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4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay, Men

Date21 February 1998 — 13:00
StatusOlympic
LocationNozawa Onsen Resort, Nozawa Onsen
Participants72 from 18 countries
FormatEight shots for each group of five targets. Penalty loop (150 metres) skied for each missed target.
DetailsCourse Length: 7,500 m
Height Differential: 68 m
Maximum Climb: 32 m
Shooting 1: Prone at 2.5 km, 50 m range
Shooting 2: Standing at 5.0 km, 50 m range
Total Climbing: 286 m

This event was considered a toss-up between Germany and Norway. Germany had won the World Championships in 1997 and 1995, and was second to Russia in 1996. Norway had been second to Germany in 1997, but their young biathletes were coming on, and they had won both individual events, Halvard Hanevold winning the 20 km, and Ole Einar Bjørndalen taking the sprint. Germany took the lead on the first leg, with Norway only sixth. On the second leg, Peter Sendel opened up more time on Hanevold, but Latvia’s Ilmārs Bricis posted what would be the fastest leg of the event to move Latvia ahead of Germany. But that didn’t last. Latvia dropped back to fifth with Germany leading Russia by 1:10 after the third leg, Norway still only in fourth place. Norway’s anchor was Bjørndalen and he set off after Germany’s Frank Luck. Bjørndalen beat Luck by 1:23.5 on the leg, but Germany was never in danger, winning the gold medal by 20.1 seconds over Norway, with Russia third. This was the third consecutive German victory in the event, with Ricco Groß on all three teams.

PosCompetitorsNOCTimeMissesExtra ShotsShooting 1 MissesShooting 1 Extra ShotsShooting 1Shooting 2 MissesShooting 2 Extra ShotsShooting 2Exchange
1GermanyGER1-21:36.20604– (–)02– (–)– (–)Gold
Lead-OffRicco Groß 20:09.30100– (–)01– (–)20:09.3 (1)
2nd LegPeter Sendel 19:56.60000– (–)00– (–)40:05.9 (2)
3rd LegSven Fischer 20:18.00202– (–)00– (–)1-00:23.9 (1)
AnchorFrank Luck 21:12.30302– (–)01– (–)1-21:36.2 (1)
2NorwayNOR1-21:56.30704– (–)03– (–)– (–)Silver
Lead-OffEgil Gjelland 20:33.80201– (–)01– (–)20:33.8 (6)
2nd LegHalvard Hanevold 20:08.70101– (–)00– (–)40:42.5 (5)
3rd LegDag Bjørndalen 21:25.00402– (–)02– (–)1-02:07.5 (4)
AnchorOle Einar Bjørndalen 19:48.80000– (–)00– (–)1-21:56.3 (2)
3Russian FederationRUS1-22:19.30703– (–)04– (–)– (–)Bronze
Lead-OffPavel Muslimov 20:35.90100– (–)01– (–)20:35.9 (8)
2nd LegUladzimir Drachou 19:56.60200– (–)02– (–)40:32.5 (3)
3rd LegSergey Tarasov 21:01.40303– (–)00– (–)1-01:33.9 (2)
AnchorViktor Maygurov 20:45.40100– (–)01– (–)1-22:19.3 (3)
4BelarusBLR1-23:14.00400– (–)04– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffAliaksei Aydarau 20:23.60000– (–)00– (–)20:23.6 (3)
2nd LegAleh Ryzhankou 20:18.50300– (–)03– (–)40:42.1 (4)
3rd LegAliaksandr Papou 21:08.30100– (–)01– (–)1-01:50.4 (3)
AnchorVadzim Sashuryn 21:23.60000– (–)00– (–)1-23:14.0 (4)
5PolandPOL1-24:09.80802– (–)06– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffWiesław Ziemianin 20:29.70100– (–)01– (–)20:29.7 (4)
2nd LegTomasz Sikora 20:54.50200– (–)02– (–)41:24.2 (8)
3rd LegJan Ziemianin 21:34.30100– (–)01– (–)1-02:58.5 (6)
AnchorWojciech Kozub 21:11.30402– (–)02– (–)1-24:09.8 (5)
6LatviaLAT1-24:24.421206– (–)26– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffOļegs Maļuhins 20:18.20202– (–)00– (–)20:18.2 (2)
2nd LegIlmārs Bricis 19:46.70101– (–)00– (–)40:04.9 (1)
3rd LegGundars Upenieks 22:48.11603– (–)13– (–)1-02:53.0 (5)
AnchorJēkabs Nākums 21:31.41300– (–)13– (–)1-24:24.4 (6)
7FranceFRA1-24:53.021104– (–)27– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffAndreas Heymann 20:44.50101– (–)00– (–)20:44.5 (11)
2nd LegRaphaël Poirée 20:04.40302– (–)01– (–)40:48.9 (7)
3rd LegThierry Dusserre 22:12.01401– (–)13– (–)1-03:00.9 (8)
AnchorPatrice Bailly-Salins 21:52.11300– (–)13– (–)1-24:53.0 (7)
8FinlandFIN1-25:01.421104– (–)27– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffVille Räikkönen 20:34.30202– (–)00– (–)20:34.3 (7)
2nd LegPaavo Puurunen 20:08.60100– (–)01– (–)40:42.9 (6)
3rd LegHarri Eloranta 22:31.01502– (–)13– (–)1-03:13.9 (9)
AnchorOlli-Pekka Peltola 21:47.51300– (–)13– (–)1-25:01.4 (8)
9ItalyITA1-25:07.311707– (–)110– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffPatrick Favre 21:13.00603– (–)03– (–)21:13.0 (14)
2nd LegWilfried Pallhuber 20:50.70201– (–)01– (–)42:03.7 (11)
3rd LegRené Cattarinussi 20:55.90300– (–)03– (–)1-02:59.6 (7)
AnchorPieralberto Carrara 22:07.71603– (–)13– (–)1-25:07.3 (9)
10SwedenSWE1-25:25.701407– (–)07– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffMikael Löfgren 21:01.00503– (–)02– (–)21:01.0 (13)
2nd LegJonas Eriksson 21:41.90502– (–)03– (–)42:42.9 (12)
3rd LegTord Wiksten 22:09.30402– (–)02– (–)1-04:52.2 (13)
AnchorFredrik Kuoppa 20:33.50000– (–)00– (–)1-25:25.7 (10)
11AustriaAUT1-25:33.821516– (–)19– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffWolfgang Perner 20:32.60201– (–)01– (–)20:32.6 (5)
2nd LegLudwig Gredler 21:04.81300– (–)13– (–)41:37.4 (9)
3rd LegReinhard Neuner 22:39.11613– (–)03– (–)1-04:16.5 (10)
AnchorWolfgang Rottmann 21:17.30402– (–)02– (–)1-25:33.8 (11)
12SloveniaSLO1-25:43.22925– (–)04– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffSašo Grajf 20:56.60200– (–)02– (–)20:56.6 (12)
2nd LegJože Poklukar 21:55.62423– (–)01– (–)42:52.2 (14)
3rd LegJanez Ožbolt 21:45.40302– (–)01– (–)1-04:37.6 (11)
AnchorTomaž Globočnik 21:05.60000– (–)00– (–)1-25:43.2 (12)
13EstoniaEST1-26:30.201304– (–)09– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffJanno Prants 20:39.70200– (–)02– (–)20:39.7 (10)
2nd LegIndrek Tobreluts 21:15.30100– (–)01– (–)41:55.0 (10)
3rd LegKalju Ojaste 23:03.70603– (–)03– (–)1-04:58.7 (14)
AnchorDimitri Borovik 21:31.50401– (–)03– (–)1-26:30.2 (13)
14Czech RepublicCZE1-26:35.50700– (–)07– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffPetr Garabík 21:30.80200– (–)02– (–)21:30.8 (16)
2nd LegZdeněk Vítek 22:11.80100– (–)01– (–)43:42.6 (17)
3rd LegJiří Holubec 22:00.90300– (–)03– (–)1-05:43.5 (16)
AnchorIvan Masařík 20:52.00100– (–)01– (–)1-26:35.5 (14)
15JapanJPN1-27:55.741829– (–)29– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffKyoji Suga 22:10.91513– (–)02– (–)22:10.9 (17)
2nd LegHironao Meguro 20:56.30300– (–)03– (–)43:07.2 (15)
3rd LegShuichi Sekiya 21:44.00403– (–)01– (–)1-04:51.2 (12)
AnchorAtsushi Kazama 23:04.53613– (–)23– (–)1-27:55.7 (15)
16KazakhstanKAZ1-27:56.011405– (–)19– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffDmitry Pantov 22:37.01401– (–)13– (–)22:37.0 (18)
2nd LegDmitry Pozdnyakov 21:41.20200– (–)02– (–)44:18.2 (18)
3rd LegAleksandr Menshikov 21:57.70301– (–)02– (–)1-06:15.9 (18)
AnchorValery Ivanov 21:40.10503– (–)02– (–)1-27:56.0 (16)
17United StatesUSA1-28:13.901508– (–)07– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffJay Hakkinen 20:37.70402– (–)02– (–)20:37.7 (9)
2nd LegDan Westover 22:14.00403– (–)01– (–)42:51.7 (13)
3rd LegAndrew Erickson 22:57.20502– (–)03– (–)1-05:48.9 (17)
AnchorRob Rosser 22:25.00201– (–)01– (–)1-28:13.9 (17)
18UkraineUKR1-28:57.141336– (–)17– (–)– (–)
Lead-OffV'iacheslav Derkach 21:29.00301– (–)02– (–)21:29.0 (15)
2nd LegRuslan Lysenko 21:41.90201– (–)01– (–)43:10.9 (16)
3rd LegMykola Krupnyk 21:54.20201– (–)01– (–)1-05:05.1 (15)
AnchorAndriy Deryzemlia 23:52.04633– (–)13– (–)1-28:57.1 (18)