2008–09 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 8

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The 2008-09 Biathlon World Cup - World Cup 8 was the eighth event of the World Cup season and was held in Trondheim, Norway, from Thursday March 19 until Sunday March 22, 2009.

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Schedule of events

The schedule of the event is below [1]

DateTimeEvents
March 1911:30 cetMen's 10 km Sprint
14:15 cetWomen's 7.5 km Sprint
March 2112:30 cetMen's 12.5 km Pursuit
14:15 cetWomen's 10 km Pursuit
March 2213:15 cetMen's 15 km Mass Start
15:15 cetWomen's 12.5 km Mass Start

Event summary

Men

Event:Winner:TimeSecond:TimeThird:Time
10 km Sprint
details
Michael Greis
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
26:11.3
(0+0)
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
26:29.6
(1+0)
Simon Eder
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
26:43.1
(0+0)
12.5 km Pursuit
details
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
33:36.3
(1+0+1+0)
Simon Eder
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
34:01.4
(0+0+1+0)
Tomasz Sikora
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
34:01.6
(0+1+1+0)
15 km Mass Start
details
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
41:12.9
(0+0+0+0)
Simon Eder
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
41:52.0
(0+0+1+0)
Emil Hegle Svendsen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
42:06.3
(1+0+0+1)

Women

Event:Winner:TimeSecond:TimeThird:Time
7.5 km Sprint
details
Olga Zaitseva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
22:56.9
(0+0)
Helena Jonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
23:02.4
(0+0)
Sylvie Becaert
Flag of France.svg  France
23:08.0
(0+1)
10 km Pursuit
details
Andrea Henkel
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
30:08.8
(0+0+0+0)
Olga Zaitseva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
30:21.7
(0+0+0+1)
Marie-Laure Brunet
Flag of France.svg  France
30:37.1
(0+0+0+1)
12.5 km Mass Start
details
Tora Berger
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
39:29.7
(0+0+0+1)
Simone Hauswald
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
39:30.7
(1+0+0+1)
Sandrine Bailly
Flag of France.svg  France
39:31.8
(0+0+0+1)

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References

  1. "Trondheim World Cup schedule". Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2009-03-22.

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