| | Event type
20 kilometres, Men
| Date | 11 February 2006 — 13:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Cesana San Sicario | |
| Participants | 88 from 34 countries | |
| Format | One-minute penalty for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 20,000 m Height Differential: 65 m Maximum Climb: 17 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: 620 m | |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen was the defending champion, having won all four gold medals at Salt Lake City, and he had also won four golds at the 2005 World Championships, although he had missed out in this event. The heavy favorite, he had been sick with a severe cold in January that cost him several days of training. Bjørndalen started 57th with the lead held by German Michael Greis. Greis had started 38th, and missed only one target to take the lead, posting what would be the fifth-best ski time. Bjørndalen outskied everybody, posting the fastest ski time, but he missed two targets and that was the margin as Greis held on to win the gold medal, Bjørndalen placing second. Greis would later win the mass start race and add a gold medal in the relay to give him three gold medals in Torino. Third place went to Halvard Hanevold who had won the gold medal in the event in 1998. A major surprise was Slovakia’s Marek Matiaško, whose best major international finish had been sevent at the 2000 Worlds. He was in medal contention until the final shooting when he missed to dropp down to fifth place.
| 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 | Michael Greis |  GER | 54:23.0 | 1 | 53:23.0 (5) | 0 | 10:49.7 (2) | 1 | 22:32.5 (6) | 0 | 33:33.4 (2) | 0 | 44:33.9 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen |  NOR | 54:39.0 | 2 | 52:39.0 (1) | 1 | 11:37.4 (25) | 1 | 23:11.8 (15) | 0 | 33:56.4 (8) | 0 | 44:56.6 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Halvard Hanevold | NOR | 55:31.9 | 2 | 53:31.9 (6) | 1 | 11:50.7 (28) | 1 | 23:44.9 (28) | 0 | 34:40.7 (14) | 0 | 45:40.5 (4) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Sergey Chepikov |  RUS | 55:32.7 | 1 | 54:32.7 (19) | 1 | 12:11.7 (43) | 0 | 23:13.4 (16) | 0 | 34:30.7 (12) | 0 | 45:46.8 (6) | |||
| 5 | Marek Matiaško |  SVK | 55:48.6 | 1 | 54:48.6 (21) | 0 | 11:09.3 (9) | 0 | 22:11.4 (4) | 0 | 33:21.9 (1) | 1 | 45:44.9 (5) | |||
| 6 | Julien Robert |  FRA | 55:59.4 | 0 | 55:59.4 (37) | 0 | 11:08.1 (8) | 0 | 22:20.9 (5) | 0 | 33:52.4 (7) | 0 | 45:32.7 (3) | |||
| 7 | Christian De Lorenzi |  ITA | 56:04.0 | 1 | 55:04.0 (29) | 0 | 11:10.0 (10) | 0 | 22:11.6 (3) | 0 | 33:34.6 (4) | 1 | 45:51.3 (8) | |||
| 8 | Ivan Cherezov | RUS | 56:05.7 | 2 | 54:05.7 (9) | 1 | 11:45.0 (27) | 0 | 22:37.3 (7) | 0 | 33:45.6 (5) | 1 | 45:49.3 (7) | |||
| 9 | Wilfried Pallhuber | ITA | 56:08.4 | 1 | 55:08.4 (31) | 1 | 12:04.4 (37) | 0 | 23:11.4 (14) | 0 | 34:25.3 (10) | 0 | 45:59.0 (9) | |||
| 10 | Jay Hakkinen |  USA | 56:10.9 | 3 | 53:10.9 (2) | 2 | 12:48.6 (56) | 0 | 23:35.6 (24) | 1 | 35:25.0 (25) | 0 | 46:13.2 (11) | |||
| 11 | Ricco Groß | GER | 56:14.3 | 1 | 55:14.3 (32) | 0 | 11:01.4 (5) | 0 | 22:04.2 (2) | 0 | 33:34.3 (3) | 1 | 46:02.7 (10) | |||
| 12 | Paavo Puurunen |  FIN | 56:38.9 | 1 | 55:38.9 (33) | 1 | 12:22.2 (47) | 0 | 23:31.4 (22) | 0 | 35:02.6 (22) | 0 | 46:27.4 (13) | |||
| 13 | Pavel Rostovtsev | RUS | 56:47.2 | 2 | 54:47.2 (20) | 1 | 12:01.5 (34) | 0 | 22:56.5 (12) | 0 | 34:08.0 (9) | 1 | 46:39.7 (14) | |||
| 14 | Kyoji Suga |  JPN | 56:57.7 | 1 | 55:57.7 (36) | 1 | 12:10.6 (42) | 0 | 23:23.9 (20) | 0 | 34:53.2 (21) | 0 | 46:22.5 (12) | |||
| 15 | Frode Andresen | NOR | 57:10.2 | 3 | 54:10.2 (10) | 1 | 11:55.7 (29) | 1 | 23:47.9 (31) | 1 | 36:05.0 (36) | 0 | 47:13.1 (21) | |||
| 16 | Stian Eckhoff | NOR | 57:11.8 | 3 | 54:11.8 (11) | 2 | 13:03.0 (61) | 0 | 23:48.9 (32) | 0 | 34:48.2 (19) | 1 | 47:03.9 (17) | |||
| 17 | Sven Fischer | GER | 57:14.3 | 3 | 54:14.3 (13) | 1 | 11:58.5 (30) | 0 | 22:42.1 (9) | 1 | 34:46.1 (16) | 1 | 46:54.1 (16) | |||
| 18 | Ruslan Lysenko |  UKR | 57:16.6 | 1 | 56:16.6 (42) | 0 | 11:26.0 (22) | 1 | 23:43.9 (25) | 0 | 35:13.9 (24) | 0 | 46:44.4 (15) | |||
| 19 | Ilmārs Bricis |  LAT | 57:19.2 | 4 | 53:19.2 (4) | 1 | 12:00.7 (33) | 1 | 23:46.0 (30) | 0 | 34:35.0 (13) | 2 | 47:32.6 (23) | |||
| 20 | Raphaël Poirée | FRA | 57:21.1 | 3 | 54:21.1 (15) | 2 | 13:06.2 (63) | 0 | 23:53.2 (34) | 1 | 36:04.6 (34) | 0 | 47:12.6 (20) | |||
| 21 | Tomasz Sikora |  POL | 57:22.1 | 3 | 54:22.1 (16) | 1 | 12:05.5 (38) | 1 | 23:58.2 (36) | 1 | 36:05.3 (35) | 0 | 47:08.7 (19) | |||
| 22 | Zdeněk Vítek |  CZE | 57:26.8 | 3 | 54:26.8 (17) | 0 | 10:57.7 (4) | 1 | 22:45.7 (10) | 1 | 34:46.3 (17) | 1 | 47:08.3 (18) | |||
| 23 | Carl Johan Bergman |  SWE | 57:30.9 | 3 | 54:30.9 (18) | 1 | 11:58.8 (31) | 1 | 23:51.4 (33) | 0 | 35:10.0 (23) | 1 | 47:26.2 (22) | |||
| 24 | Siarhei Novikau |  BLR | 58:02.6 | 3 | 55:02.6 (27) | 0 | 11:04.6 (6) | 1 | 23:10.2 (13) | 0 | 34:26.1 (11) | 2 | 47:51.9 (25) | |||
| 25 | Rene Laurent Vuillermoz | ITA | 58:17.9 | 4 | 54:17.9 (14) | 0 | 10:47.2 (1) | 1 | 22:41.2 (8) | 0 | 33:49.5 (6) | 3 | 48:03.7 (26) | |||
| 26 | Fritz Pinter |  AUT | 58:25.7 | 1 | 57:25.7 (62) | 0 | 11:16.6 (15) | 0 | 22:48.4 (11) | 0 | 34:41.3 (15) | 1 | 47:38.0 (24) | |||
| 27 | Lowell Bailey | USA | 58:45.1 | 3 | 55:45.1 (34) | 2 | 13:24.2 (=69) | 1 | 25:33.2 (56) | 0 | 36:57.8 (46) | 0 | 48:22.3 (28) | |||
| 28 | Björn Ferry | SWE | 58:49.0 | 4 | 54:49.0 (22) | 1 | 12:00.9 (32) | 2 | 24:55.7 (50) | 0 | 36:07.9 (37) | 1 | 48:34.7 (31) | |||
| 29 | Pavol Hurajt | SVK | 58:49.6 | 3 | 55:49.6 (35) | 0 | 11:13.5 (11) | 1 | 23:17.2 (18) | 0 | 34:49.2 (20) | 2 | 48:24.4 (30) | |||
| 30 | Roman Dostál | CZE | 58:53.5 | 4 | 54:53.5 (24) | 1 | 12:07.5 (41) | 2 | 25:11.3 (54) | 0 | 36:34.4 (43) | 1 | 48:47.0 (34) | |||
| 31 | Simon Fourcade | FRA | 59:01.7 | 3 | 56:01.7 (39) | 1 | 12:02.4 (35) | 0 | 23:29.2 (21) | 0 | 34:47.3 (18) | 2 | 48:17.7 (27) | |||
| 32 | Maksim Chudov | RUS | 59:12.0 | 5 | 54:12.0 (12) | 0 | 10:55.3 (3) | 0 | 21:36.7 (1) | 3 | 35:39.9 (28) | 2 | 49:08.7 (36) | |||
| 33 | Tomáš Holubec | CZE | 59:13.1 | 2 | 57:13.1 (55) | 1 | 12:29.7 (50) | 1 | 24:45.9 (47) | 0 | 36:32.0 (42) | 0 | 48:44.3 (33) | |||
| 34 | Vincent Defrasne | FRA | 59:16.1 | 6 | 53:16.1 (3) | 3 | 13:48.9 (78) | 1 | 25:27.4 (55) | 0 | 36:24.5 (39) | 2 | 49:20.0 (40) | |||
| 35 | David Ekholm | SWE | 59:18.2 | 2 | 57:18.2 (58) | 0 | 11:27.4 (23) | 1 | 23:46.5 (29) | 0 | 35:34.9 (26) | 1 | 48:23.5 (29) | |||
| 36 | Robin Clegg |  CAN | 59:21.5 | 2 | 57:21.5 (59) | 1 | 12:28.8 (49) | 0 | 23:56.4 (35) | 0 | 35:54.2 (33) | 1 | 48:51.8 (35) | |||
| 37 | Jānis Bērziņš | LAT | 59:24.3 | 2 | 57:24.3 (60) | 0 | 11:28.0 (24) | 2 | 24:52.2 (49) | 0 | 36:42.2 (44) | 0 | 48:38.6 (32) | |||
| 38 | Miroslav Matiaško | SVK | 59:43.8 | 3 | 56:43.8 (50) | 3 | 14:32.7 (85) | 0 | 25:51.6 (61) | 0 | 37:38.2 (52) | 0 | 49:20.7 (41) | |||
| 39 | Andriy Deryzemlia | UKR | 59:47.2 | 3 | 56:47.2 (51) | 3 | 14:08.9 (80) | 0 | 25:52.2 (62) | 0 | 37:40.1 (53) | 0 | 49:13.2 (38) | |||
| 40 | Janez Marič |  SLO | 59:53.0 | 5 | 54:53.0 (23) | 2 | 13:04.2 (62) | 2 | 26:19.6 (66) | 1 | 38:20.6 (59) | 0 | 49:31.1 (44) | |||
| 41 | Ludwig Gredler | AUT | 59:55.1 | 3 | 56:55.1 (52) | 0 | 11:23.4 (20) | 3 | 25:53.7 (63) | 0 | 37:35.3 (51) | 0 | 49:10.5 (37) | |||
| 42 | Michael Rösch | GER | 59:56.6 | 6 | 53:56.6 (8) | 2 | 12:54.4 (57) | 0 | 23:43.1 (27) | 1 | 35:43.9 (29) | 3 | 49:39.4 (45) | |||
| 43 | Uladzimir Drachou | BLR | 59:59.5 | 4 | 55:59.5 (38) | 1 | 12:13.1 (45) | 1 | 24:21.7 (42) | 0 | 35:39.8 (27) | 2 | 49:26.7 (43) | |||
| 44 | Mattias Nilsson | SWE | 1-00:01.1 | 5 | 55:01.1 (26) | 0 | 11:07.5 (7) | 2 | 24:07.0 (39) | 3 | 38:28.6 (61) | 0 | 49:50.7 (49) | |||
| 45 | Michal Šlesingr | CZE | 1-00:03.8 | 5 | 55:03.8 (28) | 1 | 12:07.0 (39) | 0 | 23:15.3 (17) | 2 | 36:29.2 (41) | 2 | 49:47.9 (48) | |||
| 46 | Rustam Valiulin | BLR | 1-00:04.1 | 5 | 55:04.1 (30) | 2 | 12:55.3 (58) | 1 | 24:56