Biathlon at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
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| Biathlon at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Nishioka Biathlon Stadium |
| Dates | 23–26 February 2017 |
| Competitors | 51 from 8 nations |
Biathlon at the 2017 Asian Winter Games was held in Sapporo, Japan between 23–26 February at Nishioka Biathlon Stadium.
Schedule[edit]
| F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 23rd Thu | 24th Fri | 25th Sat | 26th Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km sprint | F | |||
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit | F | |||
| Men's 15 km mass start | F | |||
| Women's 7.5 km sprint | F | |||
| Women's 10 km pursuit | F | |||
| Women's 12.5 km mass start | F | |||
| Mixed 2 × 6 + 2 × 7.5 km relay | F |
Medalists[edit]
Men[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km sprint | Yan Savitskiy Kazakhstan | Vassiliy Podkorytov Kazakhstan | Mikito Tachizaki Japan |
| 12.5 km pursuit | Mikito Tachizaki Japan | Yan Savitskiy Kazakhstan | Kim Yong-gyu South Korea |
| 15 km mass start | Yan Savitskiy Kazakhstan | Wang Wenqiang China | Kosuke Ozaki Japan |
Women[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km sprint | Galina Vishnevskaya Kazakhstan | Zhang Yan China | Alina Raikova Kazakhstan |
| 10 km pursuit | Galina Vishnevskaya Kazakhstan | Zhang Yan China | Darya Usanova Kazakhstan |
| 12.5 km mass start | Galina Vishnevskaya Kazakhstan | Alina Raikova Kazakhstan | Fuyuko Tachizaki Japan |
Mixed[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 × 6 + 2 × 7.5 km relay |  KazakhstanGalina Vishnevskaya Darya Usanova Maxim Braun Yan Savitskiy | Kazakhstan Alina Raikova Anna Kistanova Vassiliy Podkorytov Anton Pantov |  JapanFuyuko Tachizaki Yurie Tanaka Mikito Tachizaki Tsukasa Kobonoki |
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Participating nations[edit]
A total of 51 athletes from 8 nations competed in biathlon at the 2017 Asian Winter Games:[1]
Australia (4)
China (9)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Japan (12)
Kazakhstan (8)
Kyrgyzstan (4)
Mongolia (5)
South Korea (8)
* Australia as guest nation, was ineligible to win any medals.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC". www.sapporo2017.org. 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (30 October 2016). "Athletes from Oceania granted permission to compete at Sapporo 2017 by Organising Committee". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 2 January 2017.