Olympic medalists in biathlon
Biathlon was first held at the
Olympic Winter Games in
1960, when only one event for men was held. Women's events were not included until
1992.
See also:
Men
Sprint (10 km)
This event was first held in 1980.
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1980 |
Frank Ullrich (GDR) |
Vladimir Alikin (URS) |
Anatoli Alyabyev (URS) |
| 1984 |
Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR) |
Peter Angerer (FRG) |
Matthias Jacob (GDR) |
| 1988 |
Frank-Peter Rötsch (GDR) |
Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS) |
Sergey Chepikov (URS) |
| 1992 |
Mark Kirchner (GER) |
Ricco Groß (GER) |
Harri Eloranta (FIN) |
| 1994 |
Sergey Chepikov (RUS) |
Ricco Groß (GER) |
Sergey Tarasov (RUS) |
| 1998 |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Frode Andresen (NOR) |
Ville Räikkönen (FIN) |
| 2002 |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Sven Fisher (GER) |
Wolfgang Perner (AUT) |
Pursuit (12.5 km)
This event was first held in 2002.
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 2002 |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Raphaël Poirée (FRA) |
Ricco Groß (GER) |
Individual (20 km)
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1960 |
Klas Lestander (SWE) |
Antti Tyrväinen (FIN) |
Aleksandr Privalov (URS) |
| 1964 |
Vladimir Melanin (URS) |
Aleksandr Privalov (URS) |
Olav Jordet (NOR) |
| 1968 |
Magnar Solberg (NOR) |
Aleksandr Tikhonov (URS) |
Vladimir Gundartsev (URS) |
| 1972 |
Magnar Solberg (NOR) |
Hansjörg Knauthe (GDR) |
Lars-Göran Arwidsson (SWE) |
| 1976 |
Nikolay Kruglov (URS) |
Heikki Ikola (FIN) |
Aleksandr Yelisarov (URS) |
| 1980 |
Anatoliy Alyabyev (URS) |
Frank Ullrich (GDR) |
Eberhard Rösch (GDR) |
| 1984 |
Peter Angerer (FRG) |
Frank-Peter Rötsch (GDR) |
Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR) |
| 1988 |
Frank-Peter Rötsch (GDR) |
Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS) |
Johann Passler (ITA) |
| 1992 |
Yevgeniy Redkin (EUN) |
Mark Kirchner (GER) |
Mikael Löfgren (SWE) |
| 1994 |
Sergey Tarasov (RUS) |
Frank Luck (GER) |
Sven Fischer (GER) |
| 1998 |
Halvard Hanevold (NOR) |
Pier Alberto Carrara (ITA) |
Aleksey Aidarov (BLR) |
| 2002 |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Frank Luck (GER) |
Viktor Maigurov (RUS) |
Relay (4 x 7.5 km)
This event was first held in 1968.
Women
Sprint (7.5 km)
This event was first held in 1992.
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1992 |
Anfisa Restsova (EUN) |
Antje Miserksy (GER) |
Yelena Byelova (EUN) |
| 1994 |
Myriam Bédard (CAN) |
Svetlana Paramygina (BLR) |
Valentina Tserbe (UKR) |
| 1998 |
Galina Kukleva (RUS) |
Uschi Disl (GER) |
Katrin Apel (GER) |
| 2002 |
Kati Wilhelm (GER) |
Uschi Disl (GER) |
Magdalena Forsberg (SWE) |
Pursuit (10 km)
This event was first held in 2002.
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 2002 |
Olga Pyleva (RUS) |
Kati Wilhelm (GER) |
Irina Nikoultchina (BUL) |
Individual (15 km)
This event was first held in 1992.
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1992 |
Antje Misersky (GER) |
Svetlana Pecherskaya (EUN) |
Myriam Bédard (CAN) |
| 1994 |
Myriam Bédard (CAN) |
Anne Briand (FRA) |
Uschi Disl (GER) |
| 1998 |
Yekaterina Dafovska (BUL) |
Olena Petrova (UKR) |
Uschi Disl (GER) |
| 2002 |
Andrea Henkel (GER) |
Liv Grete Poirée (NOR) |
Magdalena Forsberg (SWE) |
Relay (4 x 7.5 km)
This event was held for the first time in 1992 as a 3 x 7.5 km event, and became a 4 x 7.5 km event from 1994.