Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.

Medal table Medal Standings - Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games - Biathlon, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

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

7.5 km free technique B1 B2 B3 LW2,3,4,5/7,9 LW6/8 7.5 km sitski LW10 LW11 LW12

Women's events

7.5 km free technique B1 B2-3 LW2-4,6/8,9 7.5 km sitski LW10-12

See also Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics

References

Winter Sport Classification, Canadian Paralympic Committee