| Biathlon at the VII Paralympic Winter Games  | |
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Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Medal summary
The competition event was:
- 7.5 km: men - women
 
The event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
- LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
 - LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
 - LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
 - LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
 - LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
 - LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
 - LW 10 - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
 - LW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
 - LW 12 - sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
 - B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
 - B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
 - B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
 
Men's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km free technique | B1 | 
Wilhelm Brem | 
Oleh Munts | 
Udo Hirsch | 
| B2 | 
Frank Hoefle | 
Torbjoern Ek | 
Adrian Mosimann | |
| B3 | 
Alexander Schwarz | 
Miroslav Jambor | 
Alexandre Nassarouline | |
| LW2,3,4,5/7,9 | 
Andre Favre | 
Axel Hecker | 
Kalervo Pieksaemaeki | |
| LW6/8 | 
Thomas Oelsner | 
Emmanuel Lacroix | 
Andreas Hustveit | |
| 7.5 km sitski | LW10 | 
Alexander Brunet | 
Eiji Nozawa | 
Mikhail Terentiev | 
| LW11 | 
Walter Widmer | 
Oliver Anthofer | 
Didier Riedlinger | |
| LW12 | 
Michael Weymann | 
Bruno Zimmermann | 
Teuvo Ojala | 
Women's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km free technique | B1 | 
Verena Bentele | 
Irina Selivanova | 
Anne-Mette Bredahl | 
| B2-3 | 
Miyuki Kobayashi | 
Gabriele Berghofer | 
Susanne Wohlmacher | |
| LW2-4,6/8,9 | 
Theres Huser | 
Anne Floriet | 
Marjorie van de Bunt | |
| 7.5 km sitski | LW10-12 | 
Ragnhild Myklebust | 
Tamara Kulynych | 
Olena Akopyan | 
See also
References
- "1998 Nagano - Biathlon". International Paralympic Committee. 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
 
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