Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's pursuit

The men's pursuit competition in 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...

at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

was held at Whistler Olympic Park

Whistler Olympic Park

The Whistler Olympic Park is the location of the Nordic events facilities for the 2010 Winter Olympics and is located in the Madeley Creek basin in the Callaghan Valley, west of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The facility hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing, nordic combined, and ski...

in Whistler, British Columbia

Whistler, British Columbia

Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...

on February 16, 2010. It was won by Swedish athlete 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...

, after both Ferry and second place finisher 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...

of Austria successfully pursued and overtook the leader at the start of the race, France's Vincent Jay

Vincent Jay

Vincent Jay is a French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 10 km sprint and a Bronze medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Jay also won the 20 km individual race at the 2009 World Cup event in Vancouver.- External links :*...

Competition

The pursuit takes place over a distance of 12.5 km. The start of the competition was marred by irregularities in how officials released athletes at the beginning of their runs. In pursuit competitions, athlete's start times are staggered by the differences in their times in a previous sprint, in this case the 10km sprint event

Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint

The men's sprint competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 14, 2010.- Results :- References :*, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-13.*...

held on February 14. Thus, officials need to release athletes to begin the event at exact times. Athletes in both the men's and women's pursuit competitions were started earlier and later than their appropriate times, resulting in a number of complaints from coachs and athletes. Officials attempted to correct the errors by making alterations in the final times of competitors. Nonetheless, media reports cited the incident as embarrassing for the International Biathlon Union

International Biathlon Union

The International Biathlon Union, IBU, is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters are in Salzburg, Austria.- History :The International Biathlon Union was founded on 2 July 1993...

. Norbert Baier, the chief technical delegate from the IBU at the Games and the official responsible for ensuring that the rules were implemented correctly by officials, called it, "the worst day of my career."

Following the sprint, Vincent Jay

Vincent Jay

of France

France at the 2010 Winter Olympics

France participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:France qualified 22 skiers, most of any nation at the Games.MenWomen- Biathlon:MenWomen- Cross-country skiing:...

led the field and started first. Jay would continue to set the pace throughout much of the race. Björn Ferry

Björn Ferry

of Sweden

Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Sweden participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 106 competitors competed in nine of the fifteen disciplines.-Medalists:The following Swedish athletes won medals at the games:- Alpine skiing:Men...

, who started the race in 8th place more than a minute behind Jay, pushed hard through much of the race and finally overtook Jay in the final lap. Following Ferry, Austrian

Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Austria participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Medalists :- Alpine Skiing :Stefanie Köhle, Mario Matt and Hannes Reichelt were withdrawn from the squad prior to the opening ceremony- Biathlon :...

Christoph Sumann

also overtook Jay and won the silver medal. Jay held on to third place, beating his closest opponent by less than three seconds at the finish line, and securing the bronze medal. Ferry's victory was the first Olympic biathlon gold medal won by a Swedish athlete in 50 years. Norwegian competitors Emil Hegle Svendsen

Emil Hegle Svendsen

Emil Hegle Svendsen is a Norwegian biathlete. He skis with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim. He is tall, and weighs 170 lb ....

and 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...

, a five-time Olympic champion, were expected to do well before the race but failed to live up to those expectations. Svendsen missed four shooting targets and Bjørndalen finished nearly a minute behind Ferry.

Confusion and starter errors

Observers and participants reported that several starter errors occurred during the race start. Competitors 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:...

and Jean-Philippe Leguellec

Jean-Philippe Leguellec

Jean-Philippe Le Guellec is a Canadian biathlete.Le Guellec began competing in the biathlon in 1999, and joined the national team in 2003...

were started too early, before racers who were seeded higher than them. Teela stated that the early start threw-off his strategy, contributing to his missing two targets in his first two shooting range stops. Said Teela, "We have a couple more races this week. Hopefully the organizers figure this problem out and they make the races fair." Starter confusion was reportedly also present during the Women's pursuit

Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's pursuit

The women's pursuit competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 16, 2010.Observers and participants reported that the race start was confused and disorganized. U.S...

earlier that day. U.S. coach Per Nilsson stated that he had never seen an Olympic biathlon as poorly managed as the February 16 women's race.

