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Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Paralympics

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Biathlon
at the V Paralympic Winter Games
1988
1994
Paralympic symbol
(1988-1994)

Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Paralympics consisted of four events for men.

Medal table

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Rank Nation Total
1  Finland (FIN) 2 0 0 2
2  Germany (GER) 1 3 2 6
3  Unified Team (EUN) 1 0 0 1
4  Switzerland (SUI) 0 1 1 2
5  Sweden (SWE) 0 0 1 1
Total 4 4 4 12

Medal summary

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The competition event was:

  • 7.5 km: men

The event had separate standing, or visually impaired classifications:

  • LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
  • LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
  • LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
  • B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
  • B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
  • B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision
Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Men's 7.5 km B1
details
Boris Bogdanov
 Unified Team
Udo Hirsch
 Germany
Hans-Peter Schmid
 Switzerland
B2-3
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Frank Hoefle
 Germany
Alexander Schwarz
 Germany
Torbjoern Ek
 Sweden
LW2,4
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Kalervo Pieksaemaeki
 Finland
Wolfgang Mahler
 Germany
Roland Gaess
 Germany
LW6/8
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Jouko Grip
 Finland
Bernhard Furrer
 Switzerland
Josef Gattinger
 Germany

See also

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References

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  • "1992 Tignes-Albertville - Biathlon". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-21.