Olympic biathlon competitions were first held at the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, when only one event, the individual race for men, was held. Women's events were not included until 1992.
Men
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Sprint (10 km)
This event was first held in 1980.
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1980 |
Frank Ullrich (GDR) |
Vladimir Alikin (URS) |
Anatoliy Alyabyev (URS) |
| 1984 |
Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR) |
Peter Angerer (FRG) |
Matthias Jacob (GDR) |
| 1988 |
Frank-Peter Rötsch (GDR) |
Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS) |
Sergei Tchepikov (URS) |
| 1992 |
Mark Kirchner (GER) |
Ricco Groß (GER) |
Harri Eloranta (FIN) |
| 1994 |
Sergei Tchepikov (URS) |
Ricco Groß (GER) |
Sergei Tarasov (RUS) |
| 1998 |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Frode Andresen (NOR) |
Ville Räikkönen (FIN) |
| 2002 |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Sven Fischer (GER) |
Wolfgang Perner (AUT) |
Pursuit (12.5 km)
This event was first held in 2002.
Individual (20 km)
This event was first held in 1960.
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1960 |
Klas Lestander (SWE) |
Antti Tyrväinen (FIN) |
Alexander Privalov (URS) |
| 1964 |
Vladimir Melanin (URS) |
Alexander Privalov (URS) |
Olav Jordet (NOR) |
| 1968 |
Magnar Solberg (NOR) |
Alexander Tikhonov (URS) |
Vladimir Gundartsev (URS) |
| 1972 |
Magnar Solberg (NOR) |
Hansjörg Knauthe (GDR) |
Lars-Göran Arwidsson (SWE) |
| 1976 |
Nikolay Kruglov Sr. (URS) |
Heikki Ikola (FIN) |
Alexander Elisarov (URS) |
| 1980 |
Anatoliy Alyabyev (URS) |
Frank Ullrich (GDR) |
Eberhard Rösch (GDR) |
| 1984 |
Peter Angerer (FRG) |
Frank-Peter Rötsch (GDR) |
Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR) |
| 1988 |
Frank-Peter Rötsch (GDR) |
Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS) |
Johann Passler (ITA) |
| 1992 |
Evgeniy Redkin (EUN) |
Mark Kirchner (GER) |
Mikael Löfgren (SWE) |
| 1994 |
Sergei Tarasov (RUS) |
Frank Luck (GER) |
Sven Fischer (GER) |
| 1998 |
Halvard Hanevold (NOR) |
Pieralberto Carrara (ITA) |
Alexei Aidarov (BLR) |
| 2002 |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) |
Frank Luck (GER) |
Viktor Maigourov (RUS) |
Relay (4 × 7.5 km)
This event was first held in 1968.
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1968 |
USSR
Alexander Tikhonov
Nikolai Pusanov
Victor Mamatov
Vladimir Gundartsev |
Norway
Ola Wærhaug
Olav Jordet
Magnar Solberg
Jon Istad |
Sweden
Lars-Göran Arwidsson
Tore Eriksson
Olle Petrusson
Holmfrid Olsson |
| 1972 |
USSR
Alexander Tikhonov
Rinnat Safin
Ivan Biakov
Victor Mamatov |
Finland
Esko Saira
Juhani Suutarinen
Heikki Ikola
Mauri Röppänen |
E. Germany
Hansjörg Knauthe
Joachim Meischner
Dieter Speer
Horst Koschka |
| 1976 |
USSR
Alexander Yelizarov
Ivan Biakov
Nikolay Kruglov Sr.
