2014 Winter Olympics / Biathlon - Sprint (Men)

Biathlon 10 km sprint of the men of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games
winner	Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Competitions
sprint	Women	Men
persecution	Women	Men
Mass start	Women	Men
singles	Women	Men
Season	Women	Men	Mixed

The men's 10 km sprint race in biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics took place on February 8, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the Laura biathlon and cross-country skiing center . Olympic champion was Ole Einar Bjørndalen from Norway, while Austrian Dominik Landertinger won the silver medal . Bronze went to the Czech Jaroslav Soukup .

Competition description

The sprint was the individual discipline with the shortest running route in the men's category. The total of 10 km was spread over three laps of equal length, after the first and second laps the athletes had to hit five targets at the shooting range. The first time they had to shoot in a lying position, the second time in a standing position. For each target not hit, the athlete had to complete a 150-meter penalty loop. The athletes started the race at an interval of 30 seconds (sometimes 15 seconds). The winner was whoever had the fastest overall time at the finish. The top 60 athletes of the sprint qualified to take part in the pursuit race .

Total ascent: 381 m, maximum ascent: 28 m, difference in altitude: 57 m
87 participants from 31 countries, 86 of them in the rating.

Results

space	athlete	country	Time (min)	Penalties (L + S)	Difference (min)
1	Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Norway	24: 33.5	1 (0 + 1)	-
2	Dominik Landertinger	Austria	24: 34.8	0 (0 + 0)	+0: ​​01.3
3	Jaroslav Soukup	Czech Republic	24: 39.2	0 (0 + 0)	+0: ​​05.7
4th	Anton Schipulin	Russia	24: 39.9	1 (0 + 1)	+0: ​​06.4
5	Jean-Philippe Leguellec	Canada	24: 43.2	0 (0 + 0)	+0: ​​09.7
6th	Martin Fourcade	France	24: 45.9	1 (0 + 1)	+0: ​​12.4
7th	Simon Eder	Austria	24: 47.2	0 (0 + 0)	+0: ​​13.7
8th	Ondřej Moravec	Czech Republic	24: 48.1	0 (0 + 0)	+0: ​​14.6
9	Emil Hegle Svendsen	Norway	25: 02.8	1 (0 + 1)	+0: ​​29.3
10	Jakov Fak	Slovenia	25: 06.5	0 (0 + 0)	+0: ​​33.0
11	Dominik Windisch	Italy	25: 07.6	1 (1 + 0)	+0: ​​34.1
12	Lukas Hofer	Italy	25: 08.8	1 (0 + 1)	+0: ​​35.3
13	Nathan Smith	Canada	25: 09.7	0 (0 + 0)	+0: ​​36.2
14th	Jean-Guillaume Béatrix	France	25: 12.1	1 (1 + 0)	+0: ​​38.6
15th	Simon Schempp	Germany	25: 16.4	0 (0 + 0)	+0: ​​42.9
16	Yevgeny Ustyugov	Russia	25: 19.1	1 (1 + 0)	+0: ​​45.6
17th	Andrejs Rastorgujevs	Latvia	25: 20.2	1 (1 + 0)	+0: ​​46.7
18th	Fredrik Lindström	Sweden	25: 21.0	0 (0 + 0)	+0: ​​47.5
19th	Tim Burke	United States	25: 23.3	1 (0 + 1)	+0: ​​49.8
20th	Christoph Sumann	Austria	25: 25.5	0 (0 + 0)	+0: ​​52.0
21st	Erik Lesser	Germany	25: 26.7	1 (0 + 1)	+0: ​​53.2
22nd	Andrij Derysemlya	Ukraine	25: 29.0	1 (0 + 1)	+0: ​​55.5
23	Brendan Green	Canada	25: 31.7	1 (1 + 0)	+0: ​​58.2
24	Carl Johan Bergman	Sweden	25: 35.9	1 (0 + 1)	+1: 02.4
25th	Bjorn Ferry	Sweden	25: 36.4	2 (2 + 0)	+1: 02.9
26th	Klemen Bauer	Slovenia	25: 40.7	2 (1 + 1)	+1: 07.2
27	Yevgeny Garanichev	Russia	25: 43.0	1 (0 + 1)	+1: 09.5
28	Dmitri Malyshko	Russia	25: 48.5	0 (0 + 0)	+1: 15.0
29	Uladsimir Tschapelin	Belarus	25: 49.7	1 (0 + 1)	+1: 16.2
30th	Cornel Puchianu	Romania	25: 50.7	0 (0 + 0)	+1: 17.2
31	Michal Šlesingr	Czech Republic	25: 51.7	1 (1 + 0)	+1: 18.2
32	Artem Pryma	Ukraine	25: 57.6	1 (0 + 1)	+1: 24.1
33	Sjarhej Nowikau	Belarus	26: 00.8	0 (0 + 0)	+1: 27.3
34	Arnd Peiffer	Germany	26: 01.2	3 (2 + 1)	+1: 27.7
35	Lowell Bailey	United States	26: 04.1	2 (1 + 1)	+1: 30.6
36	Simon Fourcade	France	26: 04.2	2 (1 + 1)	+1: 30.7
37	Matej Kazár	Slovakia	26: 04.8	3 (2 + 1)	+1: 31.3
38	Daniel Mesotitsch	Austria	26: 06.6	2 (0 + 2)	+1: 33.1
39	Tarjei Bø	Norway	26: 10.1	3 (0 + 3)	+1: 36.6
40	Serafin Wiestner	Switzerland	26: 10.2	2 (1 + 1)	+1: 36.7
41	Serhiy Semenov	Ukraine	26: 10.4	1 (1 + 0)	+1: 36.9
42	Tobias Arwidson	Sweden	26: 11.8	1 (1 + 0)	+1: 38.3
43	Jan Sawizki	Kazakhstan	26: 13.0	1 (1 + 0)	+1: 39.5
44	Leif Nordgren	United States	26: 17.4	0 (0 + 0)	+1: 43.9
45	Simon Desthieux	France	26: 18.2	2 (0 + 2)	+1: 44.7
46	Christian De Lorenzi	Italy	26: 25.4	2 (1 + 1)	+1: 51.9
47	Tomas Kaukėnas	Lithuania	26: 26.2	2 (0 + 2)	+1: 52.7
48	Krassimir Anev	Bulgaria	26: 28.0	3 (3 + 0)	+1: 54.5
49	Daniil Steptšenko	Estonia	26: 40.5	2 (1 + 1)	+2: 07.0
50	Janez Marič	Slovenia	26: 41.3	1 (0 + 1)	+2: 07.8
51	Pavol Hurajt	Slovakia	26: 45.8	0 (0 + 0)	+2: 12.3
52	Indrek Tobreluts	Estonia	26: 46.5	3 (0 + 3)	+2: 13.0
53	Kauri Kõiv	Estonia	26: 47.1	3 (2 + 1)	+2: 13.6
54	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Norway	26: 51.0	4 (2 + 2)	+2: 17.5
55	Jauhen Abramenka	Belarus	26: 55.0	2 (1 + 1)	+2: 21.5
56	Jury Ljadau	Belarus	26: 55.1	2 (1 + 1)	+2: 21.6
57	Christoph Stephan	Germany	26: 55.4	2 (1 + 1)	+2: 21.9
58	Sergei Naumik	Kazakhstan	26: 55.5	1 (0 + 1)	+2: 22.0
59	Vladimir Iliev	Bulgaria	26: 55.9	4 (2 + 2)	+2: 22.4
60	Russell Currier	United States	26: 58.5	4 (4 + 0)	+2: 25.0
61	Ahti Toivanen	Finland	26: 58.6	2 (1 + 1)	+2: 25.1
62	Benjamin Weger	Switzerland	27: 00.5	1 (1 + 0)	+2: 27.0
63	Krzysztof Pływaczyk	Poland	27: 02.3	1 (0 + 1)	+2: 28.8
64	Tomáš Hasilla	Slovakia	27: 05.4	3 (2 + 1)	+2: 31.9
65	Roland Lessing	Estonia	27: 06.3	3 (0 + 3)	+2: 32.8
66	Lee-Steve Jackson	Great Britain	27: 07.5	1 (0 + 1)	+2: 34.0
67	Martin Otčenáš	Slovakia	27: 07.8	3 (1 + 2)	+2: 34.3
68	Milanko Petrovic	Serbia	27: 08.2	3 (1 + 2)	+2: 34.7
69	Mikhail Kletscherow	Bulgaria	27: 13.6	2 (1 + 1)	+2: 40.1
70	Hidenori Isa	Japan	27: 15.2	3 (1 + 2)	+2: 41.7
71	Peter Dokl	Slovenia	27: 20.1	1 (1 + 0)	+2: 46.6
72	Alexei Almoukov	Australia	27: 24.6	2 (0 + 2)	+2: 51.1
73	Scott Perras	Canada	27: 32.1	3 (2 + 1)	+2: 58.6
74	Tomáš Krupčík	Czech Republic	27: 39.3	2 (1 + 1)	+3: 05.8
75	Ivan Slatev	Bulgaria	27: 48.5	2 (1 + 1)	+3: 15.0
76	Łukasz Szczurek	Poland	27: 57.2	2 (2 + 0)	+3: 23.7
77	Jarkko Kauppinen	Finland	27: 57.8	3 (2 + 1)	+3: 24.3
78	Károly Gombos	Hungary	28: 04.3	1 (0 + 1)	+3: 30.8
79	Dmitri Pantov	Kazakhstan	28: 05.0	4 (2 + 2)	+3: 31.5
80	Markus Windisch	Italy	28: 14.4	2 (1 + 1)	+3: 40.9
81	Lee In-bok	South Korea	28: 35.9	1 (0 + 1)	+4: 02.4
82	Ren Long	China	28: 53.2	4 (0 + 4)	+4: 19.7
83	Victor Lobo Escolar	Spain	28: 53.3	4 (4 + 0)	+4: 19.8
84	Grzegorz Guzik	Poland	29: 17.2	5 (4 + 1)	+4: 43.7
85	Rafał Lepel	Poland	29: 25.8	2 (1 + 1)	+4: 52.3
86	Dias Keneschow	Kazakhstan	30: 06.8	4 (4 + 0)	+5: 33.3
DSQ	Serhiy Sednyev (44th)	Ukraine	26: 16.8	1 (1 + 0)	+1: 43.3

Web links

• Official result (PDF, 58 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IBU Event and Competition Rules, 1.3.10 (.pdf) on biathlonworld.com, accessed on February 9, 2014