Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
| Biathlon at the X Paralympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Whistler Paralympic Park |
| Dates | March 13 March 17 |
| Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics | ||
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| Individual | men | women |
| Pursuit | men | women |
The biathlon competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at Whistler, British Columbia. The events were held on 13 March and 17 March 2010.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Events
The program includes a total of 12 events, 6 for men and 6 for women. Competitors are divided into three categories: standing, visually impaired, and sitting. Standing biathletes are those that have a locomotive disability but are able to use the same equipment as able-bodied skiers, while sitting competitors use a sitski. Skiers with a visual impairment compete with the help of a sighted guide and an acoustic aiming system. The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.[1]
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Women's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pursuit |
visually impaired |
Verena Bentele Guide: Thomas Friedrich  Germany |
12:51.8 | Lioubov Vasilieva Guide: Natalia Yakimova  Russia |
13:23.4 | Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Russia |
13:40.8 |
| sitting | Olena Iurkovska Ukraine |
09:55.5 | Maria Iovleva Russia |
10:12.6 | Lyudmyla Pavlenko Ukraine |
10:20.7 | |
| standing | Anna Burmistrova Russia |
11:24.1 | Maija Loytynoja Finland |
12:59.8 | Alena Gorbunova Russia |
13:25.1 | |
| Individual |
visually impaired |
Verena Bentele Guide: Thomas Friedrich Germany |
43:57.3 | Lioubov Vasilieva Guide: Natalia Yakimova Russia |
46:59.4 | Mikhalina Lysova Guide: Alexey Ivanov Russia |
47:59.1 |
| sitting | Maria Iovleva Russia |
38:46.6 | Olena Iurkovska Ukraine |
39:07.8 | Andrea Eskau Germany |
39:54.2 | |
| standing | Oleksandra Kononova Ukraine |
46:01.4 | Anna Burmistrova Russia |
48:04.0 | Iuliia Batenkova Ukraine |
48:22.5 | |
Men's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pursuit |
visually impaired |
Vitaliy Lukyanenko Guide: Volodymyr Ivanov Ukraine |
10:54.3 | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev Russia |
11:09.2 | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikalai Shablouski  Belarus |
11:16.0 |
| sitting | Irek Zaripov Russia |
09:51.0 | Iurii Kostiuk Ukraine |
10:38.9 | Andy Soule United States |
10:53.1 | |
| standing | Kirill Mikhaylov Russia |
10:32.2 | Nils-Erik Ulset Norway |
10:51.3 | Grygorii Vovchinskiy Ukraine |
10:58.9 | |
| Individual |
visually impaired |
Wilhelm Brem Guide: Florian Grimm Germany |
38:28.6 | Nikolay Polukhin Guide: Andrey Tokarev Russia |
38:32.7 | Vitaliy Lukyanenko Guide: Volodymyr Ivanov Ukraine |
38:55.5 |
| sitting | Irek Zaripov Russia |
42:22.4 | Vladimir Kiselev Russia |
42:29.9 | Roman Petushkov Russia |
43:11.0 | |
| standing | Nils-Erik Ulset Norway |
38:29.4 | Grygorii Vovchinskiy Ukraine |
39:28.5 | Josef Giesen Germany |
41:25.0 | |
See also
References
- ^ Visually impaired skiers put fate in guide's hands, thestar.com, March 13, 2010