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| Venue | Soldier Hollow |
| Dates | 9–20 February |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 190 from 34 nations |
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| Individual | men | women |
| Sprint | men | women |
| Pursuit | men | women |
| Relay | men | women |
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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 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 |  Norway (NOR) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 51:03.3 | Frank Luck Germany | 51:39.4 | Viktor Maigourov Russia | 51:40.6 |
| Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 24:51.3 | Sven Fischer Germany | 25:20.2 | Wolfgang Perner Austria | 25:44.4 |
| Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 32:34.6 | Raphaël Poirée France | 33:17.6 | Ricco Groß Germany | 33:30.6 |
| Relay | Norway (NOR) Halvard Hanevold Frode Andresen Egil Gjelland Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 1:23:42.3 | Germany (GER) Ricco Groß Peter Sendel Sven Fischer Frank Luck | 1:24:27.6 | France (FRA) Gilles Marguet Vincent Defrasne Julien Robert Raphaël Poirée | 1:24:36.6 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Andrea Henkel Germany | 47:29.1 | Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poirée Norway | 47:37.0 | Magdalena Forsberg Sweden | 48:08.3 |
| Sprint | Kati Wilhelm Germany | 20:41.4 | Uschi Disl Germany | 20:57.0 | Magdalena Forsberg Sweden | 21:20.4 |
| Pursuit | Olga Pyleva Russia | 31:07.7 | Kati Wilhelm Germany | 31:13.0 | Irina Nikulchina Bulgaria | 31:15.8 |
| Relay | Germany (GER) Katrin Apel Uschi Disl Andrea Henkel Kati Wilhelm | 1:27:55.0 | Norway (NOR) Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Linda Tjørhom Gunn Margit Andreassen Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poirée | 1:28:25.6 | 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.
See also
- Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
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.