The Women's 7.5 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February, at Nozawa Onsen. Competitors raced over two 2.5 kilometre loops and one 3.0 kilometre loop of the skiing course, shooting two times, once prone and once standing. Each miss was penalized by requiring the competitor to race over a 150-metre penalty loop.
Results Rank Bib Name Country Time Penalties Deficit 33 Galina Kukleva 23:08.0 1 (1+0) 35 Uschi Disl 23:08.7 1 (0+1) 2 Katrin Apel 23:32.4 1 (0+1) 41 Soňa Mihoková 23:42.3 1 (0+1) 28 Yu Shumei 23:44.0 0 (0+0) 31 Anna Stera 23:53.1 2 (1+1) 22 Martina Jašicová 23:54.5 1 (1+0) 29 Mari Lampinen 23:55.2 0 (0+0) 54 Anna Murínová 23:56.7 0 (0+0) 10 39 Nathalie Santer 23:59.6 1 (1+0) 11 30 Olena Petrova 24:04.5 1 (1+0) 12 32 Andreja Grašič 24:05.2 1 (0+1) 13 58 Albina Akhatova 24:06.4 2 (1+1) 14 57 Emmanuelle Claret 24:08.7 1 (0+1) +1:00.7 15 62 Annette Sikveland 24:09.5 2 (1+1) +1:01.5 16 10 Petra Behle 24:09.9 2 (2+0) +1:01.9 17 44 Magdalena Forsberg 24:19.5 3 (0+3) +1:11.5 18 40 Margarita Dulova 24:21.7 1 (0+1) +1:13.7 19 60 Tetyana Vodopyanova 24:23.3 0 (0+0) +1:15.3 20 61 Inna Sheshkil 24:32.9 1 (0+1) +1:24.9 21 25 Nina Lemesh 24:39.8 1 (0+1) +1:31.8 22 20 Irina Tananayko 24:42.5 0 (0+0) +1:34.5 23 48 Liv Grete Skjelbreid 24:44.0 3 (2+1) +1:36.0 24 45 Svetlana Paramygina 24:50.0 2 (0+2) +1:42.0 25 27 Corinne Niogret 24:54.7 2 (1+1) +1:46.7 26 55 Eva Háková 24:58.6 1 (1+0) +1:50.6 27 16 Olga Romasko 25:03.6 3 (2+1) +1:55.6 28 3 Nataliya Moroz 25:04.7 0 (0+0) +1:56.7 29 34 Ekaterina Dafovska 25:06.7 2 (0+2) +1:58.7 30 51 Martina Zellner 25:09.8 2 (2+0) +2:01.8 31 14 Éva Tófalvi 25:10.3 2 (1+1) +2:02.3 32 47 Myriam Bédard 25:11.3 0 (0+0) +2:03.3 33 64 Kristina Sabasteanski 25:12.2 1 (1+0) +2:04.2 34 36 Ieva Cederštrēma 25:12.7 2 (1+1) +2:04.7 35 8 Jiřína Pelcová 25:14.5 1 (0+1) +2:06.5 36 18 Tadeja Brankovič 25:20.1 3 (2+1) +2:12.1 37 13 Ann Elen Skjelbreid 25:22.8 4 (1+3) +2:14.8 38 49 Michelle Collard 25:26.1 0 (0+0) +2:18.1 39 17 Sun Ribo 25:29.0 3 (1+2) +2:21.0 40 15 Irena Novotná 25:30.4 3 (1+2) +2:22.4 41 12 Pavlina Filipova 25:34.8 3 (1+2) +2:26.8 42 63 Halina Guńka 25:39.0 5 (3+2) +2:31.0 43 5 Florence Baverel 25:39.6 1 (0+1) +2:31.6 44 7 Anna Sprung 25:42.7 4 (0+4) +2:34.7 45 26 Agata Suszka 25:45.1 3 (0+3) +2:37.1 46 19 Katja Holanti 25:46.2 2 (2+0) +2:38.2 47 42 Kerryn Rim 25:49.1 2 (1+1) +2:41.1 48 23 Deborah Nordyke 25:50.5 2 (0+2) +2:42.5 49 1 Iryna Merkushina 25:58.6 3 (1+2) +2:50.6 50 59 Kristina Brounéus 26:05.3 2 (1+1) +2:57.3 51 9 Eva-Karin Westin 26:07.8 1 (1+0) +2:59.8 52 53 Nataliya Ryzhenkova 26:10.5 4 (1+3) +3:02.5 53 46 Hiromi Seino 26:13.5 4 (4+0) +3:05.5 54 21 Anne Briand-Bouthiaux 26:16.1 5 (3+2) +3:08.1 55 56 Ryoko Takahashi 26:34.2 5 (2+3) +3:26.2 56 4 Gunn Margit Andreassen 26:36.2 4 (3+1) +3:28.2 57 38 Kateřina Losmanová 26:51.7 3 (1+2) +3:43.7 58 37 Stacey Wooley 27:03.0 3 (1+2) +3:55.0 59 52 Lucija Larisi 27:14.9 4 (1+3) +4:06.9 60 24 Maria Schylander 27:46.9 4 (2+2) +4:38.9 61 11 Mie Takeda 28:10.1 6 (4+2) +5:02.1 62 6 Elena Gorohova 28:21.5 5 (2+3) +5:13.5 63 50 Bernadett Dira 28:48.9 5 (3+2) +5:40.9 64 43 Zsuzsanna Bekecs 29:50.3 6 (3+3) +6:42.3
References
Sports-Reference.com - Women's 7.5 km Sprint - 1998 Olympics