Biathlon at the Winter Olympics


Biathlon debuted at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley with the men's 20 km individual event. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, the men's 4 × 7.5 km relay debuted, followed by the 10 km sprint event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Beginning at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, women's biathlon debuted with the 15 km individual, 3 × 7.5 km relay, and 7.5 km sprint. A pursuit race was included at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The top 60 finishers of the sprint race would qualify for the pursuit event. The sprint winner starts the race, followed by each successive biathlete at the same time interval he/she trailed the sprint winner in that event. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, a mass start was introduced where the top 30 biathletes from the previous four events were allowed to start together for the competition.
Prior to the biathlon debut at the 1960 Winter Olympics, there was a military patrol event that was held at four Winter Olympic Games: 1924, 1928, 1936, and 1948. Medals were awarded for military patrol in 1924, but it was a demonstration event for the other three Winter Games.

Events

Men's

• = official event, = demonstration event
Event2428323648525660646872768084889294980206101418Years
Military patrol•4
individual ••••••••••••••••16
relay ••••••••••••••14
sprint •••••••••••11
pursuit •••••5
mass start ••••4
Total events11111122233333345555

Women's

• = official event, = demonstration event
Event2428323648525660646872768084889294980206101418Years
individual ••••••••8
relay ••••••••8
sprint ••••••••8
pursuit •••••5
mass start ••••4
Total events33345555

Mixed

Medal table

As of 2018 Winter Olympics
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