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Biathlon At The 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's Sprint
The Men's 10 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held on 13 February, at Soldier Hollow. Competitors raced over two 3.0 kilometre loops and one 4.0 kilometre loop of the skiing course, shooting two times, once prone and once standing. Each miss was penalized by requiring the competitor to race over a 150-metre penalty loop. Results Ole Einar Bjørndalen, having won the men's 20 kilometre Individual race two days before, came in as one of the favourites. Bjørndalen was also the defending World Cup champion in the sprint, as well as the defending Olympic champion in the discipline. In addition, he had won the 2001 test event at Soldier Hollow, beating countryman Frode Andresen, and won one of the four World Cup sprints earlier in the season. Raphaël Poirée, the defending overall World Cup champion, had also won a World Cup sprint race in 2001/02, but neither Poirée nor Bjørndalen was leading the World Cup standings, which were closely con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soldier Hollow
Soldier Hollow is a cross-country ski venue located at the mouth of a hollow of the same name about southeast of Salt Lake City in Wasatch Mountain State Park in northwestern Wasatch County, Utah, United States. The venue was created for the 2002 Winter Olympics and hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing, and the cross country skiing portion of the Nordic combined events, a role it is expected to reprise for the 2034 Winter Olympics. Since hosting the Olympics, it has been developed as a cross-country skiing, tubing, and snowshoeing venue, while featuring mountain biking and golfing in the summer. On May 1, 2016, the venue operation contract transferred from the Soldier Hollow Legacy Foundation to the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation, which owns and operates several Olympic and Paralympic legacy venues elsewhere in the state. History Pre-Olympics Soldier Hollow is located in the southeasternmost part of Wasatch Mountain State Park, a nature preserve created in 1961, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov (; born 15 December 1967) is a former Belarusian biathlete. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games :''*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.'' World Championships ''10 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.'' Individual victories ''3 victories (1 In, 2 Sp)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Wint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Gjelland
Egil Gjelland (born 12 November 1973) is a Norwegian former biathlete. He is olympic champion in the biathlon relay from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Egil Gjelland grew up in Voss, the home of many world class biathletes, and started doing biathlon at the age of 15. He first entered the national team in 1996. Gjelland's strength is in shooting. His greatest triumphs have come on Norway's relay team, where he was a regular feature for several years, thanks to his ability to keep his cool and deliver faultless shooting. In the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, he won the gold medal on the relay, together with Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Halvard Hanevold and Frode Andresen. In the Biathlon World Championship 2005 in Hochfilzen, Gjelland again helped win the relay, Norway's first relay-gold in the world championships for 38 years. He won one race in the Biathlon World Cup, the pursuit in Östersund on 17 December 2004. Egil Gjelland is a carpenter by trade. He married fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomaž Globočnik
Tomaž Globočnik (born 17 April 1972) is a Slovenian biathlete. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi .... References 1972 births Living people Slovenian male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Slovenia Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics People from Škofja Loka {{Slovenia-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Cattarinussi
René Cattarinussi (born 12 April 1972) is a former Italian biathlete. He won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 1996 World Championships in Ruhpolding. The following year, at the 1997 World Championships in Brezno-Osrblie, he conquered a silver medal in the sprint event and a bronze in the relay. He also won a bronze and a silver medal in the sprint distance at the 2000 World Championships in Oslo and at the 2001 World Championships in Pokljuka. Cattarinussi retired as a biathlete after the 2002–03 season. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games :''*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.'' World Championships ''6 medals (2 silver, 4 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.'' Individual victories ''2 victories (1 Sp, 1 MS)'' : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Defrasne
Vincent Defrasne (born 9 March 1977) is a former French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He was also a member of the winning Biathlon World Championship relay team in 2001, and the 2004 team which won bronze. At the Biathlon World Championship 2007 in Antholz, Defrasne earned a bronze medal, in the 12.5 km pursuit and a silver medal in the Mixed Relay event. In 2009 at the World Championships in Pyeongchang, Defrasne was part of the victorious mixed relay team. Defrasne served as the flagbearer for France at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He retired from the sport after the 2009–10 season. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games ''3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze)'' :''*Mass start was added as an event in 2006.'' World Championships ''6 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Teela
