The 1st Biathlon World Championships were held in 1958 in Saalfelden, Austria.[1] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.
| Host city | Saalfelden |
|---|---|
| Country | Austria |
| Events | 2 |
| Opening | 1 March 1958 |
| Closing | 2 March 1958 |
Men's results
edit20 km individual
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Adolf Wiklund |  SWE |
3 | 1:33:44 | |
 |
Olle Gunneriusson | SWE |
3 | 1:34:13 | 29 |
 |
Viktor Butakov |  URS |
6 | 1:34:46 | 1:02 |
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.
20 km team
edit| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Sweden | SWE |
6:23:58 | ||
| |
Soviet Union | URS |
6:35:33 | 11:35 | |
| |
Norway |  NOR |
7:23:58 | 1:00:00 |
The times of the top 4 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.
Medal table
edit| Place | Nation |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Norway
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |