Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics
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Biathlon
at the 1998 Winter Paralympics
consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.
The event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
at the 1998 Winter Paralympics
1998 Winter Paralympics
The 1998 Winter Paralympics, the seventh Winter Paralympics, were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan from March 5 to March 14, 1998. They were the first Paralympic Winter Games to be held outside Europe.- Sports :...
consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  France |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Norway |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Russia |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Austria |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Ukraine |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Finland |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 |  Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Medal summary
The competition event was:- 7.5 km: men - women
The event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
- LW2 - standing: single leg amputationAmputationAmputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...
above the knee - LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsyCerebral palsyCerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
, or equivalent impairment - LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
- LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
- LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
- LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
- LW 10 - sitting: paraplegiaParaplegiaParaplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek: παραπληγίη "half-striking". It is usually the result of spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida that affects the neural elements of the spinal canal...
with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance - LW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- LW 12 - sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
- B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
- B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
- B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
Men's events
| 7.5 km free technique | B1 |
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| B2 |
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| B3 |
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| LW2,3,4,5/7,9 |
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| LW6/8 |
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| 7.5 km sitski | LW10 |
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| LW11 |
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| LW12 |
Women's events
| 7.5 km free technique | B1 |
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| B2-3 |
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| LW2-4,6/8,9 |
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| 7.5 km sitski | LW10-12 |