The 2nd Biathlon World Championships were held in 1959 in Courmayeur, Italy.[1] The men's 20 km individual and team were the only competitions.
| Host city | Courmayeur |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Events | 2 |
Men's results edit
20 km individual edit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Vladimir Melanin |  URS |
5 | 1:41:05 | |
 |
Dmitri Sokolov | URS |
4 | 1:41:15 | 10 |
 |
Sven Agge |  SWE |
3 | 1:43:23 | 2:18 |
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.
20 km team edit
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Soviet Union | URS |
5:10:27 | ||
| |
Sweden | SWE |
5:26:11 | 15:44 | |
| |
Norway |  NOR |
5:33:47 | 23:20 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Sweden
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Norway
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |