Biathlon / Olympic Games
| 10 Km Sprint (1980- ) | Combined Pursuit (2002- ) | 15 Km Mass Start (2006- ) |
| 20 Km Individual (1960- ) | Team Relay (1968- ) | Mixed Relay (2014- ) |
| Medal Table | Individual Table |
MEN
Biathlon is a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Competitors may use either the classical or skating method of skiing. They are restricted to .22-caliber small-bore rifles. Automatic or semi-automatic rifles are not allowed. The rifle with all accessories except the magazine and ammunition must weigh at least 3.5 kilograms (7.7 pounds). All targets are set at a distance of 50 meters. The prone target is 4.5 centimeters (1 3/4 inches) in diameter; the standing target is 11.5 centimeters (4 1/2 inches) in diameter. In individual races, competitors start at 30-second intervals and race against the clock. Biathlon races may not be held if the air temperature is colder than -20º Celsius (-4º Fahrenheit).
- 0, 1, 2... means missed targets.
10 km sprint 
Each contestant stops twice during the course, once after 3.75 kilometers to shoot five shots prone and once after 7.5 kilometers to shoot five shots standing. Each missed target is penalized by forcing the skier to ski a 150-meter penalty loop.
| Year | Gold | CNT | Mark | Silver | CNT | Mark | Bronze | CNT | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Johannes Thingnes Boe -1 | NOR | 24:00.4 | Quentin Fillon Maillet -1 | FRA | 24:25.9 | Tarjei Boe -1 | NOR | 24:39.3 |
| 2018 | Arnd Peiffer -0 | GER | 23:38.8 | Michal Krcmar -0 | CZE | 23:43.2 | Dominik Windisch -1 | ITA | 23:46.5 |
| 2014 | Ole Einar Bjorndalen -1 | NOR | 24:33.5 | Dominik Landertinger -0 | AUT | 24:34.8 | Jaroslav Soukup -0 | CZE | 24:39.2 |
| 2010 | Vincent Jay -0 | FRA | 24:07.8 | Emil Hegle Svendsen -1 | NOR | 24:20.0 | Jakov Fak -0 | CRO | 24:21.8 |
| 2006 | Sven Fischer -0 | GER | 26:11.6 | Halvard Hanevold -0 | NOR | 26:19.8 | Frode Andresen -1 | NOR | 26:31.3 |
| 2002 | Ole Einar Bjorndalen -0 | NOR | 24:51.3 | Sven Fischer -1 | GER | 25:20.2 | Wolfgang Perner -0 | AUT | 25:44.4 |
| 1998 | Ole Einar Bjorndalen -0 | NOR | 27:16.2 | Frode Andresen -1 | NOR | 28:17.8 | Ville Raikkonen -1 | FIN | 28:21.7 |
| 1994 | Sergey Chepikov -0 | RUS | 28:07.0 | Ricco Gross -0 | GER | 28:13.0 | Sergey Tarasov -1 | RUS | 28:27.4 |
| 1992 | Mark Kirchner -0 | GER | 26:02.3 | Ricco Gross -1 | GER | 26:18.0 | Harri Eloranta -0 | FIN | 26:26.6 |
| 1988 | Frank-Peter Rotsch -1 | GDR | 25:08.1 | Valeriy Medvedtsev -0 | URS | 25:23.7 | Sergey Chepikov -0 | URS | 25:29.4 |
| 1984 | Eirik Kvalfoss -2 | NOR | 30:53.8 | Peter Angerer -1 | FRG | 31:02.4 | Matthias Jacob -0 | GDR | 31:10.5 |
| 1980 | Frank Ullrich -2 | GDR | 32:10.6 | Vladimir Alikin-0 | URS | 32:53.1 | Anatoliy Alyabyev -1 | URS | 33:09.1 |
COMBINED PURSUIT (10 km + 12.5 km pursuit)
The 10-kilometer race also serves as the first part of the combined Pursuit. The top 60 finishers in the 10 kilometers qualify for the second part, which is a 12.5-kilometer race. Starting times for the second race are based on the results of the first, with the winner starting first and the others taking the course based on the exact margin that they trailed the winner of the 10 kilometers. In the pursuit half, competitors stop four times and fire five shots, the first two times prone and the last two times standing. Each miss is penalizad with a 150-meter penalty loop. This event was held for the first time in 2002.
