1. Olympic Biathlon Links Offers a directory to information about the biathlon event at the winter olympic Games.Category Sports Events olympics biathlon...... Salt Lake Tribune biathlon Schedule. olympic biathlon history. CBS Sports olympicbiathlon history. Hickock Sports biathlon history. Slam! 1998 biathlon Coverage. http://www.sirlinksalot.net/biathlon.html

Olympic Biathlon Links 2002 SLC Biathlon UK Click here This page has links that will help you find the latest news and best sites about the Biathlon at the Winter Olympic Games. Visit our Olympic Games Stuff Links to find cool Olympic gear Official Olympic Biathlon Sites Biathlon Canada US Biathlon Association Olympic Biathlon News and Guides BBC Olympic Biathlon News Canoe 2002 Biathlon Guide CBS 2002 Biathlon Guide Deseret News and KSL Radio, SLC Coverage ... Washington Post Olympic Biathlon News Olympic Biathlon Schedule - 2002 Salt Lake Tribune Biathlon Schedule Olympic Biathlon History CBS Sports Olympic Biathlon History Hickock Sports - Biathlon History Slam! 1998 Biathlon Coverage Other Biathlon Sites Allen's Biathlon Page Biathlon Internet Search Salt Lake Tribune - Biathlon Tutorial US Biathlon Association Biathlon Stuff 2002 Salt Lake City Biathlon Store 2002 Salt Lake Winter Games Playstation 2 Game Ebay - Olympic Biathlon High Velocity Skiing and Biathlon ... Team Store 2002 Salt Lake Games Biathlon Gear Check out the other Winter Olympic themes: Alpine Skiing Bobsled Cross Country Skiing Figure Skating ... Speed Skating and Summer Sports: Baseball Basketball Boxing Cycling ... Visit our Olympic Games Stuff Links to find cool Olympic gear Search the Net See Also 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Links 2002 Salt Lake Games Links Olympic Games Links Michael Johnson Links This site is not affiliated with NBC Network or any official Olympic Committee var site="s12sirlinksalot"

2. SLAM! NAGANO: Biathlon February 24, 2003 Disl, Germans lead the way  NOZAWA ONSEN, Japan (AP) When the snow and fog cleared at the biathlon course, Ursula Disl had forged a place in history. and become the most successful biathlete in olympic history.  It was not easy for Feb. 19 Germany makes biathlon history. Feb. 19 Disl biggest medal winner in biathlon history http://www.canoe.ca/SlamNaganoBiathlon/home.html

April 4, 2003 Hockey Baseball Basketball Football ... CANOE NAGANO '98 ISP DIRECTORY Disl, Germans lead the way Feb. 22: Full story Germany wins men's relay Feb. 21: Full story and results Feb. 21: Luck runs out of luck Germans win women's 30K relay Feb. 19: Full story and results Feb. 19: Germany biathlete finally strikes gold Feb. 19: Germany makes biathlon history Feb. 19: Disl biggest medal winner in biathlon history MORE HEADLINES Feb. 19: Unused bullets turn up in garbage Feb. 18: Norwegians win men's 10K Feb. 18: Scandinavians monopolize men's biathlon sprint Feb. 18: U.S. 's top women biathletes fight the odds Archive of Olympic Biathlon Stories CANOE home feedback. ... Netgraphe Inc

3. HickokSports.com - History - Biathlon Contains history, a list of olympic champions, links, and contact information for the governing body of this international sport. olympic Champions. Open Directory biathlon. HickokSports.com history http://www.hickoksports.com/history/biathlon.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Biathlon Table of Contents History Conduct of Competition Other Resources History The biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, originated in Norway as a training exercise for soldiers. The first known competition took place in 1767 between companies of guards who patrolled the border with Sweden. Late in the 19th century, local rifle and ski clubs in Norway and other Scandinavian countries practiced the sport to keep their members prepared for combat. An early form of the biathlon, called "military ski patrol," was a demonstration sport at the first Winter Olympics in 1924, and it was a medal sport in 1928, 1936, and 1948. Because few countries participated, and the few that did participate had trouble agreeing on the rules, the sport was dropped from the Olympics. However, the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon was founded in 1948 to standardize rules for both the biathlon and the modern pentathlon. The first world championship was held in 1957 and biathlon was added to the Winter Olympic program in 1960, but the U. S. didn't conduct a national championship until 1965. Following the lead of the international organization, the national governing body was originally the U. S. Modern Pentathlon and Biathlon Association. The U. S. Biathlon Association was spun off in 1980.

4. Hickok's Sports History: Biathlon This document contains a history of the biathlon, with an account of how biathlon competitions are conducted. It is a page on Hickok's Sports history web site. biathlon. Table of Contents. history. Conduct of Competition. olympic Champions http://hickoksports.hypermart.net/biathlon.htm

Refinance now homeowner even if you have bad credit. 185 loc Biathlon Table of Contents History Conduct of Competition Olympic Champions Related Subject ... The World Wide Web History The biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, originated in Norway as a training exercise for soldiers. The first known competition took place in 1767 between companies of guards who patrolled the border with Sweden. Late in the 19th century, local rifle and ski clubs in Norway and other Scandinavian countries practiced the sport to keep their members prepared for combat. An early form of the biathlon, called " military ski patrol," was a demonstration sport at the first Winter Olympics in 1924, and it was a medal sport in 1928, 1936, and 1948. Because few countries participated, and the few that did participate had trouble agreeing on the rules, the sport was dropped from the Olympics. However, the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon was founded in 1948 to standardize rules for both the biathlon and the modern pentathlon. The first world championship was held in 1957 and biathlon was added to the Winter Olympic program in 1960, but the U. S. didn't conduct a national championship until 1965. Following the lead of the international organization, the national governing body was originally the U. S. Modern Pentathlon and Biathlon Association. The U. S. Biathlon Association was spun off in 1980.

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6. SLAM! NAGANO: Winter Olympic History Multiple Medallists Gold Medallists Silver Medallists Bronze Medallists AllTimeolympic records By Sport All-Time olympic medallists biathlon MEN- 10k, 20k http://www.canoe.ca/SlamNaganoHistory/home.html

Hockey Baseball Basketball Football ... CANOE NAGANO '98 ISP DIRECTORY Canada's Medals (By Year) Year Site G S B T Antwerp Chamonix St. Moritz Lake Placid Garmisch-Part. St. Moritz Oslo Cortina Squaw Valley Innsbruck Grenoble Sapporo Innsbruck Lake Placid Sarajevo Calgary Albertville Lillehammer Canada's Medals, (By Sport) Sport G S B T Speed Skate Figure Skating Hockey Alpine Ski Biathlon Freestyle Ski Bobsleigh Canadian Medal Winners By Sport By Year By Alphabet Multiple Medallists ... Bronze Medallists All-Time Olympic records By Sport All-Time Olympic medallists Biathlon: MEN- 4x7.5 relay ; WOMEN- 4x7.5 Relay Bobsled: 2 Man 4 Man Hockey: Men Luge: Men Singles Men Doubles Women Singles Speed Skate, Long: MEN- ; WOMEN - Speed Skate, Short: MEN - 5000m Relay ; WOMEN - 3000m Relay Figure Skating: Men Women Pairs Dance Skiing, Alpine: MEN - Downhill SuperG GS Slalom ... Combines ; WOMEN: Downhill SuperG GS Slalom ... Combined Skiing, Cross Country: MEN - 4x10k Relay ; WOMEN - 4x5k Relay Skiing, Freestyle: MEN - Aeriels Moguls ; WOMEN - Aerials Moguls Skiing, Nordic: Individual Team Ski Jumping: Team CANOE home feedback. Netgraphe Inc

