Biathlon World Championships 2002

Biathlon World Championships 2002

Host city	Oslo
Country	Norway
Events	2
Opening	24 March 2002 (2002-03-24)
Closing	24 March 2002 (2002-03-24)

The 37th Biathlon World Championships held in 2002 for the third time in Oslo, Norway were only for the mass start because these events were not part of the Olympic programme in Salt Lake City.

Men's results

15 km mass start

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Raphaël Poirée	FRA	1+0+0+1	37:57.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Sven Fischer	GER	1+0+1+2	+ 17.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Frode Andresen	NOR	0+2+1+2	+ 26.5

Women's results

12.5 km mass start

Medal	Name	Nation	Penalties	Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Olena Zubrilova	UKR	0+0+0+0	37:09.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Olga Pyleva	RUS	0+0+1+0	+ 21.3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Olga Nazarova	BLR	0+1+0+0	+ 37.7

Medal table

Place	Nation	1st place, gold medalist(s)	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Total
1	France	1	0	0	1
1	Ukraine	1	0	0	1
3	Germany	0	1	0	1
3	Russia	0	1	0	1
5	Belarus	0	0	1	1
5	Norway	0	0	1	1