The 6th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1965 in Elverum, Norway. The men's 20 km individual and team events were the only official competitions. In these championships, an unofficial men's 4 ÃÂ 7.5 km relay was also held. It was a success, and replaced the team competition as an official event in 1966.
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.
The times of the top 3 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.