| | Event type
20 kilometres, Men
| Date | 20 February 1994 — 10:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Birkebeineren Skistadion, Lillehammer | |
| Participants | 70 from 28 countries | |
| Format | One-minute penalty for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 19,871 m Height Differential: 57 m Maximum Climb: 43 m Shooting 1: Prone at 4.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Standing at 8.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 3: Prone at 12.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 4: Standing at 16.0 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 743 m | |
Any one of six biathletes was considered to have a shot at the gold medal – Soviets Sergey Chepikov and Sergey Tarasov; Germans Mark Kirchner, Frank Luck, and Sven Fischer, and Italian Andreas Zingerle. Zingerle had won the 1993 World Championship, while Fischer and Luck were leading the 1993-94 World Cup season. Kirchner was a four-time World Champion, with Chepikov and Tarasov frequently on the podium at major internationals. While many biathlon races are determined by shooting, in the end this event would come down to who could ski the fastest and shoot reasonably well. And that was Tarasov and Luck, who both missed three targets, but went 1-2 in skiing time, and won the gold and silver medals, respectively. Luck was leading until he missed his final shot. The bronze medal went to Luck’s brother-in-law, Sven Fischer. Zingerle, Kirchner, and Chepikov placed 6-7-8, with Kirchner and Chepikov done in by their shooting and Zingerle by his skiing, finishing with only the 11th best ski time.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Adjusted Time | Misses | Skiing | Shooting 1 Misses | Shooting 1 | Shooting 2 Misses | Shooting 2 | Shooting 3 Misses | Shooting 3 | Shooting 4 Misses | Shooting 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Tarasov |  RUS | 57:25.3 | 3 | 54:25.3 (1) | 2 | 13:14.2 (48) | 0 | 22:40.1 (5) | 1 | 35:50.8 (7) | 0 | 45:38.8 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Frank Luck |  GER | 57:28.7 | 3 | 54:28.7 (2) | 0 | 11:19.2 (1) | 2 | 22:51.8 (7) | 0 | 35:09.0 (1) | 1 | 46:04.9 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Sven Fischer | GER | 57:41.9 | 2 | 55:41.9 (8) | 0 | 11:22.6 (2) | 2 | 23:07.7 (13) | 0 | 35:38.4 (5) | 0 | 45:40.3 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Aliaksandr Papou |  BLR | 57:53.1 | 0 | 57:53.1 (27) | 0 | 11:56.1 (9) | 0 | 22:27.0 (3) | 0 | 35:31.5 (=3) | 0 | 45:46.6 (=4) | |||
| 5 | Jens Steinigen | GER | 58:18.1 | 2 | 56:18.1 (14) | 0 | 11:46.3 (=3) | 0 | 21:42.3 (1) | 2 | 36:18.0 (15) | 0 | 46:23.9 (5) | |||
| 6 | Andreas Zingerle |  ITA | 58:54.1 | 3 | 55:54.1 (11) | 1 | 12:38.0 (30) | 1 | 23:26.4 (23) | 0 | 35:52.1 (9) | 1 | 46:57.6 (6) | |||
| 7 | Mark Kirchner | GER | 59:16.4 | 4 | 55:16.4 (4) | 1 | 12:27.4 (23) | 1 | 23:09.4 (16) | 0 | 35:11.1 (2) | 2 | 47:10.4 (7) | |||
| 8 | Sergey Chepikov | RUS | 59:31.4 | 5 | 54:31.4 (3) | 1 | 12:30.7 (24) | 1 | 23:07.2 (14) | 3 | 38:11.1 (43) | 0 | 47:56.4 (8) | |||
| 9 | Sylfest Glimsdal |  NOR | 59:42.4 | 3 | 56:42.4 (16) | 2 | 13:58.0 (57) | 0 | 24:08.9 (38) | 0 | 36:46.4 (18) | 1 | 48:01.8 (9) | |||
| 10 | Alfred Eder |  AUT | 59:43.9 | 0 | 59:43.9 (52) | 0 | 12:33.5 (27) | 0 | 23:08.3 (15) | 0 | 36:15.0 (13) | 0 | 47:14.5 (10) | |||
| 11 | Petr Garabík |  CZE | 59:48.9 | 1 | 58:48.9 (45) | 0 | 11:49.7 (6) | 1 | 23:01.8 (11) | 0 | 36:12.0 (12) | 0 | 46:57.4 (11) | |||
| 12 | Taras Dolniy |  UKR | 59:51.1 | 3 | 56:51.1 (18) | 0 | 11:50.8 (7) | 1 | 22:56.0 (9) | 0 | 35:31.5 (=3) | 2 | 47:54.1 (=4) | |||
| 13 | Patrice Bailly-Salins |  FRA | 59:53.5 | 4 | 55:53.5 (10) | 1 | 12:22.2 (19) | 2 | 24:16.5 (42) | 0 | 36:42.3 (17) | 1 | 47:48.6 (13) | |||
| 14 | Roman Zvonkov | UKR | 1-00:06.8 | 0 | 1-00:06.8 (57) | 0 | 12:32.3 (26) | 0 | 23:02.3 (12) | 0 | 36:27.7 (16) | 0 | 47:29.7 (14) | |||
| 15 | Pieralberto Carrara | ITA | 1-00:14.2 | 4 | 56:14.2 (13) | 0 | 11:46.3 (=3) | 2 | 23:37.3 (27) | 0 | 35:52.5 (8) | 2 | 48:06.5 (15) | |||
| 16 | Aivo Udras |  EST | 1-00:14.5 | 3 | 57:14.5 (20) | 1 | 12:50.9 (39) | 0 | 23:01.7 (10) | 0 | 35:48.0 (6) | 2 | 48:13.4 (16) | |||
| 17 | Jiří Holubec | CZE | 1-00:18.9 | 1 | 59:18.9 (50) | 0 | 12:17.7 (17) | 0 | 22:38.8 (4) | 0 | 36:01.0 (10) | 1 | 47:42.7 (17) | |||
| 18 | Ludwig Gredler | AUT | 1-00:21.6 | 5 | 55:21.6 (5) | 1 | 12:15.2 (16) | 1 | 22:53.1 (8) | 1 | 36:09.7 (11) | 2 | 48:04.9 (18) | |||
| 19 | Gundars Upenieks |  LAT | 1-00:26.5 | 2 | 58:26.5 (38) | 1 | 13:08.5 (46) | 0 | 23:18.8 (21) | 0 | 36:17.9 (14) | 1 | 47:49.5 (19) | |||
| 20 | Wilfried Pallhuber | ITA | 1-00:27.1 | 5 | 55:27.1 (6) | 2 | 13:28.0 (49) | 0 | 23:10.3 (17) | 2 | 37:32.5 (31) | 1 | 48:32.8 (20) | |||
