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Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

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Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.

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Medal table

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Medal summary

The competition event was:

  • 7.5 km: men - women

The event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:

  • LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
  • LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
  • LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
  • LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
  • LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
  • LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
  • LW 10 - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
  • LW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
  • LW 12 - sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
  • B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
  • B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
  • B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision

Men's events

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Women's events

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Medal Standings - Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games - Biathlon, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  • "1998 Nagano - Biathlon". International Paralympic Committee. 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
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