Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics


The biathlon competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics were held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The events were held between the 13th and 26 February 2010.
The men's individual biathlon was notable for the awarding of two silver medals due to two competitors finishing with a tie. No bronze medal was awarded in this event.

Medal summary

Medal table

Men's events

Women's events

Events

A total of ten biathlon events were held at Vancouver 2010:
! Men !! Women

Competition schedule

All times are Pacific Standard Time.
! Day !! Date !! Start !! Finish !! Event

Qualification

Athlete quotas

Athlete quotas: 220 athletes

A NOC may enter no more than 12 athletes, and no more than 4 athletes per event.
Quotas by events:
1Qualification to the pursuit is based on results from the sprint

Eligibility criteria

All competitors must comply with one of the three minimum qualifications standards set forward by the IBU:
or
or
Additionally, only athletes representing an NOC that is recognized by the IOC and member of the IBU can participate in the games.

Qualification criteria

All 220 quota places will be awarded using a point ranking combining the 2008 and 2009 Biathlon World Championships.
Men's
Women's
According to final report by VANOC these were the final participation numbers:
NationsMen'sWomen'sTotal
101
606
559
011
516
448
156
112
5510
101
549
224
6511
6612
101
112
101
5510
112
549
549
011
112
6511
011
257
055
5611
448
112
011
101
516
5510
5510
5611
549
Total: 37 NOCs112105217

Rejected quota places: Finland earned five spots in both genders, but decided to send only two men and two women. Poland qualified 5 men, but sent only two men. Slovenia had earned 5 spots each, but decided to send only four women and men. Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Austria rejected their single spots earned in either men's or women's. Greenland has no NOC, so Greenland's spot earned in men's competition was used by Denmark.