Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held between 11 and 20 February 2002 at Soldier Hollow.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Germany |
3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 |  Russia |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km individual | Ole Einar Bjoerndalen
|
Frank Luck
|
Victor Maigourov
|
| 10 km sprint | Ole Einar Bjoerndalen
|
Sven Fischer
|
Wolfgang Perner
|
| 12.5 km pursuit | Ole Einar Bjoerndalen
|
Raphael Poiree
|
Ricco Gross
|
| 4x7.5 km relay | Norway Frode Andresen Ole Einar Bjoerndalen Egil Gjelland Halvard Hanevold |
Germany Sven Fischer Ricco Gross Frank Luck Peter Sendel |
France Vincent Defrasne Gilles Marguet Raphael Poiree Julien Robert |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km individual | Andrea Henkel
|
Liv Grete Poiree
|
Magdalena Forsberg
|
| 7.5 km sprint | Kati Wilhelm
|
Uschi Disl
|
Magdalena Forsberg
|
| 10 km pursuit | Olga Pyleva
|
Kati Wilhelm
|
Irina Nikoultchina
|
| 4x6 km relay | Germany Katrin Apel Uschi Disl Andrea Henkel Kati Wilhelm |
Norway Gunn Margit Andreassen Liv Grete Poiree Ann Elen Skjelbreid Linda Tjoerhom |
Russia Albina Akhatova Svetlana Ishmouratova Galina Koukleva Olga Pyleva |
Statistics[]
- There were 190 total athletes from 34 countries.
- Diana Rasimoviciute was the youngest participant with 17 years and 355 days.
- Mike Dixon was the oldest participant with 39 days and 93 days.
- 6 athletes were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Germany won 9 medals, more than in any other sport.
