List of Olympic venues in biathlon explained

For the Winter Olympics, there are 16 venues that have been or will be used for biathlon. Initially debuting in 1924 as military patrol, the event would debut on its own in 1960. Only three times in the Winter Olympics have the biathlon event has not been in the same cluster as cross-country skiing (1972, 1998, 2006).

GamesVenueOther sports hosted at venue for those gamesCapacityRef.
1924 Chamonix (as military patrol) 45,000.[1]
Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing) 1,000[2]
Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, Ski jumping (normal hill) Not listed.[3]
Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, Ski jumping (normal hill) 40,000 (ski jump)[4]
None Not listed.[5]
Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, Ski jumping (normal hill) Not listed.[6]
Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing) Not listed.[7]
Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing) Not listed.[8]
Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing) Not listed.[9]
12,500[10]
Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (Cross-country skiing) 31,000 (Cross-country skiing)
13,500 (Biathlon)
[11]
None 20,000[12]
Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing) 15,200[13]
None 4,700[14]
2010 VancouverCross-country skiing, Nordic combined, ski jumping6,000[15]
Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing) 9,600[16]
None 7,500[17]
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre None Not listed.
None 3,000

Notes and References

  1. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1924/1924.pdf 1924 Olympics official report.
  2. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/1960w.pdf 1960 Winter Olympics official report.
  3. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/orw1964.pdf 1964 Winter Olympics official report.
  4. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/or1968.pdf 1968 Winter Olympics official report.
  5. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1972/orw1972.pdf 1972 Winter Olympics official report.
  6. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/orw1976.pdf 1976 Winter Olympics official report.
  7. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1980/orw1980v1.pdf 1980 Winter Olympics official report.
  8. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1984/or1984w.pdf 1984 Winter Olympics official report.
  9. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/orw1988pt1.pdf 1988 Winter Olympics official report.
  10. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1992/orw1992.pdf 1992 Winter Olympics official report.
  11. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK3.PDF 1994 Winter Olympics official report.
  12. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/Vol2_e.pdf 1998 Winter Olympics official report.
  13. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/2002v1.pdf 2002 Winter Olympics official report.
  14. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/2006v3.pdf 2006 Winter Olympics official report.
  15. Web site: Venues - Whistler Olympic/Paralympic Park. Vancouver Organizing Committee. 2010-03-10.
  16. http://sochi2014.com/en/objects/mountain/complex/ Sochi2014.com profile of the Biathlon & ski Complex.
  17. https://architectureofthegames.net/2018_venues/#section1 2018 Venues Architecture of the Games