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Beginning at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, women's biathlon debuted with the 15 km individual, 3 × 7.5 km relay (4 × 7.5 km during 1994–2002, and 4 × 6 km in 2006), and 7.5 km sprint. A pursuit race (12.5 km for men and 10 km for women) was included at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The top 60 finishers of the ...
Ole Einar Bjørndalen is the most successful male athlete at Winter Olympics. He is one of three Winter Olympians (and only biathlete) to win eight gold medals and earned more overall medals (13) than any male athlete in Winter Olympic history. Men
The Women's biathlon 15 km individual competition of the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics was held at Birkebeineren Ski Stadium on 18 February 1994. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Results
Ukraine won their first ever gold Olympic medal in biathlon (and the second gold winter Olympic medal, the first one since 1994 (won by Oksana Baiul), [2] [3] ahead of Russia, the defending champion, and Norway. It also became the fourth nation — after France, Russia, and Germany — to ever win the Olympic gold medal in women's biathlon relay.
The biathlon competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics were held at the Birkebeineren Ski Stadium. The events were held between 18 and 26 February 1994. [1] [2] The sport of biathlon combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Men and women competed in three events.
The Women's individual competition of the Beijing 2022 Olympics was held on 7 February, at the National Biathlon Centre, [1] in the Zhangjiakou cluster of competition venues, 180 kilometres (110 mi) north of Beijing, at an elevation of 1,665 metres (5,463 ft). [2] The Olympic champion was Denise Herrmann of Germany.
The Women's 15 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics was held on 19 February, at Les Saisies. Each miss resulted in one minute being added to a competitor's skiing time.
Teja Gregorin was the only competitor who failed the 2017 doping retests from the 2010 Winter Olympics.In October 2017, the International Biathlon Union said that her two samples tested positive for GHRP-2, a banned substance which stimulates the body to produce more growth hormone, in samples taken the week before competition started. [1]