Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics
Appearance
Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics | |
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Governing body | IPC |
Events | 18 (men: 9; women: 9) |
Games | |
Biathlon has been contested at the Winter Paralympic Games since the Winter Games in 1988, in Innsbruck, Austria.
Summary
[edit]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 | |
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1 | ||||
2 | ||||
3 | ||||
4 | 1988 | 3 | ||
5 | 1992 | 4 | ||
6 | 1994 | 10 | ||
7 | 1998 | 12 | ||
8 | 2002 | 6 | ||
9 | 2006 | 12 | ||
10 | 2010 | 12 | ||
11 | 2014 | 18 | ||
12 | 2018 | 18 | ||
13 | 2022 | 18 |
Events
[edit]Event | Class | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Years |
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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 | |||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
Visually impaired | • | 1 | ||||||||||||
2.4 km women | Sitting | • | 1 | |||||||||||
Total Events | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 |
Medal table
[edit][5][6] NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 66 | |
2 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 57 | |
3 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 77 | |
4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | |
6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
11 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (22 entries) | 113 | 113 | 115 | 341 |
As of 2022 Winter Paralympics
Nations
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics.
- ^ 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)