Biathlon has been contested at the Winter Paralympic Games since the Winter Games in 1988, in Innsbruck, Austria.
Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics | |
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Governing body | IPC |
Events | 18 (men: 9; women: 9) |
Games | |
Summary edit
In the winter Paralympics where the sport was introduced, only athletes with physical impairments were allowed to compete. In the following Winter Paralympics in 1992, competitors expanded to include those with visual impairments.[1]
Athletes are separated into 3 categories: sitting, standing and visually impaired, and they compete in 3 events: sprint, middle distance, long distance.[1]
Games | Year | Events | Best Nation | |
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2 | ||||
3 | ||||
4 | 1988 | 3 | Finland | |
5 | 1992 | 4 | Finland | |
6 | 1994 | 10 | Germany | |
7 | 1998 | 12 | Germany | |
8 | 2002 | 6 | Germany | |
9 | 2006 | 12 | Russia | |
10 | 2010 | 12 | Russia | |
11 | 2014 | 18 | Russia | |
12 | 2018 | 18 | Neutral Paralympic Athletes | |
13 | 2022 | 18 | Ukraine |
Events edit
Event | Class | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Years |
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15 km men | Standing | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||
Visually impaired | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||
Sitting | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||
12.5 km men | Standing | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||
Visually impaired | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||
Sitting | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||
7.5 km men | Standing | • • • | • • | • • • | • • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||
Visually impaired | • • | • • • | • • • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||
Sitting | • • | • • • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||
3 km men | Standing | • | 1 | |||||||||||
Visually impaired | • | 1 | ||||||||||||
2.4 km men | Sitting | • | 1 | |||||||||||
12.5 km women | Standing | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||
Visually impaired | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||
Sitting | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||
10 km women | Standing | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||
Visually impaired | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||
Sitting | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||
7.5 km women | Standing | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||
Visually impaired | • | • • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||
Sitting | • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||
6 km women | Standing | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||
Visually impaired | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||
Sitting | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||
3 km women | Standing | • | 1 | |||||||||||
Visually impaired | • | 1 | ||||||||||||
2.4 km women | Sitting | • | 1 | |||||||||||
Total Events | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 |
Medal table edit
[5][6] NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia (RUS) | 24 | 27 | 15 | 66 |
2 | Germany (GER) | 23 | 14 | 20 | 57 |
3 | Ukraine (UKR) | 22 | 28 | 27 | 77 |
4 | France (FRA) | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
5 | Norway (NOR) | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
6 | United States (USA) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
7 | Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
8 | China (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
9 | Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
10 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
11 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
12 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
13 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
14 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
15 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
16 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
17 | Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
18 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
19 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
20 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (22 entries) | 113 | 113 | 115 | 341 |
As of 2022 Winter Paralympics
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See also edit
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics.
- ^ a b "Biathlon at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ IPC Historical Results Database - General Search, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ Paralympic Winter Sports Programme Build-Up, The Paralympian, No. 1/2002
- ^ Team handbook and guide Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, British Paralympic Association, February 10, 2010
- ^ IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete Search - Search by Sport, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ IPC Historical Results Database - Participation and Medallist Reports - Medal Standings, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)