Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint
| Men's biathlon sprint at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
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| Venue | Nozawa Onsen | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 18 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 73 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 27:16.2 | ||||||||||||
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Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
 Norway
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Frode Andresen |
Norway
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Ville Räikkönen |
 Finland
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The Men's 10 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics was held on 18 February, at Nozawa Onsen. Competitors raced over two 3.0 kilometre loops and one 4.0 kilometre loop of the skiing course, shooting two times, once prone and once standing. Each miss was penalized by requiring the competitor to race over an 150 metre penalty loop.
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