Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics


Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.

Medal summary

The competition event was:
  • 7.5 km: men - women
The event had separate standing, sitting, or visually impaired classifications:
  • LW2 - standing: single leg amputation above the knee
  • LW3 - standing: double leg amputation below the knee, mild cerebral palsy, or equivalent impairment
  • LW4 - standing: single leg amputation below the knee
  • LW5/7 - standing: double arm amputation
  • LW6/8 - standing: single arm amputation
  • LW9 - standing: amputation or equivalent impairment of one arm and one leg
  • LW 10 - sitting: paraplegia with no or some upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance
  • LW 11 - sitting: paraplegia with fair functional sitting balance
  • LW 12 - sitting: double leg amputation above the knees, or paraplegia with some leg function and good sitting balance
  • B1 - visually impaired: no functional vision
  • B2 - visually impaired: up to ca 3-5% functional vision
  • B3 - visually impaired: under 10% functional vision