The Men's 10 kilometre sprint biathlon

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...

competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

in Turin

Turin

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, Italy

Italy

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 was held on 14 February, at Cesana San Sicario

Cesana San Sicario

Cesana San Sicario, located in Cesana, Italy is a location of a venue for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The biathlon facility is built for 6,500 spectators....

. Competitors raced over three loops of the 3.3 kilometre skiing course, shooting ten times, five prone and five standing. Each miss required a competitor to ski a 150-metre penalty loop.

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...

 of Norway was the defending World and Olympic champion, but Germany's Michael Greis

Michael Greis

Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...

 led the World Cup standings before the Torino Games, with three more Germans in the top six.

Results

Two Austrian athletes were disqualified after the IOC determined they had violated the Anti-Doping rules; Wolfgang Rottmann had originally placed 27th, while Wolfgang Perner had placed 4th.

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Penalties	Behind
	Sven Fischer Sven Fischer Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert...		26:11.6	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...		26:19.8	0	+8.2
	Frode Andresen Frode Andresen Frode Andresen is a Norwegian biathlete and a cross-country skier. He now resides in Hønefoss, and trains with the Ringkollen Skiklubb.-Early life:...		26:31.3	1	+19.7
4	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....		26:54.2	1	+42.6
5	Ivan Tcherezov		27:09.0	0	+57.4
6	Ricco Gross Ricco Gross Ricco Groß is a former German biathlete and multiple gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics and World Championships. He is married to Kathrin since 1994 and they have three sons: Marco , Simon , and Gabriel...		27:15.1	0	+1:03.5
7	Mattias Nilsson Mattias Nilsson Mattias Nilsson is a Swedish former biathlete. On September 27, 2011, Nilsson announced his retirement due to a heart condition.- References :...		27:18.5	0	+1:06.9
8	Raphaël Poirée Raphaël Poirée Raphaël Poirée is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1999 to 2007. With his 44 World cup victories and several World Championship medals he ranks among the most successful biathletes ever.-Biography:...		27:19.0	1	+1:07.4
9	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...		27:20.5	0	+1:08.9
10	Zdenek Vitek Zdenek Vítek Zdeněk Vítek is a Czech biathlete.-Career:* World Championships* 2003 - bronze medal on the sprint-References:*...		27:24.4	1	+1:12.8
11	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...		27:25.5	3	+1:13.9
12	Ilmars Bricis Ilmars Bricis Ilmārs Bricis is former Latvian biathlete, who has participated in six Winter Olympics from 1992 to 2010.He is married to three-time Olympian Anžela Brice...		27:26.9	1	+1:15.3
13	Björn Ferry Björn Ferry Björn Ferry is a Swedish biathlete and medal winning Olympian. He began competing internationally in World Cup competitions in 2001, but did not win his first international race until the 2007/2008 season. In 2007, he won gold in the mixed relay event at the Biathlon World Championships...		27:31.1	2	+1:19.5
14	Alexander Wolf Alexander Wolf Alexander Wolf is a German biathlete. At the 2008 World Championships in Östersund, Sweden, he won bronze medals in the 12.5 km pursuit and the 4×7.5 km relay.-External links:*...		27:34.5	2	+1:22.9
15	Christoph Sumann Christoph Sumann Christoph "Sumi" Sumann is an Austrian biathlete.As many fellow biathletes Sumann picked up the sport switching from cross-country skiing he had been doing since childhood. By mid-1990s he entered junior ski team of Austria and he made it onto the senior level later on...		27:42.3	2	+1:30.7
16	Stian Eckhoff Stian Eckhoff Stian Eckhoff, born 3 September 1979 in Trondheim, is a Norwegian biathlete.- Honours :*World Championships** 2005, gold medal in the relay.*Junior World Championships** 1999: silver medal in relay* World Championships...		27:48.0	2	+1:36.4
17	Zhang Chengye		27:50.9	3	+1:39.3
