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.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation |  |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) |
6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  France (FRA) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Norway (NOR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Russia (RUS) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Slovakia (SVK) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Finland (FIN) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Denmark (DEN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 |  Netherlands (NED) |
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 amputation above the knee
- LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, 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: paraplegia 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
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km free technique | B1 |
Wilhelm Brem Germany (GER) |
Oleh Munts Russia (RUS) |
Udo Hirsch Germany (GER) |
| B2 |
Frank Hoefle Germany (GER) |
Torbjoern Ek Sweden (SWE) |
Adrian Mosimann Switzerland (SUI) | |
| B3 |
Alexander Schwarz Germany (GER) |
Miroslav Jambor Slovakia (SVK) |
Alexandre Nassarouline Russia (RUS) | |
| LW2,3,4,5/7,9 |
Andre Favre France (FRA) |
Axel Hecker Germany (GER) |
Kalervo Pieksaemaeki Finland (FIN) | |
| LW6/8 |
Thomas Oelsner Germany (GER) |
Emmanuel Lacroix France (FRA) |
Andreas Hustveit Norway (NOR) | |
| 7.5 km sitski | LW10 |
Alexander Brunet France (FRA) |
Eiji Nozawa Japan (JPN) |
Mikhail Terentiev Russia (RUS) |
| LW11 |
Walter Widmer Switzerland (SUI) |
Oliver Anthofer Austria (AUT) |
Didier Riedlinger France (FRA) | |
| LW12 |
Michael Weymann Germany (GER) |
Bruno Zimmermann Germany (GER) |
Teuvo Ojala Finland (FIN) |
Women's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km free technique | B1 |
Verena Bentele Germany (GER) |
Irina Selivanova Russia (RUS) |
Anne-Mette Bredahl Denmark (DEN) |
| B2-3 |
Miyuki Kobayashi Japan (JPN) |
Gabriele Berghofer Austria (AUT) |
Susanne Wohlmacher Germany (GER) | |
| LW2-4,6/8,9 |
Theres Huser Switzerland (SUI) |
Anne Floriet France (FRA) |
Majorie van de Bunt Netherlands (NED) | |
| 7.5 km sitski | LW10-12 |
Ragnhild Myklebust Norway (NOR) |
Tamara Kulynych Ukraine (UKR) |
Olena Akopyan Ukraine (UKR) |
See also
References
- "1998 Nagano - Biathlon". International Paralympic Committee. 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
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