| | Event type
12.5 kilometres Pursuit, Men
| Date | 18 February 2006 — 14:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Cesana San Sicario | |
| Participants | 57 from 23 countries | |
| Format | Starting margin based on results of 10 kilometer. Penalty loop (150 metres) skied for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 12,500 m Height Differential: 48 m Maximum Climb: 13 m Shooting 1: Prone at 2.5 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Prone at 5.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 3: Standing at 7.5 km, 50 m range Shooting 4: Standing at 10 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 415 m | |
Sven Fischer had won the sprint race and started first in the pursuit. He started eight seconds ahead of Halvard Hanevold, and 20 seconds ahead of Frode Andresen, with their teammate, Norwegian biathlon superstar Ole Einar Bjørndalen, always dangerous, but well back, starting 1:14 behind Fischer. Fischer would struggle with his rifle, missing four targets, but he would hold on to win the bronze medal. Hanevold and Andresen were never really factors late in the race, although Hanevold had an early lead, eventually finishing fifth and sixth, respectively. The lead was taken midway through by French biathlete Vincent Defrasne but as they neared the finish, he was being chased by Bjørndalen, despite the fact that he missed three targets during the pursuit. A kilometer from the finish, Bjørndalen took the lead and held it until 60 meters from the line, when Defrasne, who had a pole mix-up as they entered the stadium, sprinted ahead to win an unexpected gold medal. He had never won an individual medal at the World Championships, but would take bronze in this event at the 2007 Worlds.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | Misses | Start Behind | Race | Shooting 1 Misses | Shooting 1 | Shooting 2 Misses | Shooting 2 | Shooting 3 Misses | Shooting 3 | Shooting 4 Misses | Shooting 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Defrasne |  FRA | 35:20.2 | 2 | +0:43 | 34:37.2 (4) | 0 | 7:56.0 (3) | 0 | 14:54.9 (2) | 0 | 21:43.2 (1) | 2 | 29:17.1 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen |  NOR | 35:22.9 | 3 | +1:14 | 34:08.9 (1) | 0 | 8:01.2 (4) | 1 | 15:09.7 (3) | 1 | 22:17.8 (2) | 1 | 29:23.6 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Sven Fischer |  GER | 35:35.8 | 4 | — | 35:35.8 (13) | 2 | 8:03.6 (5) | 2 | 15:46.9 (5) | 0 | 22:45.6 (4) | 0 | 29:44.5 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Ilmārs Bricis |  LAT | 35:46.9 | 1 | +1:15 | 34:31.9 (3) | 0 | 8:27.1 (6) | 1 | 15:56.6 (6) | 0 | 23:04.0 (7) | 0 | 29:52.6 (5) | |||
| 5 | Halvard Hanevold | NOR | 35:57.7 | 3 | +0:08 | 35:49.7 (16) | 0 | 7:22.5 (1) | 0 | 14:24.7 (1) | 3 | 22:36.4 (3) | 0 | 29:45.1 (4) | |||
| 6 | Frode Andresen | NOR | 36:16.9 | 5 | +0:20 | 35:56.9 (18) | 0 | 7:28.1 (2) | 3 | 15:42.5 (4) | 1 | 22:56.9 (5) | 1 | 30:15.8 (6) | |||
| 7 | Christoph Sumann |  AUT | 36:39.7 | 2 | +1:31 | 35:08.7 (6) | 1 | 9:04.5 (16) | 0 | 16:05.4 (9) | 1 | 23:28.2 (10) | 0 | 30:41.3 (8) | |||
| 8 | Michael Greis | GER | 36:39.9 | 1 | +2:11 | 34:28.9 (2) | 1 | 9:45.0 (29) | 0 | 16:50.0 (22) | 0 | 23:41.0 (13) | 0 | 30:40.7 (7) | |||
| 9 | Maksim Chudov |  RUS | 36:41.4 | 4 | +1:09 | 35:32.4 (11) | 2 | 9:02.8 (14) | 0 | 16:08.5 (11) | 0 | 23:01.4 (6) | 2 | 30:41.4 (9) | |||
| 10 | Julien Robert | FRA | 37:15.9 | 1 | +1:43 | 35:32.9 (12) | 1 | 9:21.0 (21) | 0 | 16:38.4 (16) | 0 | 23:46.5 (15) | 0 | 31:01.6 (10) | |||
| 11 | Nikolay Kruglov | RUS | 37:18.9 | 0 | +1:54 | 35:24.9 (9) | 0 | 9:08.7 (18) | 0 | 17:02.0 (25) | 0 | 24:05.7 (18) | 0 | 31:14.9 (12) | |||
| 12 | Ricco Groß | GER | 37:23.5 | 2 | +1:04 | 36:19.5 (23) | 1 | 8:45.0 (9) | 0 | 16:07.4 (10) | 0 | 23:24.3 (9) | 1 | 31:10.9 (11) | |||
| 13 | Rene Laurent Vuillermoz |  ITA | 37:27.3 | 2 | +2:35 | 34:52.3 (5) | 1 | 10:03.6 (35) | 1 | 17:27.3 (34) | 0 | 24:27.7 (23) | 0 | 31:33.6 (18) | |||
| 14 | Christian De Lorenzi | ITA | 37:28.5 | 2 | +2:03 | 35:25.5 (10) | 0 | 9:10.8 (19) | 1 | 16:41.9 (19) | 0 | 23:42.4 (14) | 1 | 31:19.0 (14) | |||
| 15 | Ivan Cherezov | RUS | 37:29.7 | 3 | +0:57 | 36:32.7 (25) | 1 | 8:38.5 (8) | 1 | 16:24.9 (13) | 1 | 24:06.1 (19) | 0 | 31:18.2 (13) | |||
| 16 | Zdeněk Vítek |  CZE | 37:30.2 | 4 | +1:13 | 36:17.2 (22) | 1 | 8:49.9 (10) | 0 | 15:56.2 (7) | 1 | 23:32.6 (11) | 2 | 31:32.5 (16) | |||
| 17 | Wilfried Pallhuber | ITA | 37:30.3 | 2 | +1:54 | 35:36.3 (14) | 0 | 9:07.8 (17) | 1 | 16:41.6 (20) | 0 | 23:46.8 (16) | 1 | 31:21.1 (15) | |||
| 18 | Tomasz Sikora |  POL | 37:31.6 | 4 | +1:43 | 35:48.6 (15) | 2 | 9:46.8 (30) | 0 | 16:47.2 (21) | 1 | 24:06.7 (20) | 1 | 31:34.0 (19) | |||
| 19 | Alexander Wolf | GER | 37:35.4 | 4 | +1:23 | 36:12.4 (20) | 0 | 8:36.6 (7) | 2 | 16:31.9 (14) | 0 | 23:35.5 (12) | 2 | 31:33.0 (17) | |||
| 20 | Mattias Nilsson |  SWE | 37:47.4 | 3 | +1:07 | 36:40.4 (28) | 1 | 8:58.3 (12) | 1 | 16:40.0 (18) | 0 | 23:52.0 (17) | 1 | 31:37.8 (20) | |||
| 21 | Stian Eckhoff | NOR | 38:00.2 | 4 | +1:36 | 36:24.2 (24) | 1 | 9:18.5 (20) | 2 | 17:18.4 (30) | 0 | 24:25.2 (22) | 1 | 31:58.1 (23) | |||
| 22 | Paavo Puurunen |  FIN | 38:01.2 | 1 | +2:46 | 35:15.2 (7) | 0 | 10:00.0 (34) | 0 | 17:12.0 (27) | 1 | 24:49.6 (28) | 0 | 31:54.2 (22) | |||
| 23 | Matthias Simmen |  SUI | 38:08.8 | 1 | +2:45 | 35:23.8 (8) | 1 | 10:27.6 (40) | 0 | 17:35.8 (36) | 0 | 24:40.8 (26) | 0 | 31:51.1 (21) | |||
| 24 | Pavol Hurajt |  SVK | 38:20.6 | 2 | +2:06 | 36:14.6 (21) | 0 | 9:26.3 (24) | 2 | 17:36.5 (37) | 0 | 24:50.9 (29) | 0 | 32:01.8 (24) | |||
| 25 | Björn Ferry | SWE | 38:25.5 | 4 | +1:20 | 37:05.5 (34) | 1 | 9:03.6 (15) | 0 | 16:10.5 (12) | 0 | 23:22.2 (8) | 3 | 32:06.3 (25) | |||
| 26 | Rustam Valiulin |  BLR | 38:32.7 | 5 | +1:57 | 36:35.7 (27) | 2 | 9:58.6 (32) | 1 | 17:27.8 (35) | 2 | 25:19.2 (34) | 0 | 32:33.4 (28) | |||
| 27 | Aleh Ryzhankou | BLR | 38:37.8 | 5 | +2:04 | 36:33.8 (26) | 1 | 9:32.6 (25) | 0 | 16:39.1 (17) | 2 | 24:27.0 (24) | 2 | 32:31.5 (27) | |||
| 28 | Wiesław Ziemianin | POL | 38:42.3 | 1 | +1:59 | 36:43.3 (30) | 0 | 9:24.9 (23) | 1 | 17:14.3 (29) | 0 | 24:39.1 (25) | 0 | 32:11.2 (26) | |||
| 29 | Roman Dostál | CZE | 38:48.0 | 4 | +2:39 | 36:09.0 (19) | 0 | 9:59.3 (33) | 0 | 17:01.7 (24) | 2 | 24:52.9 (30) | 2 | 32:45.6 (31) | |||
| 30 | Siarhei Novikau | BLR | 38:49.6 | 4 | +2:07 | 36:42.6 (29) | 0 | 9:24.3 (22) | 1 | 16:54.6 (23) | 2 | 24:58.0 (31) | 1 | 32:41.8 (30) | |||
| 31 | Andriy Deryzemlia |  UKR | 38:54.3 | 4 | +2:04 | 36:50.3 (32) | 2 | 10:04.6 (36) | 0 | 17:26.3 (33) | 2 | 25:24.4 (35) | 0 | 32:39.9 (29) | |||
| 32 | Michal Šlesingr | CZE | 39:03.7 | 1 | +3:11 | 35:52.7 (17) | 0 | 10:26.8 (39) | 0 | 17:39.5 (39) | 1 | 25:25.0 (36) | 0 | 32:46.6 (32) | |||
| 33 | Vitaliy Rudenchik |  BUL | 39:04.7 | 4 | +1:48 | 37:16.7 (35) | 1 | 9:35.0 (27) | 1 | 17:13.8 (28) | 2 | 25:31.1 (37) | 0 | 32:56.4 (33) | |||
| 34 | Zhang Chengye |  CHN | 39:04.7 | 7 | +1:39 | 37:25.7 (38) | 0 | 8:53.3 (11) | 1 | 16:32.4 (15) | 2 | 24:21.6 (21) | 4 | 33:07.8 (36) | |||
| 35 | Hidenori Isa |  JPN | 39:11.2 | 4 | +2:26 | 36:45.2 (31) | 2 | 10:36.1 (42) | 0 | 17:41.4 (40) | 2 | 25:45.5 (40) | 0 | 32:58.8 (34) | |||
| 36 | Tim Burke |  USA | 39:17.6 | 4 | +2:16 | 37:01.6 (33) | 0 | 9:37.4 (28) | 2 | 17:38.7 (38) | 2 | 25:41.2 (39) | 0 | 33:01.2 (35) | |||
| 37 | Janez Marič |  SLO | 39:42.4 | 4 | +2:17 | 37:25.4 (39) | 0 | 9:35.7 (26) | 1 | 17:06.7 (26) | 1 | 24:46.5 (27) | 2 | 33:08.4 (37) | |||
| 38 | David Ekholm | SWE | 39:43.8 | 3 | +2:22 | 37:21.8 (36) | 2 | 10:42.3 (43) | 1 | 18:37.2 (45) | 0 | 25:55.9 (41) | 0 | 33:24.9 (39) | |||
| 39 | Ondřej Moravec | CZE | 39:52.3 | 4 | +2:09 | 37:43.3 (42) | 1 | 9:49.5 (31) | 0 | 17:20.0 (31) | 2 | 25:15.5 (33) | 1 | 33:15.0 (38) | |||
| 40 | Ferréol Cannard | FRA | 40:07.7 | 5 | +2:08 | 37:59.7 (46) | 2 | 10:17.3 (37) | 0 | 17:25.8 (32) | 1 | 25:07.0 (32) | 2 | 33:32.8 (40) | |||
| 41 | Ruslan Lysenko | UKR | 40:16.4 | 3 | +2:45 | 37:31.4 (41) | 1 | 10:25.0 (38) | 1 | 18:11.2 (42) | 0 | 25:41.6 (38) | 1 | 33:44.7 (41) | |||
| 42 | Jānis Bērziņš | LAT | 40:22.8 | 1 | +2:58 | 37:24.8 (37) | 1 | 11:02.2 (47) | 0 | 18:35.3 (44) | 0 | 26:09.1 (42) | 0 | 33:50.6 (42) | |||
| 43 | Indrek Tobreluts |  EST | 40:25.8 | 4 | +2:36 | 37:49.8 (43) | 2 | 10:56.2 (45) | 1 | 18:42.1 (47) | 1 | 26:31.9 (45) | 0 | 33:58.3 (43) | |||
| 44 | Robin Clegg |  CAN | 40:30.3 | 4 | +3:01 | 37:29.3 (40) | 2 | 11:10.4 (49) | 0 | 18:29.5 (43) | 1 | 26:12.4 (43) | 1 | 34:11.1 (44) | |||
| 45 | Ludwig Gredler | AUT | 40:57.5 | 6 | +3:06 | 37:51.5 (44) | 2 | 11:21.7 (50) | 1 | 19:00.8 (49) | 3 | 27:26.9 (51) | 0 | 34:44.6 (47) | |||
| 46 | Raivis Zīmelis | LAT | 40:58.0 | 5 | +3:00 | 37:58.0 (45) | 1 | 10:59.3 (46) | 1 | 18:45.4 (48) | 1 | 26:30.4 (44) | 2 | 34:38.1 (46) | |||
| 47 | David Leoni | CAN | 41:07.4 | 5 | +2:39 | 38:28.4 (47) | 1 | 10:32.8 (41) | 0 | 17:50.4 (41) | 3 | 26:34.7 (46) | 1 | 34:33.1 (45) | |||
| 48 | Lowell Bailey | USA | 41:31.3 | 6 | +2:50 | 38:41.3 (50) | 3 | 11:38.9 (53) | 1 | 19:43.0 (55) | 1 | 27:23.0 (50) | 1 | 35:08.2 (49) | |||
| 49 | Miroslav Matiaško | SVK | 41:32.5 | 6 | +3:01 | 38:31.5 (48) | 2 | 11:24.8 (52) | 2 | 19:42.3 (54) | 1 | 27:23.8 (49) | 1 | 35:10.6 (50) | |||
| 50 | Tatsumi Kasahara | JPN | 41:42.0 | 6 | +2:55 | 38:47.0 (51) | 1 | 10:51.7 (44) | 1 | 18:38.1 (46) | 2 | 26:51.3 (47) | 2 | 35:19.3 (51) | |||
| 51 | Roland Lessing | EST | 41:53.4 | 4 | +3:19 | 38:34.4 (49) | 1 | 11:09.9 (48) | 1 | 19:06.1 (51) | 1 | 26:59.8 (48) | 1 | 35:01.9 (48) | |||
| 52 | Matej Kazár | SVK | 42:46.6 | 7 | +3:18 | 39:28.6 (52) | 2 | 11:44.1 (55) | 1 | 19:24.5 (53) | 2 | 27:42.5 (52) | 2 | 36:05.4 (52) | |||
| 53 | Aleksandr Chervyakov |  KAZ | 43:28.4 | 6 | +3:16 | 40:12.4 (53) | 2 | 11:42.3 (54) | 0 | 19:23.3 (52) | 2 | 28:02.0 (53) | 2 | 36:41.0 (53) | |||
| 54 | Kristaps Lībietis | LAT | 43:51.2 | 6 | +3:10 | 40:41.2 (54) | 1 | 11:21.3 (51) | 0 | 19:02.6 (50) | 3 | 28:11.4 (54) | 2 | 36:56.6 (54) | |||
| Raphaël Poirée | FRA | – | – | +1:07 | – (–) | 2 | 8:59.4 (13) | 0 | 16:04.8 (8) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | ||||
| Wolfgang Rottmann | AUT | [37:50.5] | [4] | [+2:00] | [35:50.5] (AC) | [0] | [9:04.2] (AC) | [2] | [17:02.7] (AC) | [1] | [24:22.5] ([AC]) | [1] | [31:57.5] ([AC]) | 1 | |||
| Wolfgang Perner | AUT | [38:13.5] | [7] | [+0:40] | [37:33.5] (AC) | [3] | [9:14.8] (AC) | [3] | [17:47.7] (AC) | [0] | [24:53.6] ([AC]) | [1] | [32:17.0] ([AC]) | 2 | |||
| Sergey Chepikov | RUS | – | – | +1:57 | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | ||||
| Oleksandr Bilanenko | UKR | – | – | +2:15 | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | ||||
| Carl Johan Bergman | SWE | – | – | +3:10 | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) |