Biathlon at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Sprint explained

Event:Men's biathlon sprint
Games:1984 Winter
Venue:Igman - Veliko Polke
Dates:February 14
Competitors:64
Nations:25
Win Value:30:53.8
Gold:Eirik Kvalfoss
Goldnoc:NOR
Silver:Peter Angerer
Silvernoc:FRG
Bronze:Matthias Jacob
Bronzenoc:GDR
Prev:1980
Next:1988

The Men's 10 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held on 14 February, at Igman - Veliko Polke. Competitors raced over three loops of the skiing course, shooting two times, once prone and once standing. Each miss was penalized by requiring the competitor to race over a 150-metre penalty loop.[1] [2]

Summary

Eirik Kvalfoss, the two-time defending world champion in the sprint, had had the fastest ski time in the individual race, but struggled with his shooting, ending up with bronze. He had no such problems in the sprint, as he missed two shots, but was able to make up for it with his ski speed, being the only man to get below 31 minutes. Peter Angerer, the individual champion, missed just once to win silver, as he did in the 1983 worlds, while Matthias Jacob shot clear to win bronze.

Results

Rank Bib Name Country Time Penalties (P+S) Deficit
45 30:53.8 2 (1+1)
52 31:02.4 1 (1+0) +0:08.6
18 31:10.5 0 (0+0) +0:16.7
4 3 31:19.7 1 (0+1) +0:25.9
5 37 31:20.8 2 (0+2) +0:27.0
6 43 31:32.9 2 (0+2) +0:39.1
7 63 31:49.8 2 (2+0) +0:56.0
8 30 32:04.7 2 (1+1) +1:10.9
9 58 32:10.5 3 (1+2) +1:16.7
10 1 32:15.2 2 (0+2) +1:21.4
11 54 32:19.1 1 (0+1) +1:25.3
12 14 32:22.5 2 (0+2) +1:28.7
13 42 32:26.5 0 (0+0) +1:32.7
14 51 32:27.6 0 (0+0) +1:33.8
15 32 32:28.7 1 (1+0) +1:34.9
16 13 32:30.2 1 (1+0) +1:36.4
17 28 32:40.2 3 (1+2) +1:46.4
18 21 33:00.9 4 (1+3) +2:07.1
19 17 33:04.9 1 (0+1) +2:11.1
20 10 33:05.8 0 (0+0) +2:12.0
21 9 33:12.9 2 (0+2) +2:19.1
22 62 33:17.9 2 (0+2) +2:24.1
23 6 33:19.3 3 (1+2) +2:25.5
24 64 33:21.9 3 (1+2) +2:28.1
25 36 33:27.0 4 (2+2) +2:33.2
26 47 33:40.2 2 (1+1) +2:46.4
27 41 33:50.4 4 (3+1) +2:56.6
28 2 34:05.1 2 (1+1) +3:11.3
29 56 34:07.5 5 (4+1) +3:13.7
30 44 34:12.2 1 (1+0) +3:18.4
31 34 34:17.4 1 (1+0) +3:23.6
32 53 34:22.1 4 (1+3) +3:28.3
33 55 34:23.9 1 (1+0) +3:30.1
34 46 34:28.5 4 (1+3) +3:34.7
35 25 34:31.4 4 (4+0) +3:37.6
36 35 34:46.0 4 (3+1) +3:52.2
37 33 34:46.3 3 (0+3)+3:52.5
38 5 34:51.2 2 (1+1) +3:57.4
39 19 35:02.6 5 (2+3) +4:08.8
40 39 35:10.5 4 (2+2) +4:16.7
41 50 35:20.2 3 (1+2) +4:26.4
42 49 35:23.3 3 (2+1) +4:29.5
43 4 35:35.9 3 (1+2) +4:42.1
44 31 35:37.3 4 (2+2) +4:43.5
45 16 35:49.4 2 (2+0) +4:55.6
46 38 35:56.3 3 (1+2) +5:02.5
47 22 35:57.0 4 (2+2) +5:03.2
48 20 35:59.8 4 (3+1) +5:06.0
49 48 36:16.0 5 (1+4) +5:22.2
50 27 36:32.4 3 (1+2) +5:38.6
51 11 36:34.4 5 (2+3) +5:40.6
52 23 36:42.8 4 (2+2) +5:49.0
53 57 36:53.4 3 (0+3) +5:59.6
54 26 37:08.1 3 (2+1) +6:14.3
55 40 39:27.5 2 (1+1) +8:33.7
56 59 40:16.6 6 (3+3) +9:22.8
57 12 40:18.2 9 (5+4) +9:24.4
58 7 40:21.0 6 (2+4) +9:27.2
59 8 40:25.7 3 (2+1) +9:31.9
60 24 40:36.5 4 (2+2) +9:42.7
61 61 41:04.2 5 (4+1) +10:10.4
62 60 44:43.2 6 (3+3) +13:49.4
63 29 45:38.1 4 (2+2) +14:44.3
- 15 DNF

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarajevo 1984 Official Report. LA84 Foundation. Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. 1984. September 20, 2013.
  2. Web site: Biathlon at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Men's 10 kilometres Sprint . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192107/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1984/BIA/mens-10-kilometres-sprint.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 4 June 2019.