18	Julien Robert Julien Robert Julien Robert is a French biathlete.As a member of the French team, he won bronze at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....		27:54.1	0	+1:42.5
19	Tomasz Sikora Tomasz Sikora Tomasz Sikora , is a Polish biathlete.In 1993 he finished second in 10 km sprint at world youth championships in Ruhpolding....		27:54.3	2	+1:42.7
20	Vitaliy Rudenchyk		27:59.1	1	+1:47.5
21	Nikolay Kruglov, Jr.		28:05.2	1	+1:53.6
22	Wilfried Pallhuber Wilfried Pallhuber Wilfried "Willi the Kid" Pallhuber . Is an Italian biathlete. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino he competed in his fifth olympics...		28:05.6	1	+1:54.0
23	Sergei Tchepikov Sergei Tchepikov Sergey Vladimirovich Tchepikov |Khor]], Khabarovsk Krai) is a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon and one in cross country skiing...		28:08.1	1	+1:56.5
24	Rustam Valiullin		28:08.4	1	+1:56.8
25	Wieslaw Ziemianin		28:10.1	1	+1:58.5
26	Christian De Lorenzi		28:14.5	2	+2:02.9
27	Andriy Deryzemlya Andriy Deryzemlya Andriy Deryzemlya is a Ukrainian biathlete who competed at the top level for eleven seasons before winning his first international medal, a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championship.-References:* , from biathlonworld.com...		28:15.2	2	+2:03.6
28	Oleg Ryzhenkov Oleg Ryzhenkov Oleg Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov is a Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - Bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay*1996 - Gold medal in the Team event, bronze medal on the relay...		28:15.9	1	+2:04.3
29	Pavol Hurajt Pavol Hurajt Pavol Hurajt is a Slovak biathlete. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 2010 in the mass start. In the 2009 World Cup, Hurajt finished 5th in the 20 KM race. Hurajt finished 7th in the men's sprint at the 2010 Games.-External links:*...		28:17.8	1	+2:06.2
30	Sergei Novikov		28:18.5	1	+2:06.9
31	Ferreol Cannard Ferréol Cannard Ferréol Cannard is a French biathlete. He celebrated his biggest triumphs with the French relay team at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, where he won a bronze medal with the French relay team. He also got a bronze medal with the French team at the World Championships 2004 in Oberhof- References :*...		28:19.7	1	+2:08.1
32	Ondrej Moravec		28:20.3	1	+2:08.7
33	Michael Greis Michael Greis Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...		28:22.9	3	+2:11.3
34	Olexander Bilanenko Olexander Bilanenko Olexander Viktorovich Bilanenko is a Ukrainian biathlete.- External links :*...		28:26.6	0	+2:15.0
35	Tim Burke		28:27.8	3	+2:16.2
36	Janez Maric Janez Marič Janez Marič is a Slovenian biathlete.Marič represented Slovenia at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.-References:...		28:28.6	3	+2:17.0
37	David Ekholm		28:33.3	1	+2:21.7
38	Hidenori Isa		28:37.1	1	+2:25.5
39	Rene Laurent Vuillermoz		28:46.7	4	+2:35.1
40	Indrek Tobreluts Indrek Tobreluts Indrek Tobreluts is an Estonian biathlete. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished 15th in the men's relay, 40th in the men's sprint, 43rd in the men's pursuit and 66th in the men's individual....		28:47.5	1	+2:35.9
41	David Leoni David Leoni David Leoni David Leoni David Leoni (born on September 8, 1982 in Liverpool U.K. is an Olympic Games biathlete for Team Canada, who lives in Edmonton Alberta. He is also a six-time Canadian Junior Champion, and three time North American Champion, who currently attends dental school at the...		28:50.4	1	+2:38.8
42	Roman Dostal Roman Dostál Roman Dostál is a Czech biathlete. He became a Biathlon World Champion on the 20 km in 2005. The victory itself was very surprising because he has never managed to come among the top three in any World Cup competition.-References:*...		28:50.6	3	+2:39.0
43	Matthias Simmen		28:56.3	3	+2:44.7
44	Ruslan Lysenko		28:56.6	2	+2:45.0
45	Paavo Puurunen Paavo Puurunen Paavo Puurunen is a Finnish biathlete. Puurunen debuted on the World Cup scene in the 1995/96 season. His best overall placing is from 1997/98 season when he finished 13th. He won his lone world cup victory in Pokljuka in 2001, in the World Championship, on the 20 km...		28:57.3	2	+2:45.7
