Biathlon World Championships 2002
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The 37th Biathlon World Championships
held in 2002 for the third time in Oslo
, Norway
were only for the mass start because these events were not part of the Olympic programme in Salt Lake City.
Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in...
held in 2002 for the third time in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
were only for the mass start because these events were not part of the Olympic programme in Salt Lake City.
15 km mass start
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphaël Poirée Raphaël Poirée Raphaël Poirée is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1999 to 2007. With his 44 World cup victories and several World Championship medals he ranks among the most successful biathletes ever.-Biography:... |
 France |
37:57.8 | ||
| Sven Fischer Sven Fischer Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert... |
 Germany |
+ 17.9 | ||
| Frode Andresen Frode Andresen Frode Andresen is a Norwegian biathlete and a cross-country skier. He now resides in Hønefoss, and trains with the Ringkollen Skiklubb.-Early life:... |
 Norway |
+ 46.5 |
12.5 km mass start
| Medal | Name | Nation | Penalties | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olena Zubrilova Olena Zubrilova Olena Zubrilova is a Ukrainian born biathlete who has been competing for Belarus since 2002. Prior to that, she had competed for the Ukraine from 1991 until she changed her citizenship to Belarus in 2002.... |
 Ukraine |
37:09.5 | ||
| Olga Pyleva Olga Pyleva Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva , former Pyleva , née Zamorozova , is a retired Russian biathlete.... |
 Russia |
+ 21.3 | ||
| Olga Nazarova |  Belarus |
+ 37.7 |
Medal table
| Place | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Early Modern France |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Ukraine |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Russia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Belarus |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Norway |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |