Men's biathlon relay at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
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Venue | Nozawa Onsen |
Dates | February 21 |
Competitors | 72 from 18 nations |
Winning time | 1:21:56.3 |
Medalists | |
The Men's 4 x 7.5 kilometre biathlon relay competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics 21 February, at Nozawa Onsen. 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.
The penalties column is in the format: "total penalties + used spare rounds".