| | Event type
20 kilometres, Men
| Date | 20 February 1992 — 10:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Les Saisies | |
| Participants | 94 from 27 countries | |
| Format | One-minute penalty for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 19,437 m Height Differential: 80 m Maximum Climb: 65 m Shooting 1: Prone at 4.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Standing at 8.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 3: Prone at 12.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 4: Standing at 16.0 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 728 m | |
The favorites were Soviet Sergey Chepikov, winner of the last two seasonal World Cups, and German biathlete Mark Kirchner, 1991 World Champion in both the 10 and 20 km. But in the end, they were done in by their shooting, as both missed three targets. Kirchner had the second fastest ski time, but his three penalty minutes dropped him to second behind Chepikov’s teammate, Yevgeny Redkin. And the question everyone was asking was, “Who is Yevgeny Redkin?” He was completely unknown, was not listed in the Soviet team book prior to Albertville, and did not find out he was starting until two days before the event began. Redkin would later compete for Belarus at the 1994 Winter Olympics, and he never again finished in the top 10 of any World Cup race, much less make a podium. Chepikov had the fourth fastest skiing time but his three penalty minutes dropped him back to 10th place. The defending champion, Frank-Peter Roetsch competed but finished 53rd, the victim of seven missed targets.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Adjusted Time | Misses | Skiing | Shooting 1 Misses | Shooting 1 | Shooting 2 Misses | Shooting 2 | Shooting 3 Misses | Shooting 3 | Shooting 4 Misses | Shooting 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yauhen Redzkin |  EUN | 57:34.4 | 0 | 57:34.4 (18) | 0 | – (–) | 0 | – (–) | 0 | – (–) | 0 | – (–) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Mark Kirchner |  GER | 57:40.8 | 3 | 54:40.8 (2) | 0 | – (–) | 1 | – (–) | 1 | – (–) | 1 | – (–) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Mikael Löfgren |  SWE | 57:59.4 | 2 | 55:59.4 (5) | 0 | – (–) | 1 | – (–) | 0 | – (–) | 1 | – (–) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Aliaksandr Papou | EUN | 58:02.9 | 2 | 56:02.9 (6) | 0 | – (–) | 1 | – (–) | 0 | – (–) | 1 | – (–) | |||
| 5 | Harri Eloranta |  FIN | 58:15.7 | 1 | 57:15.7 (11) | 0 | – (–) | 1 | – (–) | 0 | – (–) | 0 | – (–) | |||
| 6 | Vesa Hietalahti | FIN | 58:24.6 | 1 | 57:24.6 (14) | 0 | – (–) | 1 | – (–) | 0 | – (–) | 0 | – (–) | |||
| 7 | Johann Passler |  ITA | 58:25.9 | 4 | 54:25.9 (1) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 8 | Frode Løberg |  NOR | 58:32.4 | 1 | 57:32.4 (16) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 9 | Gisle Fenne | NOR | 58:32.9 | 1 | 57:32.9 (17) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 10 | Sergey Chepikov | EUN | 58:47.6 | 3 | 55:47.6 (4) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 11 | Valery Kiriyenko | EUN | 59:12.6 | 4 | 55:12.6 (3) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 12 | Mike Dixon |  GBR | 59:20.2 | 0 | 59:20.2 (41) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 13 | Christian Dumont |  FRA | 59:27.0 | 2 | 57:27.0 (15) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 14 | Krasimir Videnov |  BUL | 59:32.5 | 1 | 58:32.5 (27) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 15 | Jiří Holubec |  TCH | 59:56.2 | 0 | 59:56.2 (52) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 16 | Josh Thompson |  USA | 1-00:05.4 | 2 | 58:05.4 (24) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 17 | Andreas Zingerle | ITA | 1-00:05.6 | 4 | 56:05.6 (7) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 18 | Steffen Hoos | GER | 1-00:17.7 | 1 | 59:17.7 (38) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 19 | Gintaras Jasinskas |  LTU | 1-00:17.8 | 1 | 59:17.8 (39) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 20 | Glenn Rupertus |  CAN | 1-00:18.3 | 1 | 59:18.3 (40) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 21 | Boštjan Lekan |  SLO | 1-00:26.8 | 1 | 59:26.8 (43) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 22 | Patrice Bailly-Salins | FRA | 1-00:28.3 | 4 | 56:28.3 (8) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 23 | Tomáš Kos | TCH | 1-00:33.3 | 2 | 58:33.3 (29) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 24 | Sašo Grajf | SLO | 1-00:39.2 | 3 | 57:39.2 (19) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 25 | Martin Rypl | TCH | 1-00:39.3 | 3 | 57:39.3 (20) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 26 | Tony Fiala | CAN | 1-00:39.8 | 1 | 59:39.8 (48) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 27 | Eirik Kvalfoss | NOR | 1-00:52.4 | 2 | 58:52.4 (31) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 28 | Misao Kodate |  JPN | 1-00:53.1 | 2 | 58:53.1 (32) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 29 | Jens Steinigen | GER | 1-01:01.8 | 3 | 58:01.8 (23) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 30 | Alfred Eder |  AUT | 1-01:03.0 | 1 | 1-00:03.0 (54) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 31 | Spas Zlatev | BUL | 1-01:26.2 | 1 | 1-00:26.2 (60) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 32 | Jan Ziemianin |  POL | 1-01:44.7 | 4 | 57:44.7 (21) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 33 | Janez Ožbolt | SLO | 1-01:47.2 | 1 | 1-00:47.2 (66) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 34 | Hillar Zahkna |  EST | 1-01:57.4 | 4 | 57:57.4 (22) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 35 | Gundars Upenieks |  LAT | 1-02:01.6 | 1 | 1-01:01.6 (67) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 36 | Geir Einang | NOR | 1-02:04.8 | 3 | 59:04.8 (33) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 37 | Kalju Ojaste | EST | 1-02:05.8 | 2 | 1-00:05.8 (55) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 38 | Leif Andersson | SWE | 1-02:09.3 | 3 | 59:09.3 (35) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 39 | Thierry Gerbier | FRA | 1-02:24.8 | 2 | 1-00:24.8 (59) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 40 | Wilfried Pallhuber | ITA | 1-02:35.4 | 6 | 56:35.4 (9) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 41 | Bruno Hofstätter | AUT | 1-02:36.1 | 3 | 59:36.1 (45) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 42 | Thanasis Tsakiris |  GRE | 1-02:37.2 | 2 | 1-00:37.2 (64) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 43 | Anders Mannelqvist | SWE | 1-02:38.6 | 3 | 59:38.6 (47) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 44 | Gottlieb Taschler | ITA | 1-02:41.3 | 3 | 59:41.3 (50) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 45 | Egon Leitner | AUT | 1-02:52.0 | 4 | 58:52.0 (30) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 46 | Steve Cyr | CAN | 1-03:06.9 | 4 | 59:06.9 (34) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 47 | Lionel Laurent | FRA | 1-03:10.6 | 4 | 59:10.6 (36) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 48 | Urmas Kaldvee | EST | 1-03:15.1 | 4 | 59:15.1 (37) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 49 | Franz Schuler | AUT | 1-03:15.9 | 6 | 57:15.9 (12) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 50 | Wang Weiyi |  CHN | 1-03:30.0 | 3 | 1-00:30.0 (62) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 51 | Curt Schreiner | USA | 1-03:34.2 | 3 | 1-00:34.2 (63) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 52 | Tang Guoliang | CHN | 1-03:39.1 | 1 | 1-02:39.1 (76) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 53 | Frank-Peter Roetsch | GER | 1-03:43.8 | 7 | 56:43.8 (10) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 54 | Jean-Marc Chabloz |  SUI | 1-03:45.6 | 4 | 59:45.6 (51) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 55 | Tibor Géczi |  HUN | 1-03:56.3 | 4 | 59:56.3 (53) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 56 | Jure Velepec | SLO | 1-04:12.6 | 2 | 1-02:12.6 (74) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 57 | Kristjan Oja | EST | 1-04:15.9 | 3 | 1-01:15.9 (68) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 58 | Dariusz Kozłowski | POL | 1-04:17.2 | 4 | 1-00:17.2 (58) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 59 | Duncan Douglas | USA | 1-04:17.5 | 6 | 58:17.5 (25) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 60 | Krzysztof Sosna | POL | 1-04:24.1 | 7 | 57:24.1 (13) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 61 | Ilmārs Bricis | LAT | 1-04:27.3 | 5 | 59:27.3 (44) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 62 | Aivars Bogdanovs | LAT | 1-04:28.5 | 4 | 1-00:28.5 (61) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 63 | Atsushi Kazama | JPN | 1-04:32.8 | 6 | 58:32.8 (28) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 64 | Ulf Johansson | SWE | 1-04:58.2 | 2 | 1-02:58.2 (80) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 65 | Ken Rudd | GBR | 1-05:09.1 | 5 | 1-00:09.1 (56) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 66 | Ivan Masařík | TCH | 1-05:24.9 | 7 | 58:24.9 (26) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 67 | Jason Sklenar | GBR | 1-05:28.9 | 4 | 1-01:28.9 (70) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 68 | Hristo Vodenicharov | BUL | 1-05:32.7 | 4 | 1-01:32.7 (71) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 69 | Oļegs Maļuhins | LAT | 1-06:10.1 | 6 | 1-00:10.1 (57) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 70 | Jon Engen | USA | 1-06:18.4 | 5 | 1-01:18.4 (69) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 71 | Nicolae Șerban |  ROU | 1-06:33.3 | 5 | 1-01:33.3 (72) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 72 | Zbigniew Filip | POL | 1-06:40.9 | 7 | 59:40.9 (49) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 73 | Boycho Popov | BUL | 1-07:03.7 | 3 | 1-04:03.7 (82) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 74 | Seppo Suhonen | FIN | 1-07:21.3 | 8 | 59:21.3 (42) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 75 | Tan Hongbin | CHN | 1-07:24.1 | 5 | 1-02:24.1 (75) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 76 | Paul Ryan | GBR | 1-07:38.8 | 4 | 1-03:38.8 (81) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 77 | Jean Paquet | CAN | 1-08:36.2 | 9 | 59:36.2 (46) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 78 | János Panyik | HUN | 1-08:37.7 | 8 | 1-00:37.7 (65) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 79 | Mladen Grujić |  YUG | 1-08:40.6 | 6 | 1-02:40.6 (78) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 80 | István Oláh Nelu | HUN | 1-09:08.6 | 7 | 1-02:08.6 (73) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 81 | Zoran Ćosić | YUG | 1-09:12.8 | 4 | 1-05:12.8 (83) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 82 | Song Wenbin | CHN | 1-10:39.7 | 8 | 1-02:39.7 (77) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 83 | László Farkas | HUN | 1-10:54.3 | 8 | 1-02:54.3 (79) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 84 | Admir Jamak | YUG | 1-14:09.6 | 0 | 1-14:09.6 (90) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 85 | Tomislav Lopatić | YUG | 1-14:35.8 | 8 | 1-06:35.8 (84) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 86 | Luis Ríos |  ARG | 1-14:43.8 | 3 | 1-11:43.8 (88) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 87 | Hong Byung-Sik |  KOR | 1-15:06.7 | 4 | 1-11:06.7 (86) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 88 | Jang Dong-Lin | KOR | 1-17:06.9 | 7 | 1-10:06.9 (85) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 89 | Han Myung-Hee | KOR | 1-19:28.1 | 8 | 1-11:28.1 (87) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 90 | Marcelo Vásquez | ARG | 1-22:02.6 | 8 | 1-14:02.6 (89) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 91 | Juan Fernández | ARG | 1-25:27.1 | 5 | 1-20:27.1 (92) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| 92 | Nikos Anastasiadis | GRE | 1-25:45.5 | 7 | 1-18:45.5 (91) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | |||
| Kari Kataja | FIN | – | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | ||||
| Roberto Lucero | ARG | – | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) |