Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics
Biathlon at the VII Paralympic Winter Games | |
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Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Total | |||
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1 | Germany (GER) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
2 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
12 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
12 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Medal summary[]
The competition event was:
- 7.5 km: men - women
The event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
- LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
- LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
- LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
- LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
- LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
- LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
- LW 10 - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
- LW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- LW 12 - sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
- B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
- B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
- B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
Men's events[]
Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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7.5 km free technique | B1 |
Wilhelm Brem Germany |
Russia |
Germany |
B2 |
Frank Hoefle Germany |
Sweden |
Switzerland | |
B3 |
Germany |
Miroslav Jambor Slovakia |
Russia | |
LW2,3,4,5/7,9 |
France |
Germany |
Finland | |
LW6/8 |
Thomas Oelsner Germany |
Emmanuel Lacroix France |
Norway | |
7.5 km sitski | LW10 |
France |
Japan |
Mikhail Terentiev Russia |
LW11 |
Switzerland |
Austria |
France | |
LW12 |
Germany |
Germany |
Teuvo Ojala Finland |
Women's events[]
Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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7.5 km free technique | B1 |
Verena Bentele Germany |
Russia |
Denmark |
B2-3 |
Japan |
Austria |
Germany | |
LW2-4,6/8,9 |
Switzerland |
Anne Floriet France |
Majorie van de Bunt Netherlands | |
7.5 km sitski | LW10-12 |
Ragnhild Myklebust Norway |
Ukraine |
Olena Akopyan Ukraine |
See also[]
References[]
- "1998 Nagano - Biathlon". International Paralympic Committee. 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
Categories:
- 1998 Winter Paralympics events
- Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics
- 1998 in biathlon
- Biathlon competitions in Japan