Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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10 km Sprint
February 18, 1998| Medal | Athlete | Time (missed targets) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 27:16.2 (0) | |
| Silver | 28:17.8 (2) | |
| Bronze | 28:21.7 (1) | |
| 4 | 28:36.0 (0) | |
| 5 | 28:36.9 (1) | |
| 6 | 28:37.4 (1) | |
| 7 | 28:40.3 (1) | |
| 8 | 28:40.8 (2) |
20 km Individual
February 11, 1998| Medal | Athlete | Adjusted Time (missed targets) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 56:16.4 (1) | |
| Silver | 56:21.9 (0) | |
| Bronze | 56:46.5 (1) | |
| 4 | 57:30.7 (1) | |
| 5 | 58:15.1 (3) | |
| 6 | 58:15.4 (1) | |
| 7 | 58:16.8 (4) | |
| 8 | 58:30.3 (1) |
Each missed target equals a one-minute penalty.
4 x 7.5 km Relay
| Medal | Athlete | Time (missed targets) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Germany GermanyGermany at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomenWomen's combined- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5 km relayWomenWomen's 4 x 7.5 km relay1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. 2One minute added per missed target.... (Ricco Gross Ricco Gross Ricco Groß is a former German biathlete and multiple gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics and World Championships. He is married to Kathrin since 1994 and they have three sons: Marco , Simon , and Gabriel... , Peter Sendel Peter Sendel Peter Sendel is a former German biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Sendel was a part of the German team that won the gold medal... , 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... , Frank Luck Frank Luck Frank Luck is a former German biathlete. Frank Luck started early with cross country skiing, but in 1980 he went over to biathlon. By 1988 at the age of 21 he had already qualified for the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where he finished sixth in the sprint event... ) |
1:21:36.2 (0) |
| Silver |  Norway NorwayNorway at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenMen's combinedWomenWomen's combined- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5 km relayWomenWomen's 4 x 7.5 km relay1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.... (Egil Gjelland Egil Gjelland Egil Gjelland is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is olympic champion in the biathlon relay from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.... , Halvard Hanevold Halvard Hanevold Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter... , Dag Bjørndalen Dag Bjørndalen Dag Bjørndalen is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is the older brother of Ole Einar Bjørndalen. His biggest triumph as a biathlete is the silver medal he won in the relay in the 1998 Olympics in Nagano... , Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen... ) |
1:21:56.3 (0) |
| Bronze |  Russia RussiaRussia at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Medalists:- Alpine skiing :MenWomen- Biathlon :MenWomen- Bobsleigh :- Cross-country skiing :MenWomen- Figure skating :- Freestyle skiing :MenWomen- Ice hockey :Men*Head coach: Vladimir Yurzinov... (Pavel Mouslimov, Vladimir Dratchev Vladimir Dratchev Vladimir Petrovich Dratchev is former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Dratchev has four world championship titles in his career... , Sergei Tarasov Sergei Tarasov Sergey Petrovich Tarasov is a former Russian biathlete. In the 1990s, he was one of the dominating biathletes, winning four Olympic medals and seven World Championship medals over the course of his career.... , Viktor Maigourov Viktor Maigourov Viktor Maigourov or Maigurov is a former biathlete from Russia. Competing for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, he placed fourth on the relay with the Belarusian team. He won three World Cup victories, his last at Osbrlie 1997... ) |
1:22:19.3 (0) |
7.5 km Sprint
February 15, 1998| Medal | Athlete | Time (missed targets) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 23:08.0 (1) | |
| Silver | 23:08.7 (1) | |
| Bronze | 23:32.4 (1) | |
| 4 | 23:42.3 (1) | |
| 5 | 23:44.0 (0) | |
| 6 | 23:53.1 (2) | |
| 7 | 23:54.5 (1) | |
| 8 | 23:55.2 (0) |
15 km Individual
February 9, 1998| Medal | Athlete | Adjusted Time (penalty minutes) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 54:52.0 (1) | |
| Silver | 55:09.8 (1) | |
| Bronze | 55:17.9 (1) | |
| 4 | 55:18.1 (1) | |
| 5 | 56:01.0 (4) | |
| 6 | 56:17.4 (3) | |
| 7 | 56:21.7 (1) | |
| 8 | 56:38.7 (3) |
4 x 7.5 km Relay
| Medal | Athlete | Time (missed targets) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (Uschi Disl Uschi Disl Ursula Disl is a former German biathlete. , . She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard... , Martina Zellner Martina Zellner Martina Zellner-Seidl is a former German biathlete. By the end of her career she had won one Olympic gold and six world championship medals, . In the World Cup she achieved 14 podium places with three victories... , Katrin Apel Katrin Apel Katrin Apel is a retired German biathlete. , . Apel now resides in Gräfenroda, and is a member of the SV Eintracht Frankenhain club... , Petra Behle Petra Behle Petra Behle is a former German biathlete- Career :Behle won her first gold medal in the 1988 World Championships when she was 19 and she also has three gold medals in the 15 km that happened in 1989, 1991 and 1993 she also has three biathlon-world championship medals in relays from 1995, 1996 and... ) |
1:40:13.6 (0) |
| Silver | Russia Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (Olga Melnik Olga Melnik Olga Ivanovna Melnik is a Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she received a silver medal with the Russian relay team, which consisted of herself, Galina Koukleva, Albina Akhatova and Olga Romasko.-References:... , Galina Koukleva Galina Koukleva Galina Alekseyevna Koukleva or Kukleva is a former Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. Koukleva won a gold medal on the 7.5 km sprint, and was in addition a part of the team that won a silver medal on the relay... , Albina Akhatova Albina Akhatova Albina Khamitovna Akhatova is a Russian biathlete.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won bronze medals in the 10 km pursuit and 15 km individual; she originally finished fourth in the individual but was promoted when her teammate Olga Pyleva was disqualified after failing a doping... , Olga Romasko Olga Romasko Olga Vladimirovna Romasko is a former Russian biathlete. She began with biathlon in 1993. Both in 1996 and 1997, she became world champion in the 7.5 km sprint event. Romasko also won a bronze medal both in the pursuit and on the relay in 1997... ) |
1:40:25.2 (0) |
| Bronze | Norway 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... (Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Ann-Elen Skjelbreid is a former Norwegian biathlete from the Hålandsdal area in the Norwegian municipality of Fusa. She is the sister of Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée and is married with fellow Norwegian biathlete Egil Gjelland... , Annette Sikveland Annette Sikveland Annette Sikveland . Is a former Norwegian biathlete. Under her career as biathlete Sikveland won three relay medals, bronze at the World Championships 1995 in Antholz, silver at the World Championships 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie and bronze at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano... , Gunn Margit Andreassen Gunn Margit Andreassen Gunn Margit Aas Andreassen is a Norwegian biathlete.-Biathlon career:She has won two Olympic medals, bronze in Nagano 1998 and silver in Salt Lake City 2002. Both in biathlon relay... , Liv Grete Skjelbreid Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée from Hålandsdal, Fusa, near the city of Bergen in western Norway, is a former career biathlete. , . On 20 March 2006, Poirée announced her retirement, effective at the end of the season which ended on 26 March at the Holmenkollen... ) |
1:40:37.3 (0) |