| Biathlon at the XV Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Canmore Nordic Centre |
| Dates | 20–26 February |
| No. of events | 3 |
| Competitors | 90 from 22 nations |
| Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Individual | men |
| Sprint | men |
| Relay | men |
Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of three biathlon events. They were held at the Canmore Nordic Centre, about 100 kilometres from the host city of Calgary. The events began on 20 February and ended on 26 February 1988. [1] [2]
Four nations won medals in biathlon, East Germany leading the medal table with two gold medals, and the Soviet Union winning the most medals with 4 (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze). Frank-Peter Roetsch won both individual gold medals, while Valeriy Medvedtsev won three medals, two silvers in the individual events and gold in the relay.
Italy's two medals were the first in biathlon for the country.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Frank-Peter Roetsch  East Germany | 56:33.3 | Valeriy Medvedtsev  Soviet Union | 56:54.6 | Johann Passler  Italy | 57:10.1 |
| Sprint | Frank-Peter Roetsch East Germany | 25:08.1 | Valeriy Medvedtsev Soviet Union | 25:23.7 | Sergei Tchepikov Soviet Union | 25:29.4 |
| Relay | Soviet Union (URS) Dmitry Vasilyev Sergei Tchepikov Aleksandr Popov Valeriy Medvedtsev | 1:22:30.0 | West Germany (FRG) Ernst Reiter Stefan Höck Peter Angerer Fritz Fischer | 1:23:37.4 | Italy (ITA) Werner Kiem Gottlieb Taschler Johann Passler Andreas Zingerle | 1:23:51.5 |
Twenty-two nations sent biathletes to compete in the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. [1] Guam and Puerto Rico sent biathletes to the Olympics for the first (and as of 2013, only) time.
Argentina (3)
Australia (1)
Austria (5)
Bulgaria (5)
Canada (5)
Finland (5)
France (7) West Germany (5)
Great Britain (4) East Germany (6)
Guam (1)
Hungary (1) Italy (6)
Japan (4)
South Korea (5)
Norway (6)
Puerto Rico (1)
Sweden (4)
Czechoslovakia (5) Soviet Union (5)
United States (5)
Yugoslavia (1)
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