Jeremy Scott Teela (born 27 October 1976) is a former American biathlete and a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army. Life and career Teela is a three-time Olympian, having competed in the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics. Teela retired from the sport at the end of the 2013–14 season. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, at the biathlon course in Soldier Hollow, he finished 14th. He participated in the men's 4 × 7.5 km relay team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, which finishing 9th. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Teela finished 9th in the 10 km sprint, the best individual American result to date in biathlon; 13th as part of the 4 × 7.5 km relay team ; and 24th in the 12.5 km pursuit. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timo Antila
Timo Antila (born 22 September 1980) is a retired Finnish biathlete. He was born in Jurva. He competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics for Finland. His best finish is 12th, as a member of the Finnish relay team in Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's relay, 2002. His best individual performance is 19th, in the Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint, 2002 sprint. As of February 2013, his best finish at the Biathlon World Championships, is 5th, as part of the Finnish relay team in Biathlon World Championships 2001, 2001. His best individual performance in a World Championships is 31st, in the Biathlon World Championships 2008, 2008 sprint. As of February 2013, his best finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 4th, in two men's relay races in 2001–02 Biathlon World Cup, 2001/02. His best individual finish is from 2003–04 Biathlon World Cup, 2003/04, 14th in the sprint event at Ruhpolding. His best overall fini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wojciech Kozub
Wojciech Kozub (born 20 July 1976) is a Polish biathlete. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi .... References 1976 births Living people Polish male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Poland Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics People from Nowy Targ County Biathletes from Lesser Poland Voivodeship 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Ferry
Björn Ferry (born 1 August 1978 in Stensele, Storuman, Västerbotten) is a former Swedish biathlete and medal winning Olympian. He began competing internationally in World Cup competitions in 2001, but did not win his first international race until the 2007–2008 season. In 2007, he won gold in the mixed relay event at the Biathlon World Championships. In 2010, at his third Winter Olympics appearance, he won the gold medal in the pursuit event. He started the event in 8th place as determined by the previous sprint event, but managed to overtake the race leader on the final lap. Career Ferry debuted in the World Cup in Hochfilzen in 2001, and earned his first World Cup points after only skiing three races. He finished his first season ranked 36th in World Cup standings. In World Cup competition, he slowly improved his ranking, and by the 2006–2007 season was ranked in the top ten worldwide. His first Olympic appearance, at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paavo Puurunen
Paavo Puurunen (born 28 August 1973 in Kuhmo, Kainuu) is a retired Finnish biathlete who competed at four Winter Olympics. Puurunen debuted on the World Cup scene in the 1995/96 season. His best overall placing is from 1997/98 season when he finished 13th. He won his lone world cup victory in Pokljuka in 2001, in the World Championship, on the 20 km. His second world cup medal bronze in a pursuit is also from world championship that happened in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk. At the 2006 Olympics in Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ..., he took a fourth place in the mass-start competition his best Olympic result. In an ordinary world cup competition he has no better placing than 6th. References External links * * 1973 births Living people People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Greis
Michael Greis (; born 18 August 1976) is a German former biathlete. Career Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon. Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and was a member of the winning 4 × 7.5 km relay team in the 2004 Biathlon World Championships, and took silver in the individual 20 km category at the 2005 World Championships. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Greis came into the games heading the World Cup standings and took the first Olympic gold of the games with victory in the individual 20 km ahead of the defending Olympic champion Ole Einar Bjørndalen. He was also a member of the German team that won the 4 × 7.5 km relay. On 25 February 2006 Greis won the men's 15 km event and became the first person to capture three gold medals at the Turin Olympic Games. ( Koreans Jin Sun-Yu and Ahn Hyu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |