Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics. [1]

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Quota allocation

A total quota of 220 athletes are allowed at the Games (113 men and 107 women). Countries are assigned quotas using a combination of the Nation Cup scores of their top 3 athletes in the individual, sprint, and relay competitions at the 2012 in Ruhpolding, Germany and 2013 World Championships in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic.

An athlete also must meet requirements before competing: During the 2012/13 or 2013/14 Biathlon World Cup season the athlete must have two results at IBU Cup, Open European Championships, World Championships or World Cup in the Sprint or Individual that at a maximum is 20% behind the average time of the top three athletes. Or, two placings in the top half at the Junior World Championships. They also can have a combination of both criteria (one of each). All relay members must meet this requirement as well.

If a nation rejects a quota spot, it will go to nations 28 (for women) and 29 (for men) and so on until all quotas have been distributed. A country qualifying more the four athletes must lower their teams to three or less athletes to have redistribution had effect, considering countries that reject a quota spot from five to four athletes can still start the maximum of four athletes in any event (with 88 for men and 87 for women being the maximum number of starters an event can have).

Qualification table by country

NationsMen'sWomen'sTotal
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 11
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 112
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 639 5
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 5510
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 11
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 11
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 516
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 448 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 145
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5510
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 549
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 224 2
Flag of France.svg  France 6612
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6612
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 112
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 11
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 11
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5510
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 145
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 5510
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 112
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 112
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 11
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6612
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5510
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 112
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 6612
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 11
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 448 3
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 516
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 112
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 112
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 55 4
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 549
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5611
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5510
Total: 36 NOCs111105216
  1. ^ Canada qualified five athletes per gender, but elected to only send four. [2]
  2. ^ Finland qualified five athletes per gender, but elected to only send two. [3]
  3. ^ Slovakia qualified five athletes per gender, but elected to only send four.
  4. ^ Sweden qualified five female athletes, but elected to send none.
  5. ^ Austria qualified four women but decided to send only three.

Qualification standings

Below are the final official standings. Countries not qualified can still qualify pending reallocation.

Qualified through World Championships
Qualified through reallocation

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References

  1. "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Biathlon Union. December 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
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  6. Women's standings Women's standings National Federation Quota for OWG 2014 (women) Preliminary Standing After World Championships 2012