Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics

Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics
Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics
Governing body	IPC
Events	18 (men: 9; women: 9)
Games
	1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;
	Medalists;

Biathlon has been contested at the Winter Paralympic Games since the Winter Games in 1988, in Innsbruck, Austria.

Summary

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
1
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

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Event	Class	88	92	94	98	02	06	10	14	18	Years
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
3 km men	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
3 km women	Visually impaired							•			1
2.4 km women	Sitting							•			1

Total Events		3	4	10	12	6	12	12	18	18

Medal table

^[5]^[6] NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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

Nations

References

^ ^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)

[:0-1] "Biathlon at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-02-13.

[2] IPC Historical Results Database - General Search, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

[3] Paralympic Winter Sports Programme Build-Up, The Paralympian, No. 1/2002

[4] Team handbook and guide Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, British Paralympic Association, February 10, 2010

[5] IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete Search - Search by Sport, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

[6] IPC Historical Results Database - Participation and Medallist Reports - Medal Standings, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

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