7. INTERNATIONAL BIATHLON UNION listing of the first events and milestones in the history of biathlon. 1924 Militarypatrol a demonstration sport in the first olympic Winter Games, Chamonix http://www.ibu.at/biathlon/history.html

FEDERATION FACTS HISTORY COMPETITIONS RULEBOOK A chronological listing of the first events and milestones in the history of Biathlon. First competition at the Swedish-Norwegian border between border patrol units Trysil Rifle and Ski Club in Norway established Military patrol a demonstration sport in the first Olympic Winter Games, Chamonix, FRA UIPM founded on August 3rd in Sandhurst, GBR, 17 foundation members, first President Tom Wibom/SWE First UIPM Congress in Stockholm/SWE, Mr. Oyrsen/SWE President The concept of Modern Winter Biathlon introduced in Macolin, SUI Competition rules for Biathlon are approved on November 17 in Melbourne, AUS UIPM recognizes both Modern Pentathlon and Biathlon Federations of each member nation B added to UIPM to form the acronym UIPMB UIPMB proclaims itself responsible for Winter Biathlon in Stockholm, SWE 1st Biathlon World Championships - individual old program on March 2, Saalfelden, AUT Mens Individual 20 km event in Olympic Winter Games in Squaw Valley, USA UIPMB Congress in Rome/ITA, Sven Thofelt/SWE President UIPM Bulletin published UIPMB creates two Congresses - Biathlon Congress, March 2, in Hämeenlinna, FIN

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9. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BIATHLON SPORT BRIEF history OF THE biathlon SPORT. The name biathlon can be found no sooner thanin the rules The first olympic competition was held in 1960 in Squaw Valley http://www.ibu.at/hist.html

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10. HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Biathlon Medalists This document lists all olympic biathlon medalists since 1924. It is a page inthe history section of HickokSports.com, the largest collection of sports http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olbiathlon.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Olympic Biathlon Medalists Table of Contents History Men's 10-Kilometer Men's 20-Kilometer Men's Pursuit ... Other Resources History Military ski patrol was a demonstration sport at the first Winter Olympics in 1924 and again in 1928, 1936, and 1948. With some modifications, military ski patrol turned into the biathlon, which became an Olympic sport for men in 1960. The women's biathlon was added in 1992. Men's 10-Kilometer Year Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Frank Ullrich, GDR Vladimir Alikin, URS Anatoliy Alyabyev, URS Eirik Kvalfoss, NOR Peter Angerer, FRG Matthias Jacob, GDR Valeriy Medvedtsev, URS Sergey Chepikov, URS Mark Kirchner, GER Ricco Gross, GER Harri Eloranta, FIN Sergey Chepikov, RUS Ricco Gross, GER Sergey Tarasov, RUS Frode Andresen, NOR Sven Fischer, GER Wolfgang Perner, AUT Top of Page Men's 20-Kilometer Year Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Klas Lestander, SWE Aleksandr Privalov, URS Vladimir Melanin, URS Aleksandr Privalov, URS Olav Jordet, NOR Magnar Solberg, NOR Aleksandr Tikhanov, URS

11. Boston.com / Sports / 2002 Olympic Games Events. Alpine Skiing - biathlon - Bobsled - Cross history. - olympic history -All-time medals - All USA medals. All olympics news wire No news from this sport. http://www.boston.com/sports/olympics/salt_lake_2002/wires/olympics_allnews.htm

Olympics home Essentials Latest results Latest news Medal count N.E. athlete bios Events Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsled Cross Country ... Speedskating History Olympic history All-time medals All USA medals All Olympics news wire No news from this sport Sorry, at the moment we have no news from this sport. Please return to Boston.com's Olympics home page , or pick another sport: Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsled Cross Country ... Speedskating In today's Globe Let us count the wins Salt Lake City delivers Drug test positive for three Gold leaf ... Complete coverage Photo galleries February 19: Women's figure skating February 13: Men's combined skiing February 12: Women's downhill skiing February 11: Snowboarding events February 10: Skiing events Snowboarding events February 9: Men's 5000m speedskating Skiing events February 8: Opening ceremonies New England Olympians Read short biographies of the 49 New England Olympians competing in Salt Lake City. See the list Save 50% on home delivery of The Boston Globe 2002 Boston Globe Electronic Publishing Inc. Advertise Contact us

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Refinance now homeowner even if you have bad credit. 185 loc Index by Sport Choose the first letter of the sport: A B C D ... Z A Aerobatics Early History Since World War II Conduct of Competition ... Since World War II Sub-Topics Powder Puff Derby Reno National Air Races Amateurism Archery Early History Modern History Archery in the U.S. ... Other Types of Competition Auto Racing Sub-Topics Indianapolis 500 Top of Page B Badminton History Olympic Champions U. S. Champions ... Modern Ballooning Barrel Jumping Baseball History Early History (to 1845) "Invention" and Growth (1845-1868) The Professionals Take Over (1869-1875) The First Major League (1876-1889) BaseballSub-Topics College World Series Cy Young Memorial Award Doubleday Myth Knickerbocker Baseball Club ... World Series BaseballRelated Subjects Elysian Fields Most Valuable Players Rounders Top of Page Basketball Most Valuable Players NCAA Men's Tournament NCAA Women's Tournament Biathlon ... Olympic Champions Bicycle Polo Billiards Early History Billiards in America Carom Billiards ... An Olympic Future? Boardsailing Bobsledding History Conduct of Competition Olympic Champions ... Professional Bowling Sub Topics American Bowling Congress Ladies Professional Bowling Tour Professional Bowlers Association Women's International Bowling Congress Boxing History Early History (to 1838) Early Boxing in America Sub-Topics Awards Championship Fights International Boxing Hall of Fame Olympic Boxing Champions Related Subjects Martial Arts Wrestling Top of Page C Canadian Football Candlepin Bowling Canoeing and Kayaking

13. Biathlon History And Description you've been skiing all out!), the biathlon concept evolved from two activities whichhave a long history hunting and winter warfare. 1994 olympic Postcard. http://www.biathlon.net/intro.html

About Biathlon Description and history of Biathlon - how the sport evolved... This page was last updated 11 February 2000 - Under construction What is Biathlon: Biathlon is a Winter Olympic Sport which combines cross country skiing with precision target shooting. There is also a warm weather variant called Summer Biathlon which replaces skiing with running. In a typical Winter race, a Biathlete is required to ski with his or her rifle over a set distance to a shooting range, where five shots at five knockdown targets 50 m down range are taken from prone position. Depending on the format, either a time penalty or penalty laps are assessed for missed shots. The racer then skiis another loop, and comes back to the shooting range for another set of shots - this time from a standing stance. Again penalties are assessed for missed shots. The biathlete then skiis a final loop to complete the race. A more complete description of the various race formats may be found here Though a seemingly unlikely combination of events - one is an aerobic activity which requires strength, speed, and endurance; the other is a passive activity which requires concentration and a steady hand (difficult after you've been skiing all out!), the biathlon concept evolved from two activities which have a long history - hunting and winter warfare. 1994 Olympic Postcard Hunting Origins Rock paintings depicting hunters with bow and arrow moving on sliding timber have been found near Roedoey, Norway which date back to the Neolithic age (about 3000 BC). However, the first written descriptions of hunting on skiis come from Roman, Greek, and Chinese historical writings. These include such well known authors as the Roman poet Virgil, who described hunting on skiis in 400 BC.

14. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS olympic history, Attempts to introduce horse riding. The first world championshipsin biathlon were held in 1958 at Saalfelden, Austria. The http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=BT

15. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS In 1960, biathlon joined the International Modern olympic DISCIPLINE Discover thissport through its competition format, equipment, glossary and history. http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=BT

16. Forsberg Ends Olympic Drought With Biathlon Bronze said Bjoerndalen, who plans to compete in three more biathlon events the top American,finishing 14th and matching the best American finish in olympic history. http://olympics.hiasys.com/olympics_main/other_events/ap_olyothrbiathlon02122002

Home Page Skiing Events Skating Events Sledding Events ... Boston Herald Sports Photo Galleries Olympic Torch Speedskating Trials Todd Eldredge Tiffany Scott ... Women's Hockey RELATED ARTICLES Olympic biathlon champ also will race cross countryHIASYS - Olympic Coverage 2002 RECOMMENDATIONS The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics 2002 Salt Lake 2002: An Official Book of the Olympic Winter Games Skiing: Subscribe to the magazine covering all aspects of the great winter adventure Ski Movie: Showcases some of the world's most fearless skiers ... Global Storming: Skiers whose skills are matched perhaps only by their considerable guts RELATED HIASYS SITES BostonHerald.com Sports MetroWestDailyNews.com Sports DailyNewsTribune.com Sports MilfordDailyNews.com Sports ... NewEnglandSnow.com HIASYS TOOLS BUY and SELL tickets directly with other fans Feedback OTHER EVENTS Forsberg ends Olympic drought with biathlon bronze By Mark Long / Associated Press Tuesday, February 12, 2002 MIDWAY, Utah (AP) - Her long wait over, Magdalena Forsberg finally has an Olympic medal. Now she wants more. Forsberg, the most successful female biathlete in history, won the bronze in the 15-kilometer event Monday, her first medal in three Winter Olympics.

17. Veterans Take 5 Of 6 Medals On Biathlon's Opening Day in the history of the olympic sport. The other Americans, Jay Hakkinen and Dan Campbell,finished 26th and 76th, respectively. The opening day of biathlon saw http://olympics.hiasys.com/olympics_main/other_events/ap_olyothrbiathlonb0212200

Home Page Skiing Events Skating Events Sledding Events ... Boston Herald Sports Photo Galleries Olympic Torch Speedskating Trials Todd Eldredge Tiffany Scott ... Women's Hockey RECOMMENDATIONS The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics 2002 Salt Lake 2002: An Official Book of the Olympic Winter Games Skiing: Subscribe to the magazine covering all aspects of the great winter adventure Ski Movie: Showcases some of the world's most fearless skiers ... Global Storming: Skiers whose skills are matched perhaps only by their considerable guts RELATED HIASYS SITES BostonHerald.com Sports MetroWestDailyNews.com Sports DailyNewsTribune.com Sports MilfordDailyNews.com Sports ... NewEnglandSnow.com HIASYS TOOLS BUY and SELL tickets directly with other fans Feedback OTHER EVENTS Veterans take 5 of 6 medals on biathlon's opening day By Mark Long / Associated Press Tuesday, February 12, 2002 MIDWAY, Utah (AP) Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway skied more than 30 miles in the last three days. He might be a little fatigued, but he's far from finished. Bjoerndalen overcame two shooting mistakes to win the gold medal in the men's 20-kilometer biathlon Monday, just two days after finishing sixth in the 30-kilometer freestyle cross-country event.

18. CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Sport Explainers - Biathlon History - Monday history 1924 biathlon, called military patrol, appears as a demonstration sportat the first olympic Winter Games, held in Chamonix, France. http://www.cnnsi.com/olympics/2002/sport_explainers/biathlon_history/

