The men's pursuit competition of the
Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at
Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex
The Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex (russian: Лыжно-биатлонный комплекс «Лаура») is a skiing venue located on the crests and slopes of Psekhako Ridge in Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. F ...
on 10 February 2014.
Martin Fourcade
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won the gold medal.
Qualification
Countries were 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 World Championships in
Ruhpolding
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Ruhpolding has a biathlon track. ...
,
Germany
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, and the
2013 World Championships in
Nové Město na Moravě,
Czech Republic
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. The top 20 nations would be able to start four athletes in the sprint, while nations 21 through 28 could start one each. Nations below 28 could only start if any nation decided to vacate a quota spot.
During the
2012–13
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or
2013–14 Biathlon World Cup
The 2013–14 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 24 November 2013 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 23 March 2014 in Holmenkollen, Nor ...
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 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).
For the pursuit race the top 60 athletes in the
sprint
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race qualified to compete.
Schedule
All dates and times are ( UTC+4).
Results
The race was started at 19:00.
Final Results
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References
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Pursuit