Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Paralympics – Women's 7.5km explained

Event:Biathlon - Women's 7.5km
Games:2006 Winter
Venue:Pragelato
Dates:14 March
Prev:2002
Next:2010

Women's 7.5 km biathlon events at the 2006 Winter Paralympics were contested at Pragelato on 14 March.

There were 3 events. Standings were decided by applying a disability factor to the actual times achieved; for each missed shot the competitors had to execute one 150m penalty loop, which was included in the real time.

Visually impaired

The visually impaired event was won by Verena Bentele, representing .[1]

Rank Name Country Real Time Factor Misses Finish Time
31:54.9 85 5 27:07.6
32:19.2 85 2 27:28.3
28:28.2 100 3 28:28.2
4 29:03.8 100 2 29:03.8
5 34:34.2 85 3 29:23.0
6 29:37.3 100 3 29:37.3
7 35:35.2 85 5 30:14.9
8 Nathalie Morin 30:40.9 100 3 30:40.9

Sitting

The sitting event was won by Olena Iurkovska, representing .[2]

Rank Name Country Real Time Factor Misses Finish Time
28:03.4 100 0 28:03.4
32:28.4 94 0 30:31.5
33:14.5 98 4 32:34.6
4 33:28.8 98 1 32:48.6
5 32:50.9 100 4 32:50.9
6 36:46.7 94 4 34:34.3

Standing

The standing event was won by Alena Gorbunova, representing .[3]

Rank Name Country Real Time Factor Misses Finish Time
26:42.2 97 1 25:54.2
27:29.0 97 3 26:39.5
29:18.8 91 1 26:40.5
31:37.1 87 5 27:30.4
28:44.7 97 1 27:53.0
29:18.2 97 1 28:25.4
29:42.3 97 2 28:48.9
30:36.4 96 2 29:22.9
31:07.1 96 5 29:52.4
10 36:45.0 84 3 30:52.2
11 34:47.6 96 7 33:24.1
12 34:27.0 97 7 33:25.0
13 34:34.7 97 8 33:32.4
14 35:03.4 96 6 33:39.2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biathlon: Women's 7.5 km: Visually impaired. International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 10 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Biathlon: Women's 7.5 km: Sitting. International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 10 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Biathlon: Women's 7.5 km: Standing. International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 10 October 2012.