Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics
| Biathlon at the XVII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Birkebeineren Ski Stadium |
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| Dates | February 18–26, 1994 |
| Competitors | 193 from 32 nations |
The biathlon competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics were held at Birkebeineren Ski Stadium. The events were held between 15 and 26 February 1994.
There was almost no change in biathlon program. Men and women competed in three events. The only change was expansion of women's relay from 3 x 7.5 km to 4 x 7.5 km.
The sport of biathlon combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
Medal summary
Six nations won medals in biathlon, with Russia leading the medal table (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), and Germany winning the most total medals with six. Sergey Tarasov was the only individual to win three medals, while Myriam Bédard led the individual medal table with two gold medals.
Bédard's pair of gold medals were the first won an athlete from outside Europe or the Soviet Union. In addition, Valentyna Tserbe-Nessina became the first Olympic medalist from Ukraine, and Svetlana Paramygina became the first female Olympic medalist from Belarus, as those countries made their Olympic debuts.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Individual |
Sergey Tarasov Russia (RUS) | 57:25.3 | Frank Luck Germany (GER) | 57:28.7 | Sven Fischer Germany (GER) | 57:41.9 |
| Sprint |
Sergey Chepikov Russia (RUS) | 28:07.0 | Ricco Gross Germany (GER) | 28:13.0 | Sergey Tarasov Russia (RUS) | 28:27.4 |
| Relay |
Germany (GER) Ricco Groß Frank Luck Mark Kirchner Sven Fischer | 1:30:22.1 | Russia (RUS) Valeri Kiriyenko Vladimir Dratchev Sergey Tarasov Sergey Chepikov | 1:31:23.6 | France (FRA) Thierry Dusserre Patrice Bailly-Salins Lionel Laurent Hervé Flandin | 1:32:31.3 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Myriam Bedard Canada (CAN) | 52:06.6 | Anne Briand France (FRA) | 52:53.3 | Uschi Disl Germany (GER) | 53:15.3 |
| Sprint |
Myriam Bedard Canada (CAN) | 26:08.8 | Svetlana Paramygina Belarus (BLR) | 26:09.9 | Valentina Tserbe Ukraine (UKR) | 26:10.0 |
| Relay |
Russia (RUS) Nadezhda Talanova Natalya Snytina Luiza Noskova Anfisa Reztsova | 1:47:19.5 | Germany (GER) Uschi Disl Antje Misersky Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm Petra Schaaf | 1:52:28.3 | France (FRA) Corinne Niogret Véronique Claudel Delphyne Heymann Anne Briand | 1:52:28.3 |
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.
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