North American Championships in Summer Biathlon 2008

The North American Championships in Summer Biathlon 2008 were held from September 4 to September 7 of that year in Canmore , Alberta , Canada .

The continental title fights were dominated by the athletes from the host country. Athletes from the USA were almost not at the start, and the few sent starters were also not among the top US biathletes. With the French Ferréol Cannard and the New Zealander Sarah Murphy , two athletes from host countries competed. There were competitions on rollerskiing and cross-country skiing .

Men roller skis

Single 20 km

space	athlete	Shooting error	time
1	Scott Perras	0-3-1-1	57.37
2	Maxime Leboeuf	2-0-1-1	58.14
3	Patrick Côté	1-2-0-2	58.51
4th	David Johns	0-1-1-0	59.02
5	Brendan Green	2-2-1-0	59.13
6th	Ferréol Cannard	0-2-0-2	59.16
7th	Nathan Smith	3-2-1-1	1:00:15
8th	François Leboeuf	0-1-2-1	1:00:20
9	Tyson Smith	1-1-2-1	1:00:55
10	Jaime Robb	1-3-1-2	1:01:46
11	Marc Andrè Bédard	1-1-3-1	1:02:07
12	Mateusz Stachura	2-3-0-2	1: 03.14
13	Daniel Robb	1-0-2-1	1:07:34
14th	Jon Skinstad	1-2-2-2	1:10:19
15th	Alexander Dumond	2-4-1-3	1:13:02
16	Philip Eriksson	1-1-2-3	1:13:11
17th	Paul Wolochuk	0-3-1-2	1:15:47
18th	Johnathan Forward	0-1-3-4	1:17:04

Date: Thursday, September 4, 2008
18 of 19 registered athletes from three countries started.

In the simultaneous junior races, the American Leif Nordgren won ahead of the Canadian Kurtis Wenzel and Wynn Roberts (USA).

Sprint 10 km

space	athlete	Shooting error	time
1	Jean-Philippe Leguellec	0-1	25:45
2	Ferréol Cannard	0-1	26:03
3	Patrick Côté	0-2	26:42
4th	Marc Andrè Bédard	0-1	26:44
5	Scott Perras	1-3	26:45
6th	Tyson Smith	0-1	27: 1
7th	Jaime Robb	1-2	27:14
8th	François Leboeuf	1-0	27:24
9	Maxime Leboeuf	1-0	27:36
10	Nathan Smith	1-3	27:44
11	Robin Clegg	0-3	27:57
12	Mateusz Stachura	1-2	28:21
13	Brendan Green	3-2	28:29
14th	David Johns	1-2	28:36
15th	Yannick Letailleur	0-2	28:47
16	Joel Pacas	3-0	30:25
17th	Daniel Robb	0-2	30:52
18th	Alexandre Dumond	2-1	31:05
19th	Stuart Lodge	1-4	31:11
20th	Philip Eriksson	1-2	33:19
21st	Johnny Forward	2-1	34:12
22nd	Jon Skinstad	2-4	34:29
23	Aaron Scott	1-3	37:22

Date: Saturday, September 6th, 2008
23 athletes from three countries started. Jon Skinstad received a two-minute time penalty.

In the simultaneous competition of the juniors, the Canadian Matt Neumann won ahead of the Americans Wynn Roberts and Leif Nordgren .

Pursuit 12.5 km

space	athlete	Shooting error	time
1	Jean-Philippe Leguellec	1-0-0-0	36:40
2	Ferréol Cannard	0-1-0-0	37:26
3	Patrick Côté	1-0-1-1	37:51
4th	Scott Perras	2-2-1-3	38:32
5	Jaime Robb	1-1-2-2	38:52
6th	Marc Andrè Bédard	2-1-1-2	39:03
7th	Tyson Smith	1-1-0-1	39:06
8th	Nathan Smith	3-1-1-0	39:08
9	Maxime Leboeuf	1-1-3-1	39:17
10	Robin Clegg	2-0-1-0	39:35
11	Mateusz Stachura	0-1-3-1	39:43
12	Brendan Green	0-1-3-2	39:48
13	Yannick Letailleur	1-0-1-1	40:18
14th	David Johns	0-0-1-1	40:36
15th	Joel Pacas	1-1-3-2	43:19
16	Stuart Lodge	0-1-3-2	43:40
17th	Daniel Robb	0-0-1-2	45:04
18th	Alexandre Dumond	0-1-3-1	45:58
19th	Jon Skinstad	4-3-3-1	48:55
20th	Philip Eriksson	1-2-0-5	49:07
21st	Aaron Scott	1-1-4-3	55:23
-	François Leboeuf	3-0-1-3	DNF
-	Johnny Forward	3-2-0-	DNF

Date: Sunday, September 7th, 2008
23 athletes from three countries started.

Three athletes competed in the simultaneous junior race. Leif Nordgren won ahead of Wynn Roberts (both USA) and Matt Neumann (Canada).

Men Cross Country

Sprint 4 km

space	athlete	Shooting error	time
1	Aaron Scott	1-2	19:59
2	Andrew Lyon	2-4	25:24

Date: Saturday, September 6th, 2008
2 out of 2 registered athletes from two countries started.

Pursuit 5 km

space	athlete	Shooting error	time
1	Philip Eriksson	3-2-4-2	33:36
2	Aaron Scott	1-3-3-2	37:55
3	Ian Beales	1-1-1-1	39:08
4th	Andrew Lyon	2-3-0-3	43:23

Date: Sunday, September 7th 2008
4 of 4 registered athletes from two countries started.

Women roller skis

Single 20 km

space	athlete	Shooting error	time
1	Zina Kocher	0-3-0-1	50:19
2	Megan Imrie	1-2-2-1	53:25
3	Megan Tandy	1-1-1-2	54:06
4th	Claude Godbout	3-0-1-0	55:33
5	Sarah Murphy	1-0-3-0	56:07
6th	Jessica Sedlock	2-2-2-2	57:24
7th	Melanie Schultz	2-2-1-1	58:37
8th	Brynden Manbeck	0-0-0-2	59:20
9	Alicia Hurley	1-2-1-1	1:02:17
10	Tana Chesham	0-2-1-1	1:02:50
11	Tatiana Vukadinovic	2-0-2-1	1:06:36
12	Kathryn Stone	2-1-4-2	1:07:06
13	Jytte Apel	1-3-0-3	1:10:10
14th	Betsy Mawdsley	4-0-4-2	1:14:42
15th	Annik Levesque	3-2-4-3	1:16:23
-	Lindsey Bolivar	1-1-	DNF

Date: Thursday, September 4, 2008
17 athletes from three countries started.

Sprint 10 km

space	athlete	Shooting error	time
1	Megan Imrie	0-1	25:31
2	Megan Tandy	3-0	26:04
3	Melanie Schultz	2-0	27:33
4th	Jessica Sedlock	4-1	27:36
5	Sarah Murphy	2-3	28:49
	Jodi Etcheverry	0-2	28:49
7th	Lindsey Bolivar	2-0	28:56
8th	Claude Godbout	4-1	29:02
9	Rosanna Crawford	2-1	29:20
10	Alicia Hurley	2-0	29:57
11	Brynden Manbeck	1-1	30:33
12	Annik Levesque	0-1	30:34
13	Tatiana Vukadinovic	0-3	31:08
14th	Jytte Apel	1-1	31:51

Date: Saturday, September 6th, 2008
14 of 15 registered athletes from three countries started.

In the simultaneous female junior race, Tana Chesham from Canada won ahead of her compatriots Kathryn Stone and Carly Shiell.

Pursuit 12.5 km

space	athlete	Shooting error	time
1	Megan Imrie	1-0-1-2	38:05
2	Zina Kocher	2-0-3-2	39:24
3	Megan Tandy	1-1-1-2	40:01
4th	Sarah Murphy	0-2-1-1	40:42
5	Jessica Sedlock	2-2-2-2	41:15
6th	Melanie Schultz	1-3-1-1	41:35
7th	Rosanna Crawford	0-1-1-1	41:41
8th	Claude Godbout	2-2-3-2	42:55
9	Jodi Etcheverry	1-1-1-3	43:10
10	Lindsey Bolivar	1-1-1-1	44:24
11	Alicia Hurley	0-2-1-1	45:41
12	Tatiana Vukadinovic	0-1-1-1	47:36
13	Jytte Apel	1-1-2-2	48:45
14th	Annik Levesque	3-1-1-2	49:39

Date: Sunday, September 7th, 2008
14 of 15 registered athletes from three countries started.

Women cross-country

Sprint 3 km

space	athlete	Shooting error	time
1	Annik Levesque	0-2	18:23
2	Jacqueline Akerman	3-1	20:31
3	Chantal Prosser	3-2	25:23

Date: Saturday, September 6th, 2008
3 of 3 registered athletes from one country started.

Pursuit 4 km

space	athlete	Shooting error	time
1	Annik Levesque	1-2-3-0	33:46
2	Kathryn Stone	4-2-5-4	36:00
3	Chantal Prosser	1-3-3-4	44:03

Date: Sunday, September 7th, 2008
3 of 3 registered athletes from one country started.

Web links

• entry list
• Results of the individual (PDF file; 92 kB)
• Results of the sprints (PDF file; 469 kB)
• Results of the pursuers (PDF file; 474 kB)