2007-08 Biathlon World Cup - World Cup 1
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The 2007-08 Biathlon World Cup
/World Cup 1 was the opening event of the season and has been held in Kontiolahti
, Finland
. From Thursday November 29 until Sunday December 2, 2007.
2007-08 Biathlon World Cup
The 2007–08 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union...
/World Cup 1 was the opening event of the season and has been held in Kontiolahti
Kontiolahti
Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. From Thursday November 29 until Sunday December 2, 2007.
Schedule of events
The timeschedule of the event stands below| Date | Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| November 29 | 11:30 cet Central European Time Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00... |
Women's 15 km Individual |
| 14:30 cet | Men's 20 km Individual | |
| November 30 | 14:45 cet | Women's 7.5 km Sprint |
| December 1 | 14:45 cet | Men's 10 km Sprint |
| December 2 | 12:00 cet | Women's 10 km Pursuit |
| 14:45 cet | Men's 12.5 km Pursuit |
Men
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 20 km Individual details |
Vincent Defrasne Vincent Defrasne Vincent Defrasne is a French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.... |
51:25.2 (0+0+0+0) |
Halvard Hanevold Halvard Hanevold Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter... |
51:48.8 (0+1+0+0) |
Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Alexandrovich Tchoudov is a Russian biathlete.He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the 2004/05 season and has since been a regular member of the Russian team. He has won a total of seven medals at World Championships, three gold, three silver, and one bronze.-World Championships... |
51:55.4 (0+0+1+0) |
| 10 km Sprint details |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen... |
23:13.4 (0+0) |
Dmitri Yaroshenko |
23:26.1 (1+0) |
Carsten Pump |
23:36.7 (0+0) |
| 12.5 km Pursuit details |
Ivan Tcherezov |
32:52.0 (0+0+0+0) |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen... |
33:19.7 (1+1+0+2) |
Dmitri Yaroshenko |
33:52.5 (0+0+0+3) |
Women
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 15 km Individual details |
Martina Beck |
46:28.8 (0+0+0+0) |
Tatyana Moiseyeva |
46:35.5 (0+0+0+0) |
Simone Hauswald |
47:31.5 (0+1+0+1) |
| 7.5 km Sprint details |
Martina Beck |
21:24.1 (0+0) |
Kati Wilhelm Kati Wilhelm Kati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant... |
21:24.4 (1+0) |
Tora Berger Tora Berger Tora Berger is a World Cup level biathlete and Olympic Champion. She has been a member of the Norwegian women's biathlon team since 1999. She has 5 individual victories in the World Cup. She is the sister of biathlete and cross-country skier Lars Berger... |
21:24.7 (0+0) |
| 10 km Pursuit details |
Tora Berger Tora Berger Tora Berger is a World Cup level biathlete and Olympic Champion. She has been a member of the Norwegian women's biathlon team since 1999. She has 5 individual victories in the World Cup. She is the sister of biathlete and cross-country skier Lars Berger... |
31:59.7 (0+0+0+1) |
Andrea Henkel Andrea Henkel Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach... |
32:18.5 (0+0+2+0) |
Martina Beck |
32:42.2 (0+0+1+0) |