| Year | Gold | CNT | Mark | Silver | CNT | Mark | Bronze | CNT | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Quentin Fillon Maillet -0 | FRA | 39:07.5 | Tarjei Boe -1 | NOR | +28.6 | Eduard Latypov -1 | ROC | +35.3 |
| 2018 | Martin Fourcade -1 | FRA | 32:51.7 | Sebastian Samuelsson -1 | SWE | +12.0 | Benedikt Doll -1 | GER | +15.1 |
| 2014 | Martin Fourcade -1 | FRA | 33:48.6 | Ondrej Moravec -0 | CZE | +14.1 | Jean Guillaume Beatrix -1 | FRA | +24.2 |
| 2010 | Bjorn Ferry -1 | SWE | 33:38.4 | Christoph Sumann -2 | AUT | +16.5 | Vincent Jay -2 | FRA | +28.2 |
| 2006 | Vincent Defrasne -2 | FRA | 35:20.2 | Ole Einar Bjorndalen -3 | NOR | +2.7 | Sven Fischer -4 | GER | +15.6 |
| 2002 | Ole Einar Bjorndalen -2 | NOR | 32:34.6 | Raphael Poiree - 1 | FRA | +43.0 | Ricco Gross -2 | GER | +56.0 |
15 km mass start
The 15 kilometers is a mass start race. Competitors stop four times and fire five shots, the first two times prone and the last two times standing. Each miss is penalizad with a 150-meter penalty loop. This event was held for the first time in 2006.
| Year | Gold | CNT | Mark | Silver | CNT | Mark | Bronze | CNT | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Johannes Thingnes Boe -4 | NOR | 38:14.4 | Martin Ponsiluoma -2 | SWE | +40.3 | Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen -3 | NOR | +1:12.5 |
| 2018 | Martin Fourcade -2 | FRA | 35:47.3 | Simon Schempp -1 | GER | +0.0 | Emil Hegle Svendsen -2 | NOR | +11.2 |
| 2014 | Emil Hegle Svendsen -0 | NOR | 42:29.1 | Martin Fourcade -1 | FRA | +0.0 | Ondrej Moravec | CZE | +13.8 |
| 2010 | Evgeny Ustyugov -0 | RUS | 35:35.7 | Martin Fourcade -3 | FRA | +10.5 | Pavol Hurajt -0 | SVK | +16.6 |
| 2006 | Michael Greis -1 | GER | 47:20.0 | Tomasz Sikora -1 | POL | +6.3 | Ole Einar Bjorndalen -3 | NOR | +12.3 |
20 km individual
Each skier stops four times; twice to take five shots prone and twice to take five shots standing. The prone stops are at 5 and 12.5 kilometers; the standing at 8.75 and 17.5. In 1960 and 1964 each missed target incurred a two-minute penalty. In 1968 the penalty was reduced to one minute.
| Year | Gold | CNT | Mark | Silver | CNT | Mark | Bronze | CNT | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Quentin Fillon Maillet -2 | FRA | 48:47.4 | Anton Smolski -0 | BLR | 49:02.2 | Johannes Thingnes Boe -2 | NOR | 49:18.5 |
| 2018 | Johannes Thingnes Boe -2 | NOR | 48:03.8 | Jakov Fak -0 | SLO | 48:09.3 | Dominik Landertinger -0 | AUT | 48:18.0 |
| 2014 | Martin Fourcade +1 | FRA | 49:31.7 | Erik Lesser -0 | GER | 49:43.9 | Evgeniy Garanichev -1 | RUS | 50:06.2 |
| 2010 | Emil Hegle Svendsen -1 | NOR | 48:22.5 | Ole Einar Bjorndalen -2 (NOR) & Sergey Novikov -0 (BLR) | - | 48:32.0 | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Michael Greis -1 | GER | 54:23.0 | Ole Einar Bjorndalen -2 | NOR | 54:39.0 | Halvard Hanevold -2 | NOR | 53:31.9 |
| 2002 | Ole Einar Bjorndalen -2 | NOR | 51:03.3 | Frank Luck -0 | GER | 51:39.4 | Viktor Maigurov -1 | RUS | 51:40.6 |
| 1998 | Halvard Hanevold -1 | NOR | 56:16.4 | Pier Alberto Carrara -0 | ITA | 56:21.9 | Aleksey Aidarov -1 | BLR | 56:45.5 |
| 1994 | Sergey Tarasov -3 | RUS | 57:25.3 | Frank Luck -3 | GER | 57:28.7 | Sven Fischer -0 | GER | 57:41.9 |
| 1992 | Yevgeniy Redkin -0 | URS | 57:34.4 | Mark Kirchner -3 | GER | 57:40.8 | Mikael Lofgren -2 | SWE | 57:59.4 |