Results

1:11.6
Rank	Bib	Name	Start	Time	Penalties (P+P+S+S)	Deficit
	8	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...	1:12	33:38.4	1 (0+0+0+1)
	12	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...	1:25	33:54.9	2 (0+0+1+1)
	1	Vincent Jay Vincent Jay Vincent Jay is a French biathlete. He won a gold medal in the 10 km sprint and a Bronze medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Jay also won the 20 km individual race at the 2009 World Cup event in Vancouver.- External links :*...	0:00	34:06.6	2 (0+0+1+1)
	11	Simon Eder Simon Eder Simon Eder is an Austrian biathlete. First World Cup win in Khanty-Mansiysk Mass-start 29 March 2009.- External links :* *...	1:24	34:09.4	3 (0+0+2+1)
	21	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...	1:48	34:29.6	1 (0+0+0+1)
	10	Ivan Tcherezov	1:18	34:29.6	2 (1+0+1+0)
	17	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...	1:41	34:29.8	2 (0+0+0+2)
	2	Emil Hegle Svendsen Emil Hegle Svendsen Emil Hegle Svendsen is a Norwegian biathlete. He skis with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim. He is tall, and weighs 170 lb ....	0:12	34:30.4	4 (0+1+2+1)
	4	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:...	0:17	34:33.8	5 (1+0+2+2)
10	22	Serguei Sednev Serguei Sednev Serhiy Anatoliyovich Sednev is a Ukrainian biathlete. First World Cup win was in Antholz-Anterselva Individual 21 January 2010.- External links :* *...	1:49	34:50.0	0 (0+0+0+0)
11	6	Jean-Philippe Leguellec Jean-Philippe Leguellec Jean-Philippe Le Guellec is a Canadian biathlete.Le Guellec began competing in the biathlon in 1999, and joined the national team in 2003...	0:50	34:51.9	2 (0+1+0+1)
12	13	Thomas Frei Thomas Frei (biathlete) Thomas Frei is a Swiss biathlete.-External links:**...	1:29	34:56.4	1 (0+1+0+0)	+1:18.0
13	23	Andreas Birnbacher Andreas Birnbacher Andreas Birnbacher is a German biathlete. His biggest successes were the silver medal in the mass start event at the 2007 world championships and the gold medal in the mixed relay at the 2008 world championships.-External links:*...	1:59	35:03.4	2 (1+0+1+0)
14	34	Dominik Landertinger Dominik Landertinger Dominik Landertinger is an Austrian biathlete. He debuted in the 2007/2008 season, and his big breakthrough came during the 2008/2009 season, where he, as of February 22, 2009, has eight podium finishes, including a gold medal in the 15 km mass start at the 2009 World Championships in...	2:16	35:06.7	3 (1+0+1+1)	+1:28.3
15	15	Evgeny Ustyugov Evgeny Ustyugov Evgeny Romanovich Ustyugov is a Russian biathlete. He won the gold medal in the men's 15km mass start event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada...	1:40	35:07.4	4 (1+1+2+0)
16	7	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:*...	1:07	35:12.8	3 (1+0+0+2)
17	24	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...	2:00	35:13.1	2 (1+1+0+0)	+1:34.7
18	29	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....	2:08	35:14.3	3 (1+1+0+1)
19	42	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 ....	2:34	35:14.6	1 (0+1+0+0)
20	30	Anton Shipulin Anton Shipulin Anton Vladimirovich Shipulin is a Russian biathlete. Absolute champion of European Biathlon Championship 2008 . The bronze medallist of the Winter Olympic Games 2010...	2:11	35:34.4	3 (0+1+2+0)	+1:56.0
21	40	Sergey Novikov Sergey Novikov (biathlete) Sergey Valentinovich Novikov is a Belarusian biathlete.At the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, he won the Silver medal in the Men's 20 Kilometre Individual race together with Ole Einar Bjørndalen.-External links:*...	2:30	35:35.2	2 (0+0+1+1)	+1:56.8
22	53	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....	3:07	35:35.6	0 (0+0+0+0)
23	46	Lars Berger Lars Berger Lars Berger is a Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier. Fellow biathlete Tora Berger is his sister. Berger's family moved to Lesja, Oppland, in 1985. At the age of six, Berger started cross-country skiing, but during his teens he decided to try out the biathlon.Berger joined the national...	2:45	35:37.2	2 (0+0+0+2)
24	9	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:...	1:14	35:45.4	4 (0+0+2+2)
25	3	Jakov Fak Jakov Fak Jakov Fak is a Croatian-Slovenian biathlete. As a member of the Croatian biathlon team, Fak won a bronze medal at the World Championships in 2009 and another bronze at the 2010 Winter Olympics...	0:14	35:45.6	4 (2+1+0+1)
26	5	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...	0:41	35:48.7	6 (1+0+3+2)	+2:10.3