46	Lowell Bailey Lowell Bailey Lowell Bailey is an American biathlete who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was 11th in the pursuit event in South Korea in 2008....		29:02.0	3	+2:50.4
47	Tatsumi Kasahara		29:07.0	1	+2:55.4
48	Jānis Bērziņš		29:09.9	1	+2:58.3
49	Raivis Zimelis		29:11.4	2	+2:59.8
50	Robin Clegg Robin Clegg Robin Clegg is an Olympic Games competitor for Team Canada as a biathlete.Clegg lives in Canmore, Alberta. He was a gold medalist at the 2005 North American Championships.-External links:*...		29:12.4	3	+3:00.8
51	Miroslav Matiasko		29:13.0	0	+3:01.4
52	Ludwig Gredler Ludwig Gredler Ludwig Gredler is a retired Austrian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1997 - bronze medal on the 20 km*2000 - silver medal on the 20 km-References:*...		29:17.6	4	+3:06.0
53	Carl Johan Bergman Carl Johan Bergman Carl Johan Bergman is a Swedish biathlete. He lives in Lillehammer, Norway with his Norwegian girlfriend, Liv Kjersti Eikeland. He is , and weighs 152 lb ....		29:21.5	0	+3:09.9
54	Kristaps Libietis		29:21.9	0	+3:10.3
55	Michal Šlesingr Michal Šlesingr Michal Šlesingr is a Czech biathlete. His biggest achievement so far is silver medal in 10 km sprint and bronze medal in 20 km individual at the 2007 World Championship in Antholz, Italy.- External links :*...		29:22.9	3	+3:11.3
56	Alexsandr Chervyhkov		29:27.1	2	+3:15.5
57	Matej Kazar		29:29.4	1	+3:17.8
58	Roland Lessing Roland Lessing Roland Lessing is an Estonian biathlete. First World Cup podium was in Pokljuka Pursuit 20 December 2009.- External links :* *...		29:30.7	2	+3:19.1
59	Jean Philippe Leguellec		29:32.3	2	+3:20.7
60	Jeremy Teela Jeremy Teela Jeremy Teela is an American biathlete and a sergeant in the United States Army. Teela is a three time Olympian, having competed in the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics.-Olympics:...		29:32.7	4	+3:21.1
61	Vladimir Dratchev Vladimir Dratchev Vladimir Petrovich Dratchev is former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Dratchev has four world championship titles in his career...		29:48.3	3	+3:36.7
62	Daisuke Ebisawa		29:49.7	3	+3:38.1
63	Matjaz Poklukar		30:00.6	3	+3:49.0
64	Michal Piecha		30:01.6	2	+3:50.0
65	Simon Hallenbarter		30:05.7	5	+3:54.1
66	Sergio Bonaldi		30:06.7	3	+3:55.1
67	Grzegorz Bodziana		30:08.4	1	+3:56.8
68	Janez Osbolt		30:08.8	2	+3:57.2
69	Klemen Bauer Klemen Bauer Klemen Bauer is a Slovenian biathlete.Bauer represented Slovenia at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, where he finished 4th in the sprint event.-References:...		30:09.3	2	+3:57.7
70	Kyoji Suga		30:10.6	2	+3:59.0
71	Marek Matiasko Marek Matiaško Marek Matiaško is a Slovak biathlete.He was born in Bojnice. He participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin he placed 5th in the 20 km. He represents Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...		30:11.0	6	+3:59.4
72	Vyacheslav Derkach		30:15.8	2	+4:04.2
73	Dimitri Borovik		30:31.6	4	+4:20.0
74	Imre Tagscherer		30:38.1	3	+4:26.5
75	Janno Prants		30:41.0	2	+4:29.4
76	Marian Blaj		30:44.4	4	+4:32.8
77	Tom Clemens		31:05.0	4	+4:53.4
78	Jay Hakkinen Jay Hakkinen Jay Hakkinen is a professional biathlete from Kasilof, Alaska. He is a four-time American Olympian, and his 10th-place finish in the 20-kilometer individual race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was the best finish ever by an American biathlete.-Background:At the age of three, Hakkinen...		31:22.2	6	+5:10.6
79	Park Yoon Bae		31:29.5	3	+5:17.9
80	Cameron Morton Cameron Morton Cameron Morton is an Australian biathlete who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He came 83rd and 82nd out of 89 and 90 competitors respectively in the 20 km and 10 km event.- References :...		32:07.4	4	+5:55.8
81	Mihail Gribusencov		32:17.6	2	+6:06.0
82	Luis Alberto Hernando		32:26.0	4	+6:14.4
83	Stavros Christoforidis		32:48.3	3	+6:36.7
84	Miro Cosic		32:56.1	4	+6:44.5
85	Aleksandar Milenkovic		33:17.7	6	+7:06.1
86	Sebastian Beltrame		33:32.4	5	+7:20.8
87	Marco Zuniga		33:38.1	1	+7:26.5
88	Karolis Zlatkauskas		34:33.8	4	+8:22.2
-	Wolfgang Perner Wolfgang Perner Wolfgang Perner is a retired Austrian biathlete.He has been a part of the Austrian national biathlon team since 1992...		Disqualified
-	Wolfgang Rottman		Disqualified