| 1988 | Frank-Peter Rotsch -3 | GDR | 56:33.3 | Valeriy Medvedtsev -2 | URS | 56:54.6 | Johann Passler -2 | ITA | 57:10.1 |
| 1984 | Peter Angerer -2 | FRG | 1h11:52.7 | Frank-Peter Rotsch -3 | GDR | 1h13:21.4 | Eirik Kvalfoss -5 | NOR | 1h14:02.4 |
| 1980 | Anatoliy Alyabyev -0 | URS | 1h08:16.3 | Frank Ullrich -3 | GDR | 1h08:27.7 | Eberhard Rosch -2 | GDR | 1h11:11.7 |
| 1976 | Nikolay Kruglov -2 | URS | 1h14:12.2 | Heikki Ikola -2 | FIN | 1h15:54.1 | Aleksandr Yelizarov -3 | URS | 1h16:05.5 |
| 1972 | Magnar Solberg -2 | NOR | 1h15:55.5 | Hansjorg Knauthe -1 | GDR | 1h16:07.6 | Lars-Goran Arwidson -2 | SWE | 1h16:27.0 |
| 1968 | Magnar Solberg -0 | NOR | 1h13:45.9 | Aleksandr Tikhonov -2 | URS | 1h14:40.4 | Vladimir Gundartsev -2 | URS | 1h18:27.4 |
| 1964 | Vladimir Melanin -0 | URS | 1h20:26.8 | Aleksandr Privalov -0 | URS | 1h23:42.5 | Olav Jordet -1 | NOR | 1h24:38.8 |
| 1960 | Klas Lestander -0 | SWE | 1h33:21.6 | Antti Tyrvainen -2 | FIN | 1h33:57.7 | Aleksandr Privalov -3 | URS | 1h34:54.2 |
TEAM RELAY (4x7.5 km)
Each skier shoots twice, once prone and once standing, and has eight shots to make five hits. However, only five rounds can be loaded into the magazine. The three extra must be hand-loaded one at a time. For each miss beyond three, the skier has to ski a penalty loop of 150 meters. In the biathlon relay all teams start at the same time. Handovers, made by the incoming and outgoing skiers touching, are performed in a zone 30 meters (33 yards) long and 8 meters (26 feet) wide.
| Year | Gold | CNT | Mark | Silver | CNT | Mark | Bronze | CNT | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sturla Holm Lagreid, Tarjei Boe, Johannes Thingnes Boe, Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen | NOR | 1h19:50.2/ -1+7 | Fabien Claude, Emilien Jacquelin, Simon Desthieux, Quentin Fillon Maillet | FRA | 1h20:17.6/ -0+9 | Said Karimulla Khalili, Alexander Loginov, Maxim Tsvetkov, Eduard Latypov | ROC | 1h20:35.5/ -2+6 |
| 2018 | Peppe Femling, Jesper Nelin, Sebastian Samuelsson, Fredrik Lindstroem | SWE | 1h15:16.5/ -0+7 | Lars Helge Birkeland, Tarjei Boe, Johannes Thingnes Boe, Emil Hegle Svendsen | NOR | 1h16:12.0/ -1+12 | Erik Lesser, Benedikt Doll, Arnd Peiffer, Simon Schempp | GER | 1h17:23.6/ -3+10 |
| 2014 | Alexey Volkov, Evgeny Ustyugov, Dmitry Malyshko, Anton Shipulin | RUS | 1h12:15.9/ -0+8 | Erik Lesser, Daniel Boehm, Arnd Pfeiffer, Simon Schempp | GER | 1h12:19.4/ -0+2 | Christoph Sumann, Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder, Dominik Landertinger | AUT | 1h12:45.7/ -0+7 |
| 2010 | Halvard Hanevold, Tarjei Bo, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Ole Einar Bjorndalen | NOR | 1h21:38.1/ -0+7 | Simon Eder, Daniel Mesotitsch, Dominik Landertinger, Christoph Sumann | AUT | 1h22:16.7/ -1+8 | Ivan Tcherezov, Anton Shipulin, Maxim Tchoudov, Evgeny Ustyugov | RUS | 1h22:16.9/ -0+4 |
| 2006 | Ricco Gross, Michael Roesch, Sven Fischer, Michael Greis | GER | 1h21:51.5/ -1+8 | Ivan Tcherezov, Sergei Tchepikov, Pavel Tostovtsev, Nikolay Kruglov | RUS | 1h22:12.4/ -0+6 | Julien Robert, Vincent Defrasne, Ferreol Cannard, Raphael Poiree | FRA | 1h22:35.1/ -0+6 |