Alexander Tikhonov |
Finland
Henrik Flöjt
Esko Saira
Juhani Suutarinen
Heikki Ikola |
E. Germany
Karl-Heinz Menz
Frank Ullrich
Manfred Beer
Manfred Geyer |
| 1980 |
USSR
Vladimir Alikin
Alexander Tikhonov
Vladimir Barnashov
Anatoliy Alyabyev |
E. Germany
Mathias Jung
Klaus Siebert
Frank Ullrich
Eberhard Rösch |
W. Germany
Franz Bernreiter
Hans Estner
Peter Angerer
Gerd Winkler |
| 1984 |
USSR
Dmitri Vasilyev
Yuri Kashkarov
Algimantas Salna
Sergei Buligin |
Norway
Odd Lirhus
Eirik Kvalfoss
Rolf Storsveen
Kjell Søbak |
W. Germany
Ernst Reiter
Walter Pichler
Peter Angerer
Friedrich Fischer |
| 1988 |
USSR
Dmitri Vasilyev
Sergei Tchepikov
Alexander Popov
Valeriy Medvedtsev |
W. Germany
Ernst Reiter
Stefan Höck
Peter Angerer
Friedrich Fischer |
Italy
Werner Kiem
Gottlieb Taschler
Johann Passler
Andreas Zingerle |
| 1992 |
Germany
Ricco Groß
Jens Steinigen
Mark Kirchner
Friedrich Fischer |
Unified Team
Valeriy Medvedtsev
Alexander Popov
Valeriy Kirienko
Sergei Tchepikov |
Sweden
Ulf Johansson
Leif Andersson
Tord Wiksten
Mikael Löfgren |
| 1994 |
Germany
Ricco Groß
Frank Luck
Mark Kirchner
Sven Fischer |
Russia
Valeriy Kirienko
Vladimir Dratchev
Sergei Tarasov
Sergei Tchepikov |
France
Thierry Dusserre
Patrice Bailly-Salins
Lionel Laurent
Hervé Flandin |
| 1998 |
Germany
Ricco Groß
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck |
Norway
Egil Gjelland
Halvard Hanevold
Dag Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
Russia
Pavel Muslimov
Vladimir Dratchev
Sergei Tarasov
Viktor Maigurov |
| 2002 |
Norway
Halvard Hanevold
Frode Andresen
Egil Gjelland
Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
Germany
Ricco Groß
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck |
France
Gilles Marguet
Vincent Defrasne
Julien Robert
Raphaël Poirée |
Women
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Sprint (7.5 km)
This event was first held in 1992.
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1992 |
Anfisa Restzova (EUN) |
Antje Misersky (GER) |
Elena Belova (EUN) |
| 1994 |
Myriam Bédard (CAN) |
Svetlana Paramygina (BLR) |
Valentina Tserbe (UKR) |
| 1998 |
Galina Koukleva (RUS) |
Uschi Disl (GER) |
Katrin Apel (GER) |
| 2002 |
Kati Wilhelm (GER) |
Uschi Disl (GER) |
Magdalena Forsberg (SWE) |
Pursuit (10 km)
This event was first held in 2002.
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 2002 |
Olga Pyleva (RUS) |
Kati Wilhelm (GER) |
Irina Nikoultchina (BUL) |
Individual (15 km)
This event was first held in 1992.
Relay (4 × 7.5 km)
This event was held for the first time in 1992 as a 3 × 7.5 km event, and became a 4 × 7.5 km event from 1994.
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1992 |
France
Corinne Niogret
Véronique Claudel
Anne Briand |
Germany
Uschi Disl
Antje Misersky
Petra Schaaf |
Unified Team
Elena Belova
Anfisa Restzova
Elena Melnikova |
| 1994 |
Russia
Nadezhda Talanova
Natalya Snytina
Louiza Noskova
Anfisa Restzova |
Germany
Uschi Disl
Antje Misersky Harvey
Simone G.-P.-Memm
Petra Schaaf |
France
Corinne Niogret
Véronique Claudel
Delphine B. Heymann
Anne Briand |
| 1998 |
Germany
Uschi Disl
Martina Zellner
Katrin Apel
Petra Schaaf Behle |
Russia
Olga Melnik
Galina Koukleva
Albina Akhatova
Olga Romasko |
Norway
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Annette Sikveland
Gunn M. Andreassen
Liv Grete Skjelbreid |
| 2002 |
Germany
Katrin Apel
Uschi Disl
Andrea Henkel
Kati Wilhelm |
Norway
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Linda Tjørhom
Gunn M. Andreassen
Liv Grete S. Poirée |
Russia
Olga Pyleva
Galina Koukleva
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Albina Akhatova |
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