| 21 | Gheorghe Vasile |  ROU | 1-00:33.7 | 2 | 58:33.7 (41) | 1 | 13:06.0 (45) | 1 | 24:25.0 (45) | 0 | 37:33.6 (32) | 0 | 48:09.6 (21) | |||
| 22 | Patrick Favre | ITA | 1-00:40.3 | 3 | 57:40.3 (23) | 0 | 12:00.1 (12) | 1 | 23:12.7 (19) | 1 | 37:04.9 (22) | 1 | 48:37.5 (22) | |||
| 23 | Viktar Maihurau | BLR | 1-00:42.7 | 4 | 56:42.7 (17) | 1 | 12:36.1 (29) | 1 | 23:30.0 (25) | 1 | 37:15.9 (23) | 1 | 48:36.2 (23) | |||
| 24 | Valery Medvedtsev | RUS | 1-00:44.0 | 3 | 57:44.0 (25) | 1 | 12:50.0 (38) | 1 | 23:58.9 (34) | 0 | 36:51.4 (20) | 1 | 48:25.5 (24) | |||
| 25 | Leif Andersson |  SWE | 1-01:03.7 | 1 | 1-00:03.7 (56) | 0 | 12:18.3 (18) | 1 | 24:00.2 (35) | 0 | 37:18.7 (26) | 0 | 48:14.3 (25) | |||
| 26 | Vitaliy Mohilenko | UKR | 1-01:07.7 | 3 | 58:07.7 (31) | 1 | 12:57.4 (=41) | 0 | 23:27.4 (24) | 1 | 37:15.1 (=24) | 1 | 48:42.8 (=26) | |||
| 27 | Per Brandt | SWE | 1-01:09.4 | 3 | 58:09.4 (33) | 0 | 11:47.5 (5) | 1 | 23:11.7 (18) | 1 | 37:24.6 (27) | 1 | 48:58.6 (27) | |||
| 28 | Vadzim Sashuryn | BLR | 1-01:09.8 | 2 | 59:09.8 (49) | 2 | 13:49.2 (52) | 0 | 24:38.9 (50) | 0 | 37:58.7 (38) | 0 | 48:37.3 (28) | |||
| 29 | Janez Ožbolt |  SLO | 1-01:19.1 | 3 | 58:19.1 (35) | 1 | 12:44.1 (34) | 0 | 22:46.3 (6) | 2 | 38:12.2 (44) | 0 | 48:42.3 (29) | |||
| 30 | Harri Eloranta |  FIN | 1-01:40.9 | 6 | 55:40.9 (7) | 1 | 12:27.8 (22) | 3 | 25:28.8 (61) | 1 | 38:47.3 (52) | 1 | 49:46.8 (30) | |||
| 31 | János Panyik |  HUN | 1-01:41.6 | 4 | 57:41.6 (24) | 1 | 12:45.0 (35) | 2 | 24:50.3 (51) | 0 | 37:52.1 (36) | 1 | 49:22.8 (31) | |||
| 32 | Lionel Laurent | FRA | 1-01:42.6 | 3 | 58:42.6 (43) | 0 | 12:08.3 (14) | 1 | 23:22.8 (22) | 2 | 38:28.0 (47) | 0 | 48:51.7 (32) | |||
| 33 | Hanspeter Knobel |  SUI | 1-01:42.8 | 1 | 1-00:42.8 (60) | 0 | 12:30.8 (25) | 1 | 24:05.5 (37) | 0 | 37:40.0 (33) | 0 | 48:33.6 (33) | |||
| 34 | Ivan Masařík | CZE | 1-01:46.0 | 3 | 58:46.0 (44) | 1 | 13:02.7 (43) | 1 | 24:31.0 (47) | 0 | 37:30.0 (30) | 1 | 49:06.5 (34) | |||
| 35 | Valery Kiriyenko | RUS | 1-01:46.3 | 6 | 55:46.3 (9) | 1 | 12:41.1 (31) | 2 | 24:27.1 (46) | 2 | 38:45.5 (51) | 1 | 49:42.8 (35) | |||
| 36 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | NOR | 1-01:51.0 | 4 | 57:51.0 (26) | 1 | 12:46.2 (37) | 1 | 23:55.4 (33) | 1 | 38:07.5 (40) | 1 | 49:21.8 (36) | |||
