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Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

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Biathlon
at the VII Paralympic Winter Games
1994
2002

Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.

Medal table

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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

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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

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
7.5 km free technique B1
details
Wilhelm Brem
 Germany
Oleh Munts
 Russia
Udo Hirsch
 Germany
B2
details
Frank Hoefle
 Germany
Torbjoern Ek
 Sweden
Adrian Mosimann
 Switzerland
B3
details
Alexander Schwarz
 Germany
Miroslav Jambor
 Slovakia
Alexandre Nassarouline
 Russia
LW2,3,4,5/7,9
details
Andre Favre
 France
Axel Hecker
 Germany
Kalervo Pieksaemaeki
 Finland
LW6/8
details
Thomas Oelsner
 Germany
Emmanuel Lacroix
 France
Andreas Hustveit
 Norway
7.5 km sitski LW10
details
Alexander Brunet
 France
Eiji Nozawa
 Japan
Mikhail Terentiev
 Russia
LW11
details
Walter Widmer
 Switzerland
Oliver Anthofer
 Austria
Didier Riedlinger
 France
LW12
details
Michael Weymann
 Germany
Bruno Zimmermann
 Germany
Teuvo Ojala
 Finland

Women's events

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
7.5 km free technique B1
details
Verena Bentele
 Germany
Irina Selivanova
 Russia
Anne-Mette Bredahl
 Denmark
B2-3
details
Miyuki Kobayashi
 Japan
Gabriele Berghofer
 Austria
Susanne Wohlmacher
 Germany
LW2-4,6/8,9
details
Theres Huser
 Switzerland
Anne Floriet
 France
Marjorie van de Bunt
 Netherlands
7.5 km sitski LW10-12
details
Ragnhild Myklebust
 Norway
Tamara Kulynych
 Ukraine
Olena Akopyan
 Ukraine

See also

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References

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  • "1998 Nagano - Biathlon". International Paralympic Committee. 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-21.