Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics consisted of eight biathlon events. They were held at Soldier Hollow. The events began on 11 February and ended on 20 February 2002. For the first time since 1992, the biathlon program expanded. A new race type, the pursuit (for both men and women) was added, the first new race type since the debut of the sprint in 1980.
Medal summary Seven nations won medals in biathlon, with Germany winning the most (3 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze), while Norway led the medal table with 4 gold medals. These four all involved Ole Einar Bjørndalen, who won each of the three men's individual events, as well as participating in the gold-medal winning relay team. Kati Wilhelm was the most successful athlete in the women's competition, taking two golds and a silver.
Medal table
Men's events Individual 51:03.3 51:39.4 51:40.6 Sprint 24:51.3 25:20.2 25:44.4 Pursuit 32:34.6 33:17.6 33:30.6 RelayHalvard HanevoldFrode AndresenEgil GjellandOle Einar Bjørndalen 1:23:42.3Ricco GroßPeter SendelSven FischerFrank Luck 1:24:27.6Gilles MarguetVincent DefrasneJulien RobertRaphaël Poirée 1:24:36.6
Women's events Individual 47:29.1 47:37.0 48:08.3 Sprint 20:41.4 20:57.0 21:20.4 Pursuit 31:07.7 31:13.0 31:15.8 RelayKatrin ApelUschi DislAndrea HenkelKati Wilhelm 1:27:55.0Ann-Elen SkjelbreidLinda TjørhomGunn Margit AndreassenLiv Grete Skjelbreid-Poirée 1:28:25.6Olga PylevaGalina KuklevaSvetlana IshmouratovaAlbina Akhatova 1:29:19.7
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. Chile and Croatia made their Olympic debuts in the sport, with one athlete each.
See also Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
References
External links Official Results Book – Biathlon