| 37 | Thanasis Tsakiris |  GRE | 1-01:51.7 | 1 | 1-00:51.7 (=62) | 0 | 12:34.8 (28) | 0 | 23:16.7 (20) | 0 | 36:46.9 (19) | 1 | 49:03.8 (37) | |||
| 38 | Jure Velepec | SLO | 1-01:58.0 | 2 | 59:58.0 (55) | 0 | 12:25.2 (21) | 1 | 23:54.5 (32) | 0 | 37:29.2 (29) | 1 | 49:13.7 (38) | |||
| 39 | Jan Ziemianin |  POL | 1-02:00.6 | 4 | 58:00.6 (28) | 0 | 11:52.2 (8) | 2 | 24:18.5 (43) | 0 | 37:15.1 (=24) | 2 | 49:39.6 (=26) | |||
| 40 | Oļegs Maļuhins | LAT | 1-02:02.1 | 4 | 58:02.1 (29) | 2 | 14:28.3 (63) | 0 | 24:35.2 (49) | 1 | 38:39.4 (50) | 1 | 50:00.5 (40) | |||
| 41 | Timo Seppälä | FIN | 1-02:07.0 | 3 | 59:07.0 (48) | 1 | 12:57.4 (=41) | 1 | 24:21.8 (44) | 1 | 38:39.6 (49) | 0 | 49:22.7 (41) | |||
| 42 | Ulf Johansson | SWE | 1-02:14.2 | 4 | 58:14.2 (34) | 0 | 11:58.7 (11) | 2 | 24:13.9 (41) | 1 | 38:10.1 (42) | 1 | 49:43.9 (42) | |||
| 43 | Steve Cyr |  CAN | 1-02:20.7 | 6 | 56:20.7 (15) | 1 | 12:46.7 (36) | 1 | 23:38.5 (29) | 2 | 38:09.5 (41) | 2 | 50:10.7 (43) | |||
| 44 | Hervé Flandin | FRA | 1-02:25.9 | 4 | 58:25.9 (37) | 2 | 14:08.4 (59) | 1 | 25:41.2 (63) | 1 | 39:34.3 (56) | 0 | 50:03.9 (44) | |||
| 45 | Jean-Marc Chabloz | SUI | 1-02:27.9 | 4 | 58:27.9 (39) | 0 | 12:11.9 (15) | 0 | 22:13.1 (2) | 2 | 37:24.3 (28) | 2 | 49:56.8 (45) | |||
| 46 | Halvard Hanevold | NOR | 1-02:52.0 | 4 | 58:52.0 (47) | 1 | 13:09.4 (47) | 0 | 23:38.2 (28) | 2 | 38:48.5 (54) | 1 | 50:30.0 (46) | |||
| 47 | Franck Perrot | FRA | 1-02:57.0 | 3 | 59:57.0 (54) | 0 | 12:05.8 (13) | 1 | 23:31.4 (26) | 0 | 36:55.8 (21) | 2 | 49:32.9 (47) | |||
| 48 | Franz Schuler | AUT | 1-03:01.4 | 7 | 56:01.4 (12) | 2 | 13:52.5 (53) | 1 | 24:50.8 (52) | 3 | 40:15.5 (59) | 1 | 51:17.9 (48) | |||
| 49 | Glenn Rupertus | CAN | 1-03:05.9 | 5 | 58:05.9 (30) | 0 | 11:57.4 (10) | 2 | 24:08.6 (39) | 1 | 37:49.4 (35) | 2 | 50:16.8 (49) | |||
| 50 | Lukáš Krejči |  SVK | 1-03:28.0 | 5 | 58:28.0 (40) | 1 | 12:56.9 (40) | 1 | 24:09.7 (40) | 1 | 38:19.4 (45) | 2 | 50:56.9 (50) | |||
| 51 | Dmitry Pantov |  KAZ | 1-03:29.8 | 6 | 57:29.8 (21) | 1 | 12:42.0 (32) | 1 | 23:42.2 (30) | 2 | 38:35.9 (48) | 2 | 51:09.0 (51) | |||
| 52 | Jon Åge Tyldum | NOR | 1-03:31.7 | 3 | 1-00:31.7 (59) | 2 | 14:38.0 (64) | 0 | 24:54.5 (53) | 0 | 38:28.3 (46) | 1 | 50:20.8 (52) | |||
| 53 | Yauhen Redzkin | BLR | 1-03:34.9 | 6 | 57:34.9 (22) | 2 | 13:31.6 (50) | 1 | 24:33.3 (48) | 2 | 39:35.0 (57) | 1 | 51:10.3 (53) | |||
