- Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events
- Participating nations
- See also
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}{{Infobox Olympic event | event = Biathlon | games = 1998 Winter | image = Biathlon, Nagano 1998.png | image_size = 150px | venue = Nozawa Onsen | dates = 9–21 February | num_events = 6 | competitors = 183 | nations = 32 | prev = 1994 | next = 2002 }}{{Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics}}Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of six biathlon events. They were held at Nozawa Onsen. The events began on 9 February and ended on 21 February 1998.[1]Medal summaryEight nations won medals in biathlon, with Norway leading the medal table, thanks to five medals, 2 gold, the same as Germany. Uschi Disl was the only individual to win three medals, one of each type. Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Halvard Hanevold led the men's table, with one gold and one silver each. Medal table{{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = flagIOCteam | event = 1998 Winter | team = | gold_NOR = 2 | silver_NOR = 2 | bronze_NOR = 1 | gold_GER = 2 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 2 | gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 1 | gold_BUL = 1 | silver_BUL = 0 | bronze_BUL = 0 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 0 | gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 0 | gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 0 | bronze_BLR = 1 | gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1 }}Men's events{{DetailsLink>Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's individual}} | Halvard Hanevold|NOR|1998 Winter}} | 56:16.4 | Pieralberto Carrara|ITA|1998 Winter}} | 56:21.9 | Alexei Aidarov|BLR|1998 Winter}} | 56:46.5 | {{DetailsLink>Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint}} | Ole Einar Bjørndalen|NOR|1998 Winter}} | 27:16.2 | Frode Andresen|NOR|1998 Winter}} | 28:17.8 | Ville Räikkönen|FIN|1998 Winter}} | 28:21.7 | {{DetailsLink>Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's relay}} | GER|1998 Winter}} Ricco Groß Peter Sendel Sven Fischer Frank Luck | 1:21:36.2 | NOR|1998 Winter}} Egil Gjelland Halvard Hanevold Dag Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 1:21:56.3 | RUS|1998 Winter}} Pavel Muslimov Vladimir Drachev Sergei Tarasov Viktor Maigourov | 1:22:19.3 |
Women's events{{DetailsLink>Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's individual}} | Ekaterina Dafovska|BUL|1998 Winter}} | 54:52.0 | Olena Petrova|UKR|1998 Winter}} | 55:09.8 | Uschi Disl|GER|1998 Winter}} | 55:17.9 | {{DetailsLink>Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint}} | Galina Kukleva|RUS|1998 Winter}} | 23:08.0 | Uschi Disl|GER|1998 Winter}} | 23:08.7 | Katrin Apel|GER|1998 Winter}} | 23:32.4 | {{DetailsLink>Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's relay}} | GER|1998 Winter}} Uschi Disl Martina Zellner Katrin Apel Petra Behle | 1:40:13.6 | RUS|1998 Winter}} Olga Melnik Galina Kukleva Albina Akhatova Olga Romasko | 1:40:25.2 | NOR|1998 Winter}} Ann Elen Skjelbreid Annette Sikveland Gunn Margit Andreassen Liv Grete Skjelbreid | 1:40:37.3 |
Participating nationsThirty-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.[1] {{col-begin|width=100%}}{{col-1-of-4}}- {{flagIOC|AUS|1998 Winter|1}}
- {{flagIOC|AUT|1998 Winter|5}}
- {{flagIOC|BLR|1998 Winter|9}}
- {{flagIOC|BUL|1998 Winter|5}}
- {{flagIOC|CAN|1998 Winter|6}}
- {{flagIOC|CHN|1998 Winter|4}}
- {{flagIOC|CZE|1998 Winter|8}}
- {{flagIOC|EST|1998 Winter|4}}
- {{flagIOC|FIN|1998 Winter|7}}
{{col-2-of-4}}- {{flagIOC|FRA|1998 Winter|10}}
- {{flagIOC|GBR|1998 Winter|2}}
- {{flagIOC|GER|1998 Winter|11}}
- {{flagIOC|GRE|1998 Winter|1}}
- {{flagIOC|HUN|1998 Winter|5}}
- {{flagIOC|ITA|1998 Winter|6}}
- {{flagIOC|JPN|1998 Winter|8}}
- {{flagIOC|KAZ|1998 Winter|8}}
- {{flagIOC|KGZ|1998 Winter|1}}
{{col-3-of-4}}- {{flagIOC|KOR|1998 Winter|1}}
- {{flagIOC|LAT|1998 Winter|5}}
- {{flagIOC|LTU|1998 Winter|1}}
- {{flagIOC|MDA|1998 Winter|2}}
- {{flagIOC|NOR|1998 Winter|9}}
- {{flagIOC|POL|1998 Winter|9}}
- {{flagIOC|ROU|1998 Winter|2}}
- {{flagIOC|RUS|1998 Winter|11}}
{{col-4-of-4}}- {{flagIOC|SLO|1998 Winter|9}}
- {{flagIOC|SUI|1998 Winter|1}}
- {{flagIOC|SVK|1998 Winter|5}}
- {{flagIOC|SWE|1998 Winter|8}}
- {{flagIOC|UKR|1998 Winter|10}}
- {{flagIOC|USA|1998 Winter|9}}
{{col-end}}See also- Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics
References1. ^1 {{cite web |title=Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/Vol3_e.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202657/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/Vol3_e.pdf |dead-url=yes |archive-date=February 26, 2008 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |work=Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee |year=1998 |accessdate=February 8, 2013 }}
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