2008–09_Biathlon_World_Cup_–_Individual_Men
The 2008-09 Biathlon World Cup/Individual Men started at Wednesday, December 3, 2008, in Östersund and ended on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, in Vancouver at the pre-olympic Biathlon event. Defending titlist was Vincent Defrasne of France.
The 20 kilometres (12 mi) individual race is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.
More information Medal, Athlete ...
| Medal | Athlete | Points[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Gold: |  Vincent Defrasne | 104 |
| Silver: |  Emil Hegle Svendsen | 100 |
| Bronze: | Halvard Hanevold | 82 |
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| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Östersund details |
Michael Greis Germany | 58:52.5 (0+1+0+0) |
Alexander Os Norway | 59:43.0 (0+0+0+2) |
Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 59:47.5 (0+2+0+0) |
| Hochfilzen details |
Maxim Tchoudov Russia | 56:00.3 (0+1+0+0) |
Ivan Tcherezov Russia | 56:47.9 (0+0+2+0) |
Björn Ferry Sweden | 56:48.8 (0+0+1+0) |
| World Championships details |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 52:28.0 (0+0+2+1) |
Christoph Stephan Germany | 52:42.1 (1+0+0+0) |
Jakov Fak Croatia | 52:45.1 (0+0+0+1) |
| Vancouver details |
Vincent Jay France | 49:53.9 (0+0+0+0) |
Daniel Böhm Germany | 50:12.9 (0+1+0+0) |
Jeremy Teela United States | 50:17.2 (0+1+0+0) |
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- "2007/08 Final standings". Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2008-12-02.