Biathlon at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of three biathlon events. They were held at the Igman - Veliko Polje. The events began on 11 February and ended on 17 February 1984.[1][2]
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| Venue | Igman - Veliko Polje |
| Dates | 11–17 February |
| Competitors | 95 from 25 nations |
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| Individual | men |
| Sprint | men |
| Relay | men |
Medal summary
Four nations won medals in biathlon, Norway and West Germany leading the medal table with three medals, one of each type. Eirik Kvalfoss and Peter Angerer each took three medals, also winning one of each type.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Individual |
Peter Angerer | 1:11:52.7 | Frank-Peter Roetsch | 1:13.21.4 | Eirik Kvalfoss | 1:14.02.4 |
| Sprint |
Eirik Kvalfoss | 30:53.8 | Peter Angerer | 31:02.4 | Matthias Jacob | 31:10.5 |
| Relay |
Dmitry Vasilyev Juri Kashkarov Algimantas Šalna Sergei Bulygin | 1:38:51.7 | Odd Lirhus Eirik Kvalfoss Rolf Storsveen Kjell Søbak | 1:39:03.9 | Ernst Reiter Walter Pichler Peter Angerer Fritz Fischer | 1:39:05.1 |
Participating nations
Twenty-two nations sent biathletes to compete in the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.[1] Australia, Costa Rica, Spain and South Korea made their Olympic biathlon debuts.
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References
- "Sarajevo 1984 Official Report" (PDF). Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. LA84 Foundation. 1984. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- "Biathlon at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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