Men's biathlon relay at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for biathlon
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Venue | Les Saisies |
Dates | February 16 |
Competitors | 84 from 21 nations |
Winning time | 1:21:56.3 |
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The Men's 4 x 7.5 kilometre biathlon relay competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics 16 February, at Les Saisies. Each national team consisted of four members, with each skiing 7.5 kilometres and shooting twice, once prone and once standing.
At each shooting station, a competitor has eight shots to hit five targets; however, only five bullets are loaded in a magazine at one - if additional shots are required, the spare bullets must be loaded one at a time. If after the eight shots are taken, there are still targets not yet hit, the competitor must ski a 150-metre penalty loop.