| | Event type
4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay, Men
| Date | 15 February 1994 — 13:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Birkebeineren Skistadion, Lillehammer | |
| Participants | 72 from 18 countries | |
| Format | Eight shots for each group of five targets. Penalty loop (150 metres) skied for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 8,250 m Height Differential: 57 m Maximum Climb: 23 m Shooting 1: Prone at 2.5 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Standing at 5.0 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 279 m | |
The Germans were favored although Italy had won the 1993 World Championship, with Russia second, and Germany third. But it would turn out to be an easy victory for the Germans. They led on the opening leg, with Belarus second and Poland third, while Italy was fifth and Russia seventh. On the second leg, Germany increased its lead to 1:35 with France second, Italy third, and Russia stuck in sixth. But the favorites came on in the third leg, with Germany leading, although Italy, in second, closed the gap to just over a minute, and Russia moved up to third. Italy had Andreas Zingerle, the 1993 World Champion at 20K, as its anchor, and had high expectations, but he missed three targets on his leg, dropping Italy back to sixth place. Russia held on for the silver behind Germany, while France moved up for the bronze medal.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Time | Misses | Extra Shots | Shooting 1 Misses | Shooting 1 Extra Shots | Shooting 1 | Shooting 2 Misses | Shooting 2 Extra Shots | Shooting 2 | Exchange | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |  GER | 1-30:22.1 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | – (–) | Gold | ||
| Lead-Off | Ricco Groß | 22:32.3 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 22:32.3 (1) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Frank Luck | 22:06.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 44:38.3 (1) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Mark Kirchner | 22:49.5 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-07:27.8 (1) | ||||
| Anchor | Sven Fischer | 22:54.3 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-30:22.1 (1) | ||||
| 2 | Russian Federation |  RUS | 1-31:23.6 | 2 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 2 | – | – (–) | – (–) | Silver | ||
| Lead-Off | Valery Kiriyenko | 23:34.6 | 1 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 1 | – | – (–) | 23:34.6 (7) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Uladzimir Drachou | 23:14.4 | 1 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 1 | – | – (–) | 46:49.0 (6) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Sergey Tarasov | 21:54.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-08:43.0 (3) | ||||
| Anchor | Sergey Chepikov | 22:40.6 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-31:23.6 (2) | ||||
| 3 | France |  FRA | 1-32:31.3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | – (–) | Bronze | ||
| Lead-Off | Thierry Dusserre | 23:22.2 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 23:22.2 (6) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Patrice Bailly-Salins | 22:51.6 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 46:13.8 (2) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Lionel Laurent | 23:04.5 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-09:18.3 (5) | ||||
| Anchor | Hervé Flandin | 23:13.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-32:31.3 (3) | ||||
| 4 | Belarus |  BLR | 1-32:57.2 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Viktor Maygurov | 23:07.9 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 23:07.9 (2) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Ihar Khokhriakou | 23:52.9 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 47:00.8 (9) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Aleh Ryzhankou | 22:05.4 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-09:06.2 (4) | ||||
| Anchor | Aliaksandr Papou | 23:51.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-32:57.2 (4) | ||||
| 5 | Finland |  FIN | 1-33:11.9 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Erkki Latvala | 24:10.5 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 24:10.5 (12) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Harri Eloranta | 22:18.3 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 46:28.8 (4) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Timo Seppälä | 23:03.1 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-09:31.9 (6) | ||||
| Anchor | Vesa Hietalahti | 23:40.0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-33:11.9 (5) | ||||
| 6 | Italy |  ITA | 1-33:17.3 | 5 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 5 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Patrick Favre | 23:19.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 23:19.0 (5) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Johann Passler | 23:02.3 | 2 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 2 | – | – (–) | 46:21.3 (3) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Pieralberto Carrara | 22:16.7 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-08:38.0 (2) | ||||
| Anchor | Andreas Zingerle | 24:39.3 | 3 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 3 | – | – (–) | 1-33:17.3 (6) | ||||
| 7 | Norway |  NOR | 1-33:32.8 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 23:50.5 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 23:50.5 (10) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Ivar Ulekleiv | 23:00.2 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 46:50.7 (7) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Halvard Hanevold | 23:44.5 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-10:35.2 (8) | ||||
| Anchor | Jon Åge Tyldum | 22:57.6 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-33:32.8 (7) | ||||
| 8 | Poland |  POL | 1-33:49.3 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Tomasz Sikora | 23:11.6 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 23:11.6 (3) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Jan Ziemianin | 23:45.2 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 46:56.8 (8) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Wiesław Ziemianin | 23:39.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-10:35.8 (9) | ||||