| =54 | Ian Woods |  GBR | 1-03:44.0 | 3 | 1-00:44.0 (61) | 2 | 14:45.1 (65) | 0 | 25:06.3 (56) | 0 | 38:52.5 (55) | 1 | 50:51.5 (54) | |||
| =54 | Mike Dixon | GBR | 1-03:44.0 | 1 | 1-02:44.0 (69) | 0 | 12:44.3 (33) | 0 | 23:46.8 (31) | 0 | 37:52.9 (37) | 1 | 50:02.4 (55) | |||
| 56 | Pavel Sládek | SVK | 1-03:51.7 | 3 | 1-00:51.7 (=62) | 0 | 12:22.6 (20) | 1 | 24:04.6 (36) | 0 | 37:47.9 (34) | 2 | 50:43.3 (56) | |||
| 57 | Martin Pfurtscheller | AUT | 1-03:56.3 | 7 | 56:56.3 (19) | 2 | 13:57.1 (54) | 1 | 25:09.9 (57) | 1 | 38:48.9 (53) | 3 | 51:51.3 (57) | |||
| 58 | Gintaras Jasinskas |  LTU | 1-04:08.9 | 6 | 58:08.9 (32) | 2 | 13:59.9 (58) | 1 | 25:05.1 (55) | 0 | 38:00.6 (39) | 3 | 51:26.1 (58) | |||
| 59 | Boštjan Lekan | SLO | 1-05:12.3 | 5 | 1-00:12.3 (58) | 3 | 15:20.6 (69) | 2 | 27:49.8 (67) | 0 | 41:25.5 (64) | 0 | 52:02.2 (59) | |||
| 60 | Krasimir Videnov |  BUL | 1-05:21.4 | 6 | 59:21.4 (51) | 2 | 13:57.9 (55) | 1 | 25:24.5 (59) | 2 | 40:50.0 (62) | 1 | 52:27.6 (60) | |||
| 61 | Urmas Kaldvee | EST | 1-05:23.2 | 7 | 58:23.2 (36) | 1 | 13:05.7 (44) | 2 | 25:30.4 (62) | 3 | 41:37.2 (65) | 1 | 52:58.2 (61) | |||
| 62 | Misao Kodate |  JPN | 1-05:34.6 | 7 | 58:34.6 (42) | 2 | 14:14.0 (61) | 2 | 26:41.8 (65) | 0 | 39:36.4 (58) | 3 | 53:16.6 (62) | |||
| 63 | Wiesław Ziemianin | POL | 1-05:48.8 | 6 | 59:48.8 (53) | 2 | 14:08.1 (60) | 1 | 25:25.1 (60) | 2 | 40:47.3 (61) | 1 | 52:38.3 (63) | |||
| 64 | Jon Engen |  USA | 1-06:39.7 | 4 | 1-02:39.7 (68) | 2 | 15:02.9 (68) | 2 | 28:10.4 (68) | 0 | 42:23.3 (66) | 0 | 53:40.4 (64) | |||
| 65 | Curt Schreiner | USA | 1-07:41.6 | 6 | 1-01:41.6 (67) | 1 | 13:43.4 (51) | 1 | 25:19.4 (58) | 2 | 41:07.9 (63) | 2 | 54:12.3 (65) | |||
| 66 | Glenn Olsson | SWE | 1-07:55.9 | 7 | 1-00:55.9 (64) | 2 | 14:23.6 (62) | 1 | 25:57.3 (64) | 1 | 40:21.9 (60) | 3 | 54:36.1 (66) | |||
| 67 | Jan Wojtas | POL | 1-08:10.5 | 7 | 1-01:10.5 (65) | 3 | 15:31.0 (70) | 2 | 28:16.6 (69) | 1 | 42:54.6 (67) | 1 | 55:00.2 (67) | |||
| 68 | Vesa Hietalahti | FIN | 1-08:49.1 | 10 | 58:49.1 (46) | 2 | 13:58.2 (56) | 1 | 25:05.4 (54) | 5 | 43:14.4 (68) | 2 | 55:44.9 (68) | |||
| 69 | Kalju Ojaste | EST | 1-11:21.4 | 10 | 1-01:21.4 (66) | 2 | 14:46.7 (66) | 2 | 27:44.2 (66) | 5 | 46:33.5 (70) | 1 | 58:28.2 (69) | |||
| 70 | Vasily Gherghy |  MDA | 1-16:30.4 | 9 | 1-07:30.4 (70) | 1 | 14:54.9 (67) | 4 | 30:31.9 (70) | 1 | 46:27.6 (69) | 3 | 1-01:30.9 (70) |