27	39	Yan Savitskiy	2:27	35:49.6	1 (0+0+1+0)	+2:11.2
28	26	Matthias Simmen	2:04	35:55.0	1 (3+0+0+0)
29	18	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 :*...	1:43	35:58.8	3 (0+0+1+2)
30	19	Christoph Stephan Christoph Stephan Christoph Stephan is a German biathlete. In 2008, he won his first single World Cup Race.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup-External links:*...	1:43	36:02.3	4 (1+0+1+2)
31	20	Alexandr Syman	1:46	36:13.9	2 (0+0+1+1)	+2:35.5
32	14	Ilmārs 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...	1:34	36:14.9	4 (0+0+2+2)	+2:36.5
33	38	Fredrik Lindström Fredrik Lindström (biathlete) Fredrik Lindström is a Swedish biathlete. His debut in the Biathlon World Cup took place on December 12, 2008 in Hochfilzen, where he ended up in 47th place. He also represents Sweden at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.-References:*...	2:26	36:25.5	4 (0+1+1+2)
34	35	Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade is a French biathlete. Fourcade won the pursuit at the 2011 Biathlon World Championships, and is also an Olympic silver medalist and winner of the 2009–10 Pursuit World Cup.-Early career:...	2:18	36:28.4	5 (1+0+2+2)
35	32	Zhang Chengye	2:12	36:28.7	5 (0+2+1+2)	+2:50.3
36	36	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....	2:19	36:34.0	3 (0+2+1+0)
37	37	Arnd Peiffer Arnd Peiffer Arnd Peiffer is a German biathlete. In 2008, he ran his first single World Cup Race, and the at the end of the same season he retrieved his first world cup victory.-Career highlights:IBU World Championships...	2:21	36:44.9	4 (0+0+1+3)
38	28	Zdeněk Vítek Zdenek Vítek Zdeněk Vítek is a Czech biathlete.-Career:* World Championships* 2003 - bronze medal on the sprint-References:*...	2:06	36:45.1	5 (1+1+1+2)	+3:06.7
39	33	Serhiy Semenov Serhiy Semenov Serhiy Aleksandrovich Semenov is a Ukrainian biathlete.- External links :*...	2:13	36:55.7	4 (3+1+0+0)
40	49	Evgeny Abramenko	2:50	36:56.0	1 (0+0+1+0)
41	45	Daniel Mesotitsch Daniel Mesotitsch Daniel Mesotitsch is an Austrian biathlete, the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. He was born in Villach, Kärnten, Austria.His height is 181 cm and weight 80 kg.-World championships:...	2:38	36:56.0	4 (0+0+3+1)
42	43	Rustam Valiullin	2:36	37:05.5	5 (1+0+2+2)
43	16	Simon Hallenbarter	1:41	37:07.9	6 (1+2+1+2)
44	59	Michail Kletcherov	3:15	37:08.1	0 (0+0+0+0)
45	25	Krasimir Anev	2:01	37:24.2	3 (2+0+0+1)	+3:45.8
46	47	Tim Burke	2:47	37:26.8	5 (0+2+1+2)
47	27	Janez Marič Janez Marič Janez Marič is a Slovenian biathlete.Marič represented Slovenia at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.-References:...	2:05	37:28.4	5 (0+1+3+1)
48	31	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....	2:11	37:29.0	5 (2+0+2+1)	+3:50.6
49	51	Alexsandr Chervyhkov	3:02	37:30.5	3 (1+0+1+1)
50	48	Kauri Koiv Kauri Kõiv Kauri Kõiv is an Estonian biathlete. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 14th in the 4×7.5 km relay, 44th in the 20 km individual, 48th in the 10 km sprint and 50th in the 12.5 km pursuit.-References:...	2:48	37:45.5	4 (0+1+2+1)
51	52	Jaroslav Soukup	3:03	38:04.9	4 (1+1+1+1)
52	41	Timo Antila	2:30	38:22.1	6 (0+1+2+3)
53	44	Markus Windisch	2:37	39:50.8	6 (0+2+3+1)
54	56	Lukas Hofer Lukas Hofer Lukas Hofer is an Italian biathlete. He competed for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in biathlon.- References :...	3:11	39:50.9	5 (2+0+2+1)
55	60	Mattia Cola	3:17	39:50.9	4 (0+0+0+4)
56	55	Lee-Steve Jackson	3:10	39:54.7	4 (0+1+3+0)	+6:16.3
57	54	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...	3:10	40:33.2	6 (1+2+3+0)
58	50	Andrejs Rastorgujevs Andrejs Rastorgujevs Andrejs Rastorgujevs is a Latvian biathlete. He is considered as one of the most perspective Latvian biathletes.His debut in the Biathlon World Cup was a rather unsuccessful one...	2:58	41:35.9	9 (2+2+3+2)	+7:57.5
59	57	Vasja Rupnik Vasja Rupnik Vasja Rupnik is a Slovenian biathlete.Rupnik represented Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-References:...	3:13	41:59.2	11 (1+2+4+4)	+8:20.8

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Peter Dokl

Peter Dokl is a Slovenian biathlete.Dokl represented Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-References:...

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External links

2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 12.5 km Pursuit, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-15.

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