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
[edit]| Rank | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km free technique | B1 | Wilhelm Brem Germany | Oleh Munts Russia | Udo Hirsch Germany |
| B2 | Frank Hoefle Germany | Torbjoern Ek Sweden | Adrian Mosimann Switzerland | |
| B3 | Alexander Schwarz Germany | Miroslav Jambor Slovakia | Alexandre Nassarouline Russia | |
| LW2,3,4,5/7,9 | Andre Favre France | Axel Hecker Germany | Kalervo Pieksaemaeki Finland | |
| LW6/8 | Thomas Oelsner Germany | Emmanuel Lacroix France | Andreas Hustveit Norway | |
| 7.5 km sitski | LW10 | Alexander Brunet France | Eiji Nozawa Japan | Mikhail Terentiev Russia |
| LW11 | Walter Widmer Switzerland | Oliver Anthofer Austria | Didier Riedlinger France | |
| LW12 | Michael Weymann Germany | Bruno Zimmermann Germany | Teuvo Ojala Finland |
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km free technique | B1 | Verena Bentele Germany | Irina Selivanova Russia | Anne-Mette Bredahl Denmark |
| B2-3 | Miyuki Kobayashi Japan | Gabriele Berghofer Austria | Susanne Wohlmacher Germany | |
| LW2-4,6/8,9 | Theres Huser Switzerland | Anne Floriet France | Marjorie van de Bunt Netherlands | |
| 7.5 km sitski | LW10-12 | Ragnhild Myklebust Norway | Tamara Kulynych Ukraine | Olena Akopyan Ukraine |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "1998 Nagano - Biathlon". International Paralympic Committee. 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
