The men's individual competition of the
Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at
Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex
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on 13 February 2014. The gold medal was won by
Martin Fourcade
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, France, the silver medal by
Erik Lesser, Germany and the bronze medal was won by
Evgeniy Garanichev, Russia.
Qualification
Countries were assigned quotas using a combination of the Nation Cup scores of their top three athletes in the individual, sprint, and relay competitions at the
2012 World Championships in
Ruhpolding
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The economy ...
,
Germany
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, and the
2013 World Championships in
Nové Město na Moravě
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,
Czech Republic
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. The top 20 nations would be able to start four athletes in the individual competition, 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 or
2013–14 Biathlon World Cup season the athlete needed 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 could also have a combination of both criteria (one of each).
Schedule
All times are (UTC+4
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).
Results
The race was started at 18:00.
Final Results
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References
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Individual
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