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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Birkebeineren Ski Stadium |
| Dates | 18–26 February |
| No. of events | 6 |
| Competitors | 193 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
editSix 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
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Men's events
edit| 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
edit| 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
editThirty-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.
Argentina (1)
Australia (2)
Austria (5)
Belarus (11)
Bulgaria (5)
Canada (7)
China (4)
Czech Republic (10)
Estonia (9)
Finland (9)
France (11)
Great Britain (4)
Germany (9)
Greece (1)
Hungary (5)
Italy (6)
Japan (2)
Kazakhstan (2)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Latvia (5)
Lithuania (2)
Moldova (2)
Norway (11)
Poland (10)
Romania (5)
Russia (10)
Slovenia (6)
Switzerland (3)
Slovakia (6)
Sweden (10)
Ukraine (10)
United States (9)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 4" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "Biathlon at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2019.