The 6th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1965 in Elverum, Norway.
[1] The men's 20 km individual and team events were the only official competitions.
In these 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.
The times of the top 3 athletes from each nation in the individual race were added together.