Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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Biathlon
at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
Biathlon pictogram.svg
Venue Whistler Olympic Park
Dates13–26 February
Competitors221 from 37 nations
  2006
2014  

The biathlon competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics were held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The events were held between the 13th and 26 February 2010.

The men's individual biathlon was notable for the awarding of two silver medals due to two competitors finishing with a tie (48:32.0). No bronze medal was awarded in this event.

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3205
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2125
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2114
4Flag of France.svg  France 1236
5Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1113
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1001
7Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0202
8Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 0112
9Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 0101
10Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0011
Totals (10 entries)1011930

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
details
Emil Hegle Svendsen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
48:22.5 Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Sergey Novikov
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
48:32.0Not awarded
Sprint
details
Vincent Jay
Flag of France.svg  France
24:07.8 Emil Hegle Svendsen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
24:20.0 Jakov Fak
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
24:21.8
Pursuit
details
Björn Ferry
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
33:38.4 Christoph Sumann
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
33:54.9 Vincent Jay
Flag of France.svg  France
34:06.6
Mass start
details
Evgeny Ustyugov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
35:35.7 Martin Fourcade
Flag of France.svg  France
35:46.2 Pavol Hurajt
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
35:52.3
Relay
details
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Halvard Hanevold
Tarjei Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
1:21:38.1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Simon Eder
Daniel Mesotitsch
Dominik Landertinger
Christoph Sumann
1:22:16.7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Ivan Tcherezov
Anton Shipulin
Maxim Chudov
Evgeny Ustyugov
1:22:16.9

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
details
Tora Berger
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
40:52.8 Elena Khrustaleva
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
41:13.5 Darya Domracheva
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
41:21.0
Sprint
details
Anastasiya Kuzmina
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
19:55.6 Magdalena Neuner
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
19:57.1 Marie Dorin
Flag of France.svg  France
20:06.5
Pursuit
details
Magdalena Neuner
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
30:16.0 Anastasiya Kuzmina
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
30:28.3 Marie-Laure Brunet
Flag of France.svg  France
30:44.3
Mass start
details
Magdalena Neuner
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
35:19.6 Olga Zaytseva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
35:25.1 Simone Hauswald
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
35:26.9
Relay
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Svetlana Sleptsova
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets
Olga Medvedtseva
Olga Zaytseva
1:09:36.3Flag of France.svg  France
Marie-Laure Brunet
Sylvie Becaert
Marie Dorin
Sandrine Bailly
1:10:09.1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Kati Wilhelm
Simone Hauswald
Martina Beck
Andrea Henkel
1:10:13.4

Events

A total of ten biathlon events were held at Vancouver 2010:

MenWomen
4 x 7.5 km relay4 x 6 km relay
10 km sprint7.5 km sprint
12.5 km pursuit10 km pursuit
15 km mass start12.5 km mass start
20 km individual15 km individual

Competition schedule

All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).

DayDateStartFinishEvent
Day 2Saturday 2010-02-1313:0014:107.5 km sprint women
Day 3Sunday 2010-02-1411:1512:2510 km sprint men
Day 5Tuesday 2010-02-1610:3011:1010 km pursuit women
12:4513:2512.5 km pursuit men
Day 7Thursday 2010-02-1810:0011:4015 km individual women
13:0014:3520 km individual men
Day 10Sunday 2010-02-2110:4511:2515 km mass start men
13:0013:4512.5 km mass start women
Day 12Tuesday 2010-02-2311:3012:404 x 6 km relay women
Day 15Friday 2010-02-2611:3012:404 x 7.5 km relay men

Qualification

Athlete quotas

Athlete quotas: 220 athletes (113 men, 107 women)
A NOC may enter no more than 12 athletes (6 men and 6 women), and no more than 4 athletes per event.

Quotas by events:

1Qualification to the pursuit is based on results from the sprint

Eligibility criteria

All competitors must comply with one of the three minimum qualifications standards set forward by the IBU:

or

or

Additionally, only athletes representing an NOC that is recognized by the IOC and member of the IBU can participate in the games.

Qualification criteria

All 220 quota places will be awarded using a point ranking combining the 2008 and 2009 Biathlon World Championships.

Men's

Women's

Participating nations

According to final report by VANOC these were the final participation numbers: [1]

NationsMen'sWomen'sTotal
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 101
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 606
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 559
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 011
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 516
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 448
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 156
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 112
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5510
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 101
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 549
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 224
Flag of France.svg  France 6511
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6612
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 101
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 112
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 101
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5510
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 112
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 549
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 549
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 011
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 112
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6511
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 011
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 257
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 055
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5611
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 448
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 112
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 011
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 101
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 516
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5510
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5510
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5611
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 549
Total: 37 NOCs112105217

Rejected quota places: Finland earned five spots in both genders, but decided to send only two men and two women. Poland qualified 5 men, but sent only two men. Slovenia had earned 5 spots each, but decided to send only four women and men. Great Britain (women), Belgium (men), the Netherlands (men), and Austria (women) rejected their single spots earned in either men's or women's. Greenland has no NOC, so Greenland's spot earned in men's competition was used by Denmark.

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