
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
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
, the biathlon program expanded. A new race type, the
pursuit (for both men and women) was added, the first new race type since the debut of the sprint in
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
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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.
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See also
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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