| Biathlon at the 2007 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Beida Lake Skiing Resort |
| Dates | 29 January – 2 February 2007 |
| Competitors | 42 from 7 nations |
Biathlon at the 2007 Asian Winter Games was held at the Beida Lake Skiing Resort in Changchun, China from 29 January to 2 February 2007.
| F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 29th Mon | 30th Tue | 31st Wed | 1st Thu | 2nd Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km sprint | F | ||||
| Men's 20 km individual | F | ||||
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | F | ||||
| Women's 7.5 km sprint | F | ||||
| Women's 10 km pursuit | F | ||||
| Women's 15 km individual | F | ||||
| Women's 4 × 6 km relay | F |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km sprint | Hidenori Isa  Japan | Zhang Chengye  China | Zhang Qing China |
| 20 km individual | Alexandr Chervyakov  Kazakhstan | Zhang Qing China | Hidenori Isa Japan |
| 4 × 7.5 km relay |  China Zhang Qing Ren Long Zhang Chengye Tian Ye |  Japan Tatsumi Kasahara Hidenori Isa Yoshiyuki Asari Shinya Saito |  Kazakhstan Sergey Naumik Alexandr Trifonov Yerden Abdrakhmanov Alexandr Chervyakov |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km sprint | Liu Xianying China | Kong Yingchao China | Dong Xue China |
| Tamami Tanaka Japan | |||
| 10 km pursuit | Kong Yingchao China | Liu Xianying China | Dong Xue China |
| Yelena Khrustaleva Kazakhstan | |||
| 15 km individual | Liu Xianying China | Kong Yingchao China | Inna Mozhevitina Kazakhstan |
| 4 × 6 km relay | China Kong Yingchao Dong Xue Yin Qiao Liu Xianying | Kazakhstan Yelena Khrustaleva Viktoriya Afanasyeva Olga Dudchenko Inna Mozhevitina | Japan Megumi Izumi Tamami Tanaka Megumi Matsuura Ikuyo Tsukidate |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | |
A total of 42 athletes from 7 nations competed in biathlon at the 2007 Asian Winter Games:
China (9)
Chinese Taipei (2) Japan (8) Kazakhstan (10)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Mongolia (2)
South Korea (10)
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