Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics

The biathlon competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics were held at the Birkebeineren Ski Stadium. The events were held between 18 and 26 February 1994.[1][2]

Biathlon
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
VenueBirkebeineren Ski Stadium
Dates18–26 February
No. of events6
Competitors193 from 32 nations

The sport of biathlon combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Men and women competed in three events. The biathlon program remained unchanged except for the women's relay distance from 3 x 7.5 km to 4 x 7.5 km.

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. Sergei 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, Valentina 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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia (RUS)3115
2 Canada (CAN)2002
3 Germany (GER)1326
4 France (FRA)0123
5 Belarus (BLR)0101
6 Ukraine (UKR)0011
Totals (6 nations)66618

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Sergei Tarasov
 Russia
57:25.3 Frank Luck
 Germany
57:28.7 Sven Fischer
 Germany
57:41.9
Sprint
Sergei Tchepikov
 Russia
28:07.0 Ricco Groß
 Germany
28:13.0 Sergei Tarasov
 Russia
28:27.4
Relay
 Germany (GER)
Ricco Groß
Frank Luck
Mark Kirchner
Sven Fischer
1:30:22.1  Russia (RUS)
Valeri Kiriyenko
Vladimir Drachev
Sergei Tarasov
Sergei Tchepikov
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 Bédard
 Canada
52:06.6 Anne Briand
 France
52:53.3 Uschi Disl
 Germany
53:15.3
Sprint
Myriam Bédard
 Canada
26:08.8 Svetlana Paramygina
 Belarus
26:09.9 Valentina Tserbe-Nessina
 Ukraine
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
1:51:16.5  France (FRA)
Corinne Niogret
Véronique Claudel
Delphyne Heymann
Anne Briand
1:52:28.3

Participating nations

Thirty-two nations sent biathletes to compete in the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.

See also

References

  1. "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 4" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  2. "Biathlon at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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