Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics
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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...

 has been contested at the Winter Paralympic Games
Winter Paralympic Games
The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Winter Paralympic Games are held every four years directly following the Winter...

 since the Winter Games in 1988
1988 Winter Paralympics
The 1988 Winter Paralympic Games, were the fourth Winter Paralympics, held again in Innsbruck, Austria. These were the last Winter Paralympics to be held in a separate location from the Winter Olympics. Beginning in 1992, the Olympics and the Paralympics were held in the same city or in an adjacent...

, in Innsbruck, Austria.

Events

12.5 km men Standing 2
Visually impaired 2
Sitting 2
7.5 km men Standing 6
Visually impaired 5
Sitting 4
3 km men Standing 1
Visually impaired 1
2.4 km men Sitting 1
12.5 km women Standing 2
Visually impaired 2
10 km women Sitting 2
7.5 km women Standing 4
Visually impaired 4
Sitting 3
3 km women Standing 1
Visually impaired 1
2.4 km women Sitting 1
Total Events 3 4 10 12 6 12 12

Medal table

NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics
1  Germany 17 9 14 40
2  Russia 12 16 8 36
3  Ukraine 6 11 9 26
4  Norway 6 2 7 15
5  France 5 4 3 12
6  Switzerland 3 5 3 11
7  Finland 3 2 4 9
8  Japan 2 2 1 5
9  Netherlands 2 0 1 3
10  Sweden 1 2 2 5
11  Denmark 1 0 1 2
12 ' 1 0 0 1
13  Austria 0 4 0 4
14  Slovakia 0 2 1 3
15  Italy 0 0 1 1
15  Poland 0 0 1 1
15  Canada 0 0 1 1
15  Belarus 0 0 1 1
15  United States 0 0 1 1
Total 19 nations 59 59 59 177

As of 2010 Winter Paralympics
2010 Winter Paralympics
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...

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