Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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2002 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon
The Biathlon events were held at Soldier Hollow.
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[edit] Men
[edit] 10 km Sprint
| Medal | Athlete | Time (missed targets) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
24:51.3 (0) |
| Silver |  Sven Fischer (GER) |
25:20.2 (1) |
| Bronze |  Wolfgang Perner (AUT) |
25:44.4 (0) |
Without any misses with the shooting, Bjørndalen wins his second gold of the Games.
[edit] 12.5 km Pursuit
| Medal | Athlete | Time (missed targets) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
32:34.67 (2) |
| Silver |  Raphaël Poirée (FRA) |
33:17.7 (1) |
| Bronze | Ricco Gross (GER) |
33:33.7 (2) |
Bjørndalen wins his third gold of the Games to equal Aleksandr Tikhonov as the most successful biathlete at the Olympics.
[edit] 20 km Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Adjusted Time (penalty minutes) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
51:03.3 (2) |
| Silver | Frank Luck (GER) |
51:39.4 (0) |
| Bronze |  Viktor Maigurov (RUS) |
51:40.6 (1) |
After finishing 6th in the 30 km cross country, Bjørndalen wins the gold in the biathlon, where he is by far the best skier.
[edit] 4 x 7.5 km Relay
| Medal | Team | Time (missed targets) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Norway (Halvard Hanevold, Frode Andresen, Egil Gjelland, Ole Einar Bjørndalen) |
1:24:42.31 (0) |
| Silver | Germany (Ricco Gross, Peter Sendel, Sven Fischer, Frank Luck) |
1:25:27.6 (1) |
| Bronze | France (Gilles Marguet, Vincent Defrasne, Julien Robert, Raphaël Poirée) |
1:25:36.6 (1) |
[edit] Women
[edit] 7.5 km Sprint
| Medal | Athlete | Time (missed targets) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Kati Wilhelm (GER) |
20:41.4 (0) |
| Silver | Uschi Disl (GER) |
20:57.0 (1) |
| Bronze |  Magdalena Forsberg (SWE) |
21:20.4 (1) |
Another surprise from Germany, which takes first and second. Forsberg seals a second bronze with a late sprint towards the finish.
[edit] 10 km Pursuit
| Medal | Athlete | Time (missed targets) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Olga Pyleva (RUS) |
31:07.77 (1) |
| Silver | Kati Wilhelm (GER) |
31:13.1 (4) |
| Bronze |  Irina Nikulchina (BUL) |
31:15.9 (2) |
After leaders Poirée and Forsberg fail at the last shooting, Pyleva grabs the opportunity to take her first international victory.
[edit] 15 km Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Adjusted Time (penalty minutes) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Andrea Henkel (GER) |
47:29.1 (1) |
| Silver | Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée (NOR) |
47:37.0 (1) |
| Bronze | Magdalena Forsberg (SWE) |
48:08.3 (2) |
Henkel surprises, while hot favorite Forsberg misses two shots in the last round but wins her first medal.
[edit] 4 x 7.5 km Relay
| Medal | Team | Time (missed targets) |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Katrin Apel, Uschi Disl, Andrea Henkel, Kati Wilhelm) |
1:27:55.8 (1) |
| Silver | Norway (Ann-Elen Skjelbreid, Linda Tjørhom, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée) |
1:28:26.4 (0) |
| Bronze | Russia (Olga Pyleva, Galina Kukleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Albina Akhatova) |
1:29:20.5 (2) |
Defending champions and major favorites Germany come from behind after the first leg to take the gold medal. Katrin Apel and Uschi Disl also were on the winning 1998 team.
| Biathlon at the Winter Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1924* • 1928* (demonstration) • 1932 • 1936* (demonstration) • 1948* (demonstration) • 1952 • 1956 *Military patrol 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 See also: List of Olympic medalists in biathlon |
| Events at the 2002 Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City) |
|---|
| Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Short track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Snowboarding • Speed skating |