Back to Explainer Index HISTORY Unlike many other winter sports, biathlon can be traced to prehistoric time. Biathlon arose from the basic need to hunt while traveling quickly over snow. Rock paintings dating back to the Neolithic age, around 3,000 BC, depict hunters with bows and arrows moving on sliding timber. 1700 to 1718: The modern sport develops from cross-country soldiers who patrol the borders of the Scandinavian countries during the Great Scandinavian War. Norway helps begin the tradition of the competitive biathlon. Two Norwegian cross-country guard companies organize the first recorded biathlon competition. The Norwegian military holds a race in Oslo. The Norwegian King's Guard unit hosts a race similar to the one in 1912. The King's Guard race still takes place annually. Biathlon, called "military patrol," appears as a demonstration sport at the first Olympic Winter Games, held in Chamonix, France. Organizers drop biathlon from the Olympics due to anti-military sentiment from World War II. Sweden proposes to call the sport biathlon and keep participation open for civilians.

19. CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Biathlon - Bjoerndalen Collects Fourth Gold W The only fivetime gold medalist in olympic biathlon history, Bjoerndalen was farfrom perfect Wednesday, needing three extra shots and falling on a downhill http://www.cnnsi.com/olympics/2002/biathlon/news/2002/02/20/mens_relay_ap/

Medal mania Bjoerndalen collects fourth gold with biathlon relay Posted: Wednesday February 20, 2002 2:59 PM Updated: Wednesday April 10, 2002 9:35 AM Ole Einar Bjoerndalen won three individual events in addition to the team gold. AP MIDWAY, Utah (Ticker) The star brought out the king and was given the royal treatment by his teammates. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen on Wednesday became the third athlete in Winter Olympic history to win at least four gold medals in one appearance, anchoring Norway's 4x7.5-meter biathlon team to victory. Expecting the historic achievement, Norwegian King Harald was one of the 15,000-plus fans to brave a driving snowstorm at Soldier Hollow. The king wasn't disappointed by his star athlete, who became the first Winter Olympian to win four golds since American speed skater Eric Heiden claimed a record five in 1980 at Lake Placid. "This is very special," said Bjoerndalen, who swept the three men's individual events and joined Soviet speed skater Lydia Skoblikova as the only other four-time gold medalists in Winter Olympic history. Frank Luck anchored Germany to a silver medal in 1 hour, 24 minutes, 27.6 seconds, and Raphael Poiree ran the final leg for bronze medalist France, which finished in 1:24:36.6.

20. USBA: US Men 15th In Olympic Biathlon Relay The places of 14th and 26th in the Men's Individual event rank as the US's firstbest (tie) and 10th best finishes in olympic biathlon history, but are the top http://www.usbiathlon.org/press/02202002.html

US Men 15th in Olympic Biathlon Relay About biathlon About USBA Biathlon community Calendar ... Support/join USBA The final biathlon competition of the Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games found the US Men's 4 X 7.5K Relay team in 15th place out of 19 teams at the Soldier Hollow finish line today. On a day with wet, heavy snow falling, all of the athletes struggled on the course, but the US men also lost their shooting touch. They needed 18 extra shots to complete the race and incurred two penalties. Jeremy Teela (Anchorage, AK) led off in a relay competition for the first time in his career. Admitting that he was "nervous," Teela needed all three extra rounds to clean prone. He then skied himself back into the race, but used the three extra rounds standing and incurred one penalty. He said that the skiing was "OK, because we have all of the right skis and were prepared for the new snow. But I really hated to miss that standing shot." Jay Hakkinen, the other Alaskan on the men's team, is usually an accurate prone shooter, but not today. Hakkinen used three extra rounds in prone, and only one in standing. Despite using four extra rounds, he was over 30 seconds ahead of his teammates for his leg. Hakkinen characterized the performance of the relay team after the competition. He stated, "We really haven't focused on the relay for over two years, so this competition was simply a culmination of the Games for us. We've had a great Olympic Games with some of our best results ever. Our team is looking forward to doing well in upcoming World Cups. For me, I'm just glad to be competitive again. I had the third best time in the Pursuit and I consider that my paper medal! But seriously, the crowds really inspired our performances and we hope that they will continue to follow our sport as we prepare for Torino."

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