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 5th in the 30 km cross country only 13,5s behind the winner Chrisian Hoffmann, 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.
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