| 2002 | Halvard Hanevold, Frode Andresen, Egil Gjelland, Ole Einar Bjorndalen | NOR | 1h23:42.3/ -0+8 | Ricco Gross, Peter Sendel, Sven Fischer, Frank Luck | GER | 1h24:27.6/ -1+9 | Gilles Marguet, Vincent Defrasne, Julien Robert, Raphael Poiree | FRA | 1h24:36.6/ -0+6 |
| 1998 | Ricco Gross, Peter Sendel, Sven Fischer, Frank Luck | GER | 1h19:43.3/ -0 | Egil Gjelland, Halvard Hanevold, Dag Bjorndalen, Ole Einar Bjorndalen | NOR | 1h20:03.4/ -0 | Pavel Muslimov, Vladimir Orachev, Sergei Tarasov, Viktor Maigurov | RUS | 1h20:19.4/ -0 |
| 1994 | Ricco Gross, Frank Luck, Mark Kirchner, Sven Fischer | GER | 1h30:22.1/ -0 | Valery Kirienko, Vladimir Dratchev, Sergei Tarasov, Sergei Chepikov | RUS | 1h31:23.6/ -2 | Thierry Dusserre, Patrice Bailly-Salins, Lionel Laurent, Herve Flandin | FRA | 1h32:31.3/ -1 |
| 1992 | Ricco Gross, Jens Steinigen, Mark Kirchner, Friedrich Fischer | GER | 1h24:43.5/ -0 | Valery Medvedtsev, Aleksandr Popov, Valery Kirienko, Sergei Chepikov | URS | 1h25:06.3/ -0 | Ulf Johansson, Leif Andersson, Tord Wiksten, Mikael Lofgren | SWE | 1h25:38.2/ -0 |
| 1988 | Dmitri Vasilyev, Sergei Chepikov, Aleksandr Popov, Valery Medvedtsev | URS | 1h22:30.0/ -0 | Ernst Reiter, Stefan Hock, Peter Angerer, Friedrich Fischer | FRG | 1h23:37.4/ -0 | Werner Kiem, Gottlieb Taschier, Johann Passier, Andreas Zingerle | ITA | 1h23:51.5/ -0 |
| 1984 | Dmitri Vasilyev, Yuri Kashkarov, Algimantas Salna, Sergei Buligin | URS | 1h38:51.7/ -2 | Odd Lirhus, Eirik Kvalfoss, Rolf Storsveen, Kjell Sobak | NOR | 1h39:03.9/ -2 | Ernst Reiter, Walter Pichler, Peter Angerer, Friedrich Fischer | FRG | 1h39:05.1/ -1 |
| 1980 | VladimirAlikin, Aleksandr Tikhonov, Vladimir Barnashov, Anatoly Alyabyev | URS | 1h34:03.2/ -0 | Mathias Jung, Klaus Siebert, Frank Ullrich, Eberhard Rosch | GDR | 1h34:56.9/ -3 | Franz Bernreiter, Hans Estner, Peter Angerer, Gerd Winkler | FRG | 1h37:30.2/ -2 |
| 1976 | Aleksandr Yelizarov, Ivan Biakov, Nikolai Kruglov, Aleksandr Tikhonov | URS | 1h57:55.6/ -0 | Henrik Flojt, Esko Saira, Juhani Suutarinen, Heikki Ikola | FIN | 2h01:45.5/ -2 | Karl-Heinz Menz, Frank Ullrich, Manfred Beer, Manfred Geyer | GDR | 2h04:08.6/ -5 |
| 1972 | Aleksandr Tikhonov, Rinnat Safine, Ivan Biakov, Victor Mamatov | URS | 1h51:44.9/ -3 | Esko Saira, Juhani Suutarinen, Heikki Ikola, Mauri Roppanen | FIN | 1h54:37.2/ -3 | Hansjorg Knauthe, Joachim Meischner, Dieter Speer, Horst Koschka | GDR | 1h54:57.6/ -4 |
| 1968 | Aleksandr Tikhonov, Nikolai Pusanov, Victor Mamatov, Vladimir Gundartsev | URS | 2h13:02.4/ -2 | Ola Waerhang, Olav Jordet, Magnar Soiberg, Jon Istad | NOR | 2h14:50.2/ -5 | Lars-Goran Arwidsson, Tore Eriksson, Olle Petrusson, Holmfrid Olsson | SWE | 2h17:26.3/ -0 |
MIXED
MIXED RELAY (2x6km Women + 2x7.5km Men)
Mixed Relay is a mass-start team event consisting of 2 women and 2 men. The two female team members ski a distance of 6 km and then the two male team members ski a distance of 7.5 km with 2 bouts of shooting at a distance of 2 and 4 kilometres respectively. As in the other relays, each skier shoots twice, once prone and once standing, and has eight shots to make five hits. However, only five rounds can be loaded into the magazine. The three extra must be hand-loaded one at a time. For each miss beyond three, there is a penalty loop of 150 meters. This event was held for the first time in 2014. Since 2022 all four members ski 6 km.
