2014 Winter Olympics / Biathlon - Pursuit (Men)

sport	biathlon
discipline	12.5 km pursuit
gender	Men
Attendees	60 athletes from 21 countries
Competition location	Laura biathlon and cross-country skiing center
Competition phase	February 10, 2014
Winning time	33: 48.6 min
Medalist  Martin Fourcade ( FRA )  Ondřej Moravec ( CZE )  Jean-Guillaume Béatrix ( FRA )
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Biathlon competitions at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games
sprint	Women	Men
persecution	Women	Men
Mass start	Women	Men
singles	Women	Men
Season	Women	Men	Mixed

The men's 12.5 km biathlon pursuit at the 2014 Winter Olympics took place on February 10, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Laura Biathlon and Cross-Country Ski Center. The Frenchman Martin Fourcade secured the gold medal with just one shooting error. Silver went to Ondřej Moravec from the Czech Republic, the bronze medal was won by another Frenchman, Jean-Guillaume Béatrix .

Competition description

The 60 best athletes from the previous sprint race qualified for the 12.5 km pursuit . The winner of the sprint went into the race first, the other athletes started with the time gap they had at the finish of the sprint. Five laps of equal length had to be completed; after the first four, the athletes had to hit five targets at the shooting range in the order lying-lying-standing-standing. For each target not hit, the athlete had to complete a 150-meter penalty loop. In total, a difference in altitude of 350 to 500 m had to be overcome. The winner was whoever reached the finish line first.

Total ascent: 430 m, maximum ascent: 31 m, difference in altitude: 31 m
59 participants from 21 countries, all in the rating.

Results

rank	athlete	country	Start time	Time (min)	Penalties (L + L + S + S)	Difference (min)
1	Martin Fourcade	France	0:12	33: 48.6	1 (0 + 0 + 1 + 0)	-
2	Ondřej Moravec	Czech Republic	0:15	34: 02.7	0 (0 + 0 + 0 + 0)	+0: ​​14.1
3	Jean-Guillaume Béatrix	France	0:39	34: 12.8	1 (0 + 0 + 1 + 0)	+0: ​​24.2
4th	Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Norway	0:00	34: 14.5	3 (0 + 1 + 1 + 1)	+0: ​​25.9
5	Yevgeny Ustyugov	Russia	0:46	34: 25.3	1 (0 + 1 + 0 + 0)	+0: ​​36.7
6th	Simon Schempp	Germany	0:43	34: 27.7	1 (0 + 0 + 0 + 1)	+0: ​​39.1
7th	Emil Hegle Svendsen	Norway	0:29	34: 28.8	1 (0 + 1 + 0 + 0)	+0: ​​40.2
8th	Simon Eder	Austria	0:14	34: 28.9	2 (1 + 0 + 0 + 1)	+0: ​​40.3
9	Andrejs Rastorgujevs	Latvia	0:47	34: 36.9	1 (0 + 0 + 1 + 0)	+0: ​​48.3
10	Dominik Landertinger	Austria	0:01	34: 37.5	3 (0 + 0 + 1 + 2)	+0: ​​48.9
11	Nathan Smith	Canada	0:36	34: 37.7	1 (0 + 0 + 1 + 0)	+0: ​​49.1
12	Christoph Sumann	Austria	0:52	34: 43.0	0 (0 + 0 + 0 + 0)	+0: ​​54.4
13	Fredrik Lindström	Sweden	0:48	34: 45.7	3 (0 + 0 + 1 + 2)	+0: ​​57.1
14th	Anton Shipulin	Russia	0:06	34: 47.1	3 (0 + 1 + 1 + 1)	+0: ​​58.5
15th	Yevgeny Garanichev	Russia	1:10	34: 47.7	1 (0 + 0 + 1 + 0)	+0: ​​59.1
16	Erik Lesser	Germany	0:53	34: 53.1	3 (1 + 1 + 0 + 1)	+1: 04.5
17th	Lukas Hofer	Italy	0:35	34: 53.1	2 (1 + 0 + 0 + 1)	+1: 04.5
18th	Simon Fourcade	France	1:31	35: 15.0	1 (0 + 0 + 1 + 0)	+1: 26.4
19th	Arnd Peiffer	Germany	1:28	35: 21.4	1 (0 + 0 + 1 + 0)	+1: 32.8
20th	Jaroslav Soukup	Czech Republic	0:06	35: 35.0	4 (0 + 0 + 2 + 2)	+1: 46.4
21st	Simon Desthieux	France	1:45	35: 35.6	1 (0 + 0 + 1 + 0)	+1: 47.0
22nd	Tim Burke	United States	0:50	35: 37.0	2 (1 + 0 + 0 + 1)	+1: 48.4
23	Matej Kazár	Slovakia	1:31	35: 38.4	3 (1 + 0 + 1 + 1)	+1: 49.8
24	Klemen Bauer	Slovenia	1:07	35: 39.8	4 (0 + 1 + 2 + 1)	+1: 51.2
25th	Dominik Windisch	Italy	0:34	35: 40.0	4 (1 + 0 + 2 + 1)	+1: 51.4
26th	Jean-Philippe Leguellec	Canada	0:10	35: 45.3	3 (0 + 0 + 2 + 1)	+1: 56.7
27	Tarjei Bø	Norway	1:37	35: 50.5	2 (0 + 1 + 0 + 1)	+2: 01.9
28	Tobias Arwidson	Sweden	1:38	35: 51.2	0 (0 + 0 + 0 + 0)	+2: 02.6
29	Jan Sawizki	Kazakhstan	1:40	35: 57.0	1 (0 + 1 + 0 + 0)	+2: 08.4
30th	Bjorn Ferry	Sweden	1:03	36: 06.9	3 (1 + 0 + 2 + 0)	+2: 18.3
31	Jakov Fak	Slovenia	0:33	36: 11.2	6 (2 + 1 + 1 + 2)	+2: 22.6
32	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Norway	2:18	36: 12.4	1 (1 + 0 + 0 + 0)	+2: 23.8
33	Dmitri Malyshko	Russia	1:15	36: 17.0	2 (0 + 1 + 1 + 0)	+2: 28.4
34	Carl Johan Bergman	Sweden	1:02	36: 20.9	3 (0 + 1 + 0 + 2)	+2: 32.3
35	Brendan Green	Canada	0:58	36: 21.2	4 (2 + 1 + 1 + 0)	+2: 32.6
36	Andrij Derysemlya	Ukraine	0:56	36: 21.5	3 (0 + 0 + 1 + 2)	+2: 32.9
37	Daniel Mesotitsch	Austria	1:33	36: 23.4	3 (1 + 0 + 1 + 1)	+2: 34.8
38	Lowell Bailey	United States	1:31	36: 34.8	3 (0 + 1 + 1 + 1)	+2: 46.2
39	Serhiy Semenov	Ukraine	1:37	36: 48.1	3 (0 + 2 + 1 + 0)	+2: 59.5
40	Tomas Kaukėnas	Lithuania	1:53	36: 49.8	3 (1 + 0 + 0 + 2)	+3: 01.2
41	Uladsimir Tschapelin	Belarus	1:16	36: 57.2	1 (0 + 0 + 1 + 0)	+3: 08.6
42	Christian De Lorenzi	Italy	1:52	36: 58.2	2 (1 + 1 + 0 + 0)	+3: 09.6
43	Christoph Stephan	Germany	2:22	37: 18.8	1 (0 + 0 + 0 + 1)	+3: 30.2
44	Artem Pryma	Ukraine	1:24	37: 39.3	4 (0 + 1 + 2 + 1)	+3: 50.7
45	Indrek Tobreluts	Estonia	2:13	38: 00.5	3 (0 + 0 + 2 + 1)	+4: 11.9
46	Kauri Kõiv	Estonia	2:14	38: 10.2	3 (1 + 0 + 0 + 2)	+4: 21.6
47	Cornel Puchianu	Romania	1:17	38: 19.8	6 (0 + 2 + 1 + 3)	+4: 31.2
48	Krassimir Anev	Bulgaria	1:55	38: 47.6	5 (0 + 1 + 3 + 1)	+4: 59.0
49	Janez Marič	Kazakhstan	2:08	38: 58.4	3 (0 + 1 + 0 + 2)	+5: 09.8
50	Sjarhej Nowikau	Belarus	1:27	38: 59.5	3 (0 + 1 + 1 + 1)	+5: 10.9
51	Jauhen Abramenka	Belarus	2:22	39: 11.5	5 (0 + 0 + 4 + 1)	+5: 22.9
52	Pavol Hurajt	Slovakia	2:12	39: 14.3	1 (1 + 0 + 0 + 0)	+5: 25.7
53	Leif Nordgren	United States	1:44	39: 31.4	7 (3 + 2 + 1 + 1)	+5: 42.8
54	Serhiy Sednyev	Ukraine	1:43	39: 33.8	3 (1 + 0 + 1 + 1)	+5: 45.2
55	Vladimir Iliev	Bulgaria	2:22	39: 44.6	7 (3 + 1 + 2 + 1)	+5.56.0
56	Jury Ljadau	Belarus	2:22	39: 46.2	4 (1 + 1 + 0 + 2)	+5: 57.6
57	Serafin Wiestner	Switzerland	1:37	39: 48.1	7 (2 + 1 + 3 + 1)	+5: 59.5
58	Sergei Naumik	Kazakhstan	2:22	40: 06.5	4 (1 + 0 + 2 + 1)	+6: 17.9
59	Daniil Steptšenko	Estonia	2:07	40: 52.0	7 (1 + 1 + 1 + 4)	+7: 03.4
	Michal Šlesingr	Czech Republic	1:18	DNS

Web links

• Official result (PDF, 81 kB)

Individual evidence

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