closing | 4 March 1962 |
Men's results
edit20 km individual
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Vladimir Melanin |  URS |
2 | 1:23:30 | |
 |
Antti Tyrväinen |  FIN |
1 | 1:24:08 | 38 |
 |
Valentin Pshenitsyn | URS |
1 | 1:24:17 | 47 |
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.
20 km team
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Soviet Union | URS |
7 | 4:12:38 | |
| |
Finland | FIN |
4 | 4:20:45 | 8:07 |
| |
Norway |  NOR |
14 | 4:36:55 | 24:17 |
The times of the top 3 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.
Medal table
edit| Place | Nation |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Finland
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Norway
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |