The Men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1964 Winter Olympics was held on 4 February, at Seefeld.

[1][2] Vladimir Melanin, the two time defending world champion, won the Olympic title with ease at Seefeld.

He was one of just three racers to shoot clear, and also had a very quick ski time; the two men who skied faster than him, Ragnar Tveiten and Veikko Hakulinen had six and twelve minutes of penalties, respectively.

The silver medalist, Aleksandr Privalov, a bronze medalist at the last Olympics, had a slower ski time, but like Melanin, shot clear to earn his place.

Olav Jordet earned bronze, ahead of Tveiten, as he combined a top-10 skiing time with only a single miss.