Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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| Biathlon at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| File:Andrea Nahrgang 2002 Olympics.jpg Andrea Nahrgang competing at Soldier Hollow at the 2002 Winter Olympics. | |
| Venue | Soldier Hollow |
| Dates | 9–20 February |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 190 from 34 nations |
| Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Biathlon pictogram.svg | ||
| Individual | men | women |
| Sprint | men | women |
| Pursuit | men | women |
| Relay | men | women |
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.[1] 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.[2]
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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
51:03.3 | Frank Luck File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
51:39.4 | Viktor Maigourov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
51:40.6 |
| Sprint |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
24:51.3 | Sven Fischer File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
25:20.2 | Wolfgang Perner File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
25:44.4 |
| Pursuit |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
32:34.6 | Raphaël Poirée File:Flag of France.svg France |
33:17.6 | Ricco Groß File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
33:30.6 |
| Relay |
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR) Halvard Hanevold Frode Andresen Egil Gjelland Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
1:23:42.3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) Ricco Groß Peter Sendel Sven Fischer Frank Luck |
1:24:27.6 | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) Gilles Marguet Vincent Defrasne Julien Robert Raphaël Poirée |
1:24:36.6 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Andrea Henkel File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
47:29.1 | Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poirée File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
47:37.0 | Magdalena Forsberg File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
48:08.3 |
| Sprint |
Kati Wilhelm File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
20:41.4 | Uschi Disl File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
20:57.0 | Magdalena Forsberg File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
21:20.4 |
| Pursuit |
Olga Pyleva File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
31:07.7 | Kati Wilhelm File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
31:13.0 | Irina Nikulchina File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria |
31:15.8 |
| Relay |
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) Katrin Apel Uschi Disl Andrea Henkel Kati Wilhelm |
1:27:55.0 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR) Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Linda Tjørhom Gunn Margit Andreassen Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poirée |
1:28:25.6 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) Olga Pyleva Galina Kukleva Svetlana Ishmouratova Albina 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.
- File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina (2)
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (5)
- File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus (11)
- File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (5)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (1)
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (2)
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (5)
- File:Civil ensign of Croatia.svg Croatia (1)
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (10)
- File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (4)
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (9)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (10)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (4)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (11)
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (2)
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (3)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (10)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (8)
- File:Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg Kazakhstan (2)
- File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992–2023).svg Kyrgyzstan (1)
- File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg South Korea (2)
- File:Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg Latvia (5)
- File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania (2)
- File:Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg Moldova (2)
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (9)
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (5)
- File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (4)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (11)
- File:Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (10)
- File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (4)
- File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (6)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (5)
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (11)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (8)
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See also
References
- ↑ "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 1" (PDF). Salt Lake Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Biathlon at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2019.