| Anchor | Jan Wojtas | 23:13.5 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-33:49.3 (8) | ||||
| 9 | Austria |  AUT | 1-34:02.9 | 4 | – | 2 | – | – (–) | 2 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Wolfgang Perner | 23:15.2 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 23:15.2 (4) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Ludwig Gredler | 23:32.2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | – (–) | 1 | – | – (–) | 46:47.4 (5) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Franz Schuler | 23:01.7 | 1 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 1 | – | – (–) | 1-09:49.1 (7) | ||||
| Anchor | Martin Pfurtscheller | 24:13.8 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-34:02.9 (9) | ||||
| 10 | Slovenia |  SLO | 1-34:19.6 | 1 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 1 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Uroš Velepec | 23:37.4 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 23:37.4 (9) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Jure Velepec | 23:59.8 | 1 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 1 | – | – (–) | 47:37.2 (11) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Boštjan Lekan | 23:34.6 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-11:11.8 (10) | ||||
| Anchor | Janez Ožbolt | 23:07.8 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-34:19.6 (10) | ||||
| 11 | Sweden |  SWE | 1-34:38.8 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Per Brandt | 23:54.6 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 23:54.6 (11) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Mikael Löfgren | 23:58.2 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 47:52.8 (12) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Leif Andersson | 23:43.9 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-11:36.7 (11) | ||||
| Anchor | Ulf Johansson | 23:02.1 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-34:38.8 (11) | ||||
| 12 | Czech Republic |  CZE | 1-35:26.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Petr Garabík | 24:30.5 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 24:30.5 (15) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Tomáš Kos | 24:11.8 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 48:42.3 (15) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Ivan Masařík | 23:13.1 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-11:55.4 (12) | ||||
| Anchor | Jiří Holubec | 23:30.6 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-35:26.0 (12) | ||||
| 13 | Estonia |  EST | 1-35:34.3 | 3 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 3 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Olaf Mihelson | 24:50.6 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 24:50.6 (16) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Urmas Kaldvee | 23:03.6 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 47:54.2 (13) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Aivo Udras | 24:46.6 | 3 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 3 | – | – (–) | 1-12:40.8 (15) | ||||
| Anchor | Kalju Ojaste | 22:53.5 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-35:34.3 (13) | ||||
| 14 | United States |  USA | 1-35:43.7 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Curt Schreiner | 23:37.1 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 23:37.1 (8) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Dave Jareckie | 23:58.9 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 47:36.0 (10) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Jon Engen | 24:42.8 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-12:18.8 (13) | ||||
| Anchor | Duncan Douglas | 23:24.9 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-35:43.7 (14) | ||||
| 15 | Ukraine |  UKR | 1-35:48.0 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – (–) | 3 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Vitaliy Mohilenko | 24:28.5 | 2 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 2 | – | – (–) | 24:28.5 (14) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Taras Dolniy | 23:55.1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 48:23.6 (14) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Valentyn Dzhima | 23:55.8 | 1 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 1 | – | – (–) | 1-12:19.4 (14) | ||||
| Anchor | Roman Zvonkov | 23:28.6 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-35:48.0 (15) | ||||
| 16 | Latvia |  LAT | 1-37:40.5 | 4 | – | 3 | – | – (–) | 1 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Oļegs Maļuhins | 25:36.5 | 3 | – | 2 | – | – (–) | 1 | – | – (–) | 25:36.5 (18) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Ilmārs Bricis | 24:05.0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 49:41.5 (17) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Aivars Bogdanovs | 24:06.7 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-13:48.2 (16) | ||||
| Anchor | Gundars Upenieks | 23:52.3 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-37:40.5 (16) | ||||
| 17 | Great Britain |  GBR | 1-39:16.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Mike Dixon | 24:17.3 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 24:17.3 (13) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Ian Woods | 24:25.6 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 48:42.9 (16) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Mark Gee | 26:11.9 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-14:54.8 (17) | ||||
| Anchor | Ken Rudd | 24:21.2 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 1-39:16.0 (17) | ||||
| 18 | Slovakia |  SVK | 1-40:00.3 | 3 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 3 | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Pavel Sládek | 25:21.1 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 25:21.1 (17) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Pavel Kotraba | 24:36.3 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 0 | – | – (–) | 49:57.4 (18) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Daniel Krčmář | 25:07.9 | 1 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 1 | – | – (–) | 1-15:05.3 (18) | ||||
| Anchor | Lukáš Krejči | 24:55.0 | 2 | – | 0 | – | – (–) | 2 | – | – (–) | 1-40:00.3 (18) |