Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Biathlon
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
VenueNozawa Onsen
DatesFebruary 9, 1998 (1998-02-09Tdf)-
February 21, 1998 (1998-02-21)
No. of events6
Competitors183 from 32 nations

Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of six biathlon events. They were held at Nozawa Onsen. The events began on 9 February and ended on 21 February 1998.[1]

Medal summary

Eight nations won medals in biathlon, with Norway leading the medal table, thanks to five medals, 2 gold, the same as Germany. Uschi Disl was the only individual to win three medals, one of each type. Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Halvard Hanevold led the men's table, with one gold and one silver each.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway (NOR) 2 2 1 5
2  Germany (GER) 2 1 2 5
3  Russia (RUS) 1 1 1 3
4  Bulgaria (BUL) 1 0 0 1
5  Italy (ITA) 0 1 0 1
5  Ukraine (UKR) 0 1 0 1
7  Belarus (BLR) 0 0 1 1
7  Finland (FIN) 0 0 1 1

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Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
 Halvard Hanevold
 Norway 		56:16.4 Pieralberto Carrara
 Italy 		56:21.9 Alexei Aidarov
 Belarus 		56:46.5
Sprint
 Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Norway 		27:16.2 Frode Andresen
 Norway 		28:17.8 Ville Räikkönen
 Finland 		28:21.7
Relay
  Germany (GER)
Ricco Groß
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck 		1:21:36.2  Norway (NOR)
Egil Gjelland
Halvard Hanevold
Dag Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 		1:21:56.3  Russia (RUS)
Pavel Muslimov
Vladimir Drachev
Sergei Tarasov
Viktor Maigourov 		1:22:19.3

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Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
 Ekaterina Dafovska
 Bulgaria 		54:52.0 Olena Petrova
 Ukraine 		55:09.8 Uschi Disl
 Germany 		55:17.9
Sprint
 Galina Kukleva
 Russia 		23:08.0 Uschi Disl
 Germany 		23:08.7 Katrin Apel
 Germany 		23:32.4
Relay
  Germany (GER)
Uschi Disl
Martina Zellner
Katrin Apel
Petra Behle 		1:40:13.6  Russia (RUS)
Olga Melnik
Galina Kukleva
Albina Akhatova
Olga Romasko 		1:40:25.2  Norway (NOR)
Ann Elen Skjelbreid
Annette Sikveland
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Liv Grete Skjelbreid 		1:40:37.3

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Participating nations

Thirty-four nations sent biathletes to compete in the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
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