Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Biathlon
at the XIX Olympic Winter Games
Andrea Nahrgang competing at Soldier Hollow at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
VenueSoldier Hollow
Dates9–20 February
No. of events8
Competitors190 from 34 nations
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Frode Andresen competing at Soldier Hollow at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Jeremy Teela competing at Soldier Hollow at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics consisted of eight biathlon events. They were held at Soldier Hollow. The events began on 11 February and ended on 20 February 2002.[1] For the first time since 1992, the biathlon program expanded. A new race type, the pursuit (for both men and women) was added, the first new race type since the debut of the sprint in 1980.[2]

  1. ^ "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 1" (PDF). Salt Lake Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Biathlon at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2019.