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
Each shot missing the target gave a penalty of 2 minutes.

20 km team
The times of the top 3 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.