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Biathlon at the
2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi ...
consisted of eight
biathlon The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not ti ...
events. They were held at Soldier Hollow. The events began on 11 February and ended on 20 February 2002. For the first time since
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Medal summary

Seven nations won medals in biathlon, with Germany winning the most (3 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze), while Norway led the medal table with 4 gold medals. These four all involved Ole Einar Bjørndalen, who won each of the three men's individual events, as well as participating in the gold-medal winning relay team.
Kati Wilhelm Kati Wilhelm (; born 2 August 1976 in Schmalkalden) is a German former professional Biathlon, biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces (''Bundeswehr'') with the rank of master sergeant (''Feldwebel#B ...
was the most successful athlete in the women's competition, taking two golds and a silver.


Medal table


Men's events


Women's events


Participating nations

Thirty-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. Chile and Croatia made their Olympic debuts in the sport, with one athlete each. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


See also

* Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Paralympics


References


External links


Official Results Book – Biathlon
{{Biathlon at the Winter Olympics 2002 in biathlon Events at the 2002 Winter Olympics 2002 Biathlon competitions in the United States