Biathlon_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics_-_Men's_sprint

Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint

Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint

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The Men's 10 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 14 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over three loops of the 3.3 kilometre skiing course, shooting ten times, five prone and five standing. Each miss required a competitor to ski a 150-metre penalty loop.[1]

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Ole Einar Bjørndalen of Norway was the defending World and Olympic champion, but Germany's Michael Greis led the World Cup standings before the Torino Games, with three more Germans in the top six.[citation needed]

Results

Two Austrian athletes were disqualified after the IOC determined they had violated the Anti-Doping rules; Wolfgang Rottmann had originally placed 27th, while Wolfgang Perner had placed 4th.[2][3]

The race was held at 13:30.[4]

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References

  1. "Biathlon at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's 10 kilometres Sprint". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. "Torino 2006: Six Austrian Athletes Declared Permanently Ineligible". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
  3. "Torino 2006 Official Report - Biathlon" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-12. Retrieved August 28, 2009.

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