| Year | Gold | CNT | Mark | Silver | CNT | Mark | Bronze | CNT | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, Tiril Eckhoff, Tarjei Boe, Johannes Thingnes Boe | NOR | 1h06:45.6 -3+13 | Anais Chevalier-Bouchet, Julia Simon, Emilien Jacquelin, Quentin Fillon Maillet | FRA | 1h06:46.5 -3+11 | Uliana Nigmatulina, Kristina Reztsova, Alexander Loginov, Eduard Latypov | ROC | 1h06:47.1 -1+13 |
| 2018 | Marie Dorin Habert, Anais Bescond, Simon Desthieux, Martin Fourcade | FRA | 1h08:34.3 -0+4 | Marte Olsbu, Tiril Eckhoff, Johannes Thingnes Boe, Emil Hegle Svendsen | NOR | 1h08:55.2 -1+11 | Lisa Vittozzi, Dorothea Wierer, Lukas Hofer, Dominik Windisch | ITA | 1h09:01.2 -0+7 |
| 2014 | Tora Berger, Tiril Eckhoff, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Emil Hegle Svendsen | NOR | 1h:09:17.0 -0+2 | Veronika Vitkova, Gabriela Soukalova, Jaroslav Soukup, Ondrej Moravec | CZE | 1h09:49.6 -0+7 | Dorothea Wierer, Karin Oberhofer, Dominik Windisch, Lukas Hofer | ITA | 1h10:15.2 -0+6 |
Medal Table
Mixed Relay NOT included
| Ps | Country | CNT | GD | SV | BZ | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Norway | NOR | 17 | 11 | 9 | 37 |
| 2. | Soviet Union | URS | 10 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 3. | Germany | GER | 9 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 4. | France | FRA | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 5. | Russia | RUS | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6. | East Germany | GDR | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 7. | Sweden | SWE | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 8. | West Germany | FRG | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9. | Finland | FIN | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 10. | Austria | AUT | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11. | Czech Republic | CZE | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12. | Belarus | BLR | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13. | Italy | ITA | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14. | Poland | POL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Slovenia | SLO | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16. | Russian OC | ROC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17. | Croatia | CRO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| . | Slovakia | SVK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | TOTALS | 55 | 56 | 54 | 165 | |
Individual Medal Table
Mixed Relay IS included
| Ps | Name | GD | SV | BZ | Medal Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ole Einar Bjorndalen, NOR | 8 | 4 | 1 | 98: 10; 02: 10-PS-20-RL; 10: RL; 14: 10-MX // 98: RL; 06: PS-20; 10: 20= // 06: 15 |
| 2. | Johannes Thingnes Boe, NOR | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18: 20; 22: 10-15-RL-MX // 18: RL-MX // 22: 20 |
| 3. | Martin Fourcade, FRA | 5 | 2 | - | 14: PS-20; 18: PS-15-MX // 10: 15; 18: 15 // None |
| 4. | Ricco Gross, GER | 4 | 3 | 1 | RL: 92-94-98-06 // 92: 10; 94: 10; 02: RL // 02: PS |
| . | Emil Hegle Svendsen, NOR | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10: 20-RL; 14: 15-RL // 10: 10; 18: RL-MX // 18: 15 |
| 6. | Sven Fischer, GER | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10: 06; RL: 94-98-06 // 02: 10-RL // 20: 94; CM: 06 |
| 7. | Aleksandr Tikhonov, URS | 4 | 1 | - | RL: 68-72-76-80 // 68: 20 // None |
| 8. | Tarjei Boe, NOR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10: RL; 22: RL-MX // 18: RL; 22: PS // 22: 10 |
| 9. | Mark Kirchner, GER | 3 | 1 | - | 92: RL-10; 94: RL // 92: 20 // None |
| 10. | Michael Greis, GER | 3 | - | - | 06: 15-20-RL // None // None |
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