| Men's 15 kilometre freestyle at the 2011 Asian Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Biathlon and Cross-Country Ski Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 2 February 2011 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Cross-country skiing at the 2011 Asian Winter Games | ||
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| Sprint | men | women |
| Team sprint | men | women |
| 5 km | women | |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 15 km | men | women |
| 30 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
The men's 15 kilometre freestyle at the 2011 Asian Winter Games was held on February 2, 2011 at Biathlon and Cross-Country Ski Complex, Almaty.
All times are Almaty Time (UTC+06:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 2 February 2011 | 14:35 | Final |
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |  Keishin Yoshida (JPN) | 49:31.0 |
 | Nobu Naruse (JPN) | 49:58.5 |
 |  Nikolay Chebotko (KAZ) | 51:30.1 |
| 4 | Sergey Cherepanov (KAZ) | 52:31.8 |
| 5 |  Tashi Lundup (IND) | 1:00:48.3 |
| 6 | Nadeem Iqbal (IND) | 1:05:32.1 |
| 7 |  Omar Rona (AFG) | 1:27:32.9 |
| — |  Lee Jun-gil (KOR) | DNF |
| — | Jung Eui-myung (KOR) | DSQ |
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