Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
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Biathlon
at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
consisted of ten events.
The event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
1994 Winter Paralympics
The 1994 Winter Paralympics, the sixth Winter Paralympics, were held in Lillehammer, Norway, from 10–19 March 1994. These Games marked the first time the Paralympic Winter Games were held in the same location as the Winter Olympics, a tradition that has continued through an agreement of cooperation...
consisted of ten events.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 |  France |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Norway |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Russia |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Denmark |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Switzerland |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Medal summary
The competition event was:- 7.5 km: men - women
The event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
- LW2 - standing: single leg amputationAmputationAmputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...
above the knee - LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsyCerebral palsyCerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
, or equivalent impairment - LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
- LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
- LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
- LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
- LW 10 - sitting: paraplegiaParaplegiaParaplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek: παραπληγίη "half-striking". It is usually the result of spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida that affects the neural elements of the spinal canal...
with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance - LW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
- B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
- B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
- B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
Men's events
| 7.5 km free technique | B1 |
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| B2 |
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| B3 |
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| LW2/3/9 |
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| LW4 |
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| LW5-8 |
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| 7.5 km sitski | LW10 |
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| LW11 |
Women's events
| 7.5 km free technique | B1-3 |
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| LW2-9 |