| Biathlon at the 2003 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Iwakisan Sports Park |
| Dates | 3–7 February 2003 |
| Competitors | 35 from 5 nations |
Biathlon at the 2003 Asian Winter Games was held at the Iwakisan Sports Park in Iwaki, Japan from 3 February to 7 February 2003.
| F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 3rd Mon | 4th Tue | 5th Wed | 6th Thu | 7th Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km sprint | F | ||||
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit | F | ||||
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | F | ||||
| Women's 7.5 km sprint | F | ||||
| Women's 10 km pursuit | F | ||||
| Women's 4 × 6 km relay | F |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km sprint | Hironao Meguro  Japan | Sunao Noto Japan | Tatsumi Kasahara Japan |
| 12.5 km pursuit | Hironao Meguro Japan | Sunao Noto Japan | Kyoji Suga Japan |
| 4 × 7.5 km relay |  Japan Sunao Noto Hironao Meguro Tatsumi Kasahara Kyoji Suga |  South Korea Son Hae-kwon Kim Kyung-tae Shin Byung-kook Park Yoon-bae |  China Qiu Lianhai Zhang Hongjun Zhang Qing Wang Xin |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km sprint | Tamami Tanaka Japan | Kong Yingchao  China | Liu Xianying China |
| 10 km pursuit | Kong Yingchao China | Liu Xianying China | Sun Ribo China |
| 4 × 6 km relay | China Kong Yingchao Liu Xianying Sun Ribo Yu Shumei | Japan Sanae Takano Tamami Tanaka Ikuyo Tsukidate Kanae Suzuki |  Kazakhstan Yelena Dubok Olga Dudchenko Inna Mozhevitina Viktoriya Afanasyeva |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
A total of 35 athletes from 5 nations competed in biathlon at the 2003 Asian Winter Games:
China (9) Japan (8) Kazakhstan (8)
Mongolia (1) South Korea (9)
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