Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Individual
| Men's biathlon individual at the VIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McKinney Creek Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 21 February 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:33:21.6 | ||||||||||||
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| Biathlon at the 1960 Winter Olympics | |
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| Individual | men |
The Men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1960 Winter Olympics was held on 21 February, at McKinney Creek Stadium. The firing ranges were located at the following points on the 20-kilometer course: 6.5 km — 200 meter range, 9.5 km — 250 meter range, 12.5 km — 150 meter range and 15 km — 100 meter range. The first three series were fired from a prone position, the last standing. Each miss of the target cost two minutes.