Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics facts for kids
The Biathlon events at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games will be held on March 10, 2018, March 13, 2018 and March 16, 2018 at the Alpensia Biathlon Center.
There are three types of individual events:
- Short distances: Men: 7.5 km (Men) or 6 km (Women)
- Medium distances: Men: 12.5 km (Men) or 10 km (Women)
- Long distances: Men: 15 km (Men) or 12.5 km (Women)
Categories of disabilities for the biathlon include vision impaired (VI), standing physical disability and sitting physical disability.
Contents
Medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km VI |  Ukraine
Vitaliy Lukyanenko |
 Belarus
Yury Holub |
Ukraine
Anatolii Kovalevskyi |
| 12.5 km VI | Belarus
Yury Holub |
Ukraine
Oleksandr Kazik |
Ukraine
Iurii Utkin |
| 15 km VI | Ukraine
Vitaliy Lukyanenko |
Ukraine
Oleksandr Kazik |
 France
Anthony Chalencon |
| 7.5 km Standing | France
Benjamin Daviet |
 Canada
Mark Arendz |
Ukraine
Ihor Reptyukh |
| 12.5 km Standing | France
Benjamin Daviet |
Ukraine
Ihor Reptyukh |
Canada
Mark Arendz |
| 12.5 km Standing | Canada
Mark Arendz |
France
Benjamin Daviet |
 Norway
Nils-Erik Ulset |
| 7.5 km Sitting |  United States
Daniel Cnossen |
Belarus
Dzmitry Loban |
Canada
Collin Cameron |
| 12.5 km Sitting | Ukraine
Taras Rad |
United States
Daniel Cnossen |
United States
Andrew Soule |
| 12.5 km Sitting |  Germany
Martin Fleig |
United States
Daniel Cnossen |
Canada
Collin Cameron |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 km VI | NPA
Mikhalina Lysova |
Ukraine
Oksana Shyshkova |
Belarus
Sviatlana Sakhanenka |
| 10 km VI | Ukraine
Oksana Shyshkova |
NPA
Mikhalina Lysova |
Germany
Clara Klug |
| 12.5 km VI | NPA
Mikhalina Lysova |
Ukraine
Oksana Shyshkova |
Germany
Clara Klug |
| 6 km Standing | NPA
Ekaterina Rumyantseva |
NPA
Anna Milenina |
Ukraine
Liudmyla Liashenko |
| 10 km Standing | NPA
Ekaterina Rumyantseva |
NPA
Anna Milenina |
Ukraine
Liudmyla Liashenko |
| 12.5 km Standing | NPA
Anna Milenina |
NPA
Ekaterina Rumyantseva |
Canada
Brittany Hudak |
| 6 km Sitting | United States
Kendall Gretsch |
United States
Oksana Masters |
Belarus
Lidziya Hrafeyeva |
| 10 km Sitting | Germany
Andrea Eskau |
NPA
Marta Zaynullina |
NPA
Irina Gulyayeva |
| 12.5 km Sitting | Germany
Andrea Eskau |
United States
Oksana Masters |
Belarus
Lidziya Hrafeyeva |
Medal Table
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NPA | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Ukraine |
4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Germany |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | United States |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | France |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Belarus |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Canada |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Norway |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Biatlón en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Pieonchang 2018 para niños
