Biathlon World Championships 1965
The 6th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1965 in Elverum, Norway. The men's 20 km individual and team were the only official competitions. In these particular championships an unofficial men's 4 × 7.5 km relay was also held. It was a success, and replaced the team competition as an official event in 1966.20 km individual
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
| Olav Jordet | | 1 | 1:23:34.9 | |
| Nikolay Puzanov | | 1 | 1:23:57.0 | 22.1 |
| Antti Tyrväinen | | 0 | 1:23:57.6 | 22.7 |
| 4 | Ola Wærhaug | | 2 | 1:24:59.0 | 1:24.1 |
| 5 | Heinz Kluge | | 2 | 1:25:45.0 | 2:10.1 |
| 6 | Józef Gąsienica Sobczak | | 0 | 1:27:05.9 | 3:31.0 |
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.20 km team
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
| Norway | | 6 | 4:18:00.9 | |
| Soviet Union | | 8 | 4:20:49.6 | 2:48.7 |
| Poland | | 5 | 4:25:12.9 | 7:12.0 |
| 4 | East Germany | | ? | 4:28:16.4 | 10:15.5 |
| 5 | Finland | | ? | 4:28:24.1 | 10:23.2 |
| 6 | Sweden | | 5 | 4:28:31.0 | 10:30.1 |
The times of the top 3 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.4 × 7.5 km relay (unofficial)
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
| Norway | | 5 | 2:02:34 | |
| Sweden | | 7 | 2:04:32 | 1:58 |
| Soviet Union | | 4 | 2:05:46 | 3:12 |
| 4 | East Germany | | ? | 2:06:33 | 3:59 |
| 5 | Finland | | ? | 2:11:00 | 8:26 |
| 6 | Romania | | ? | 2:12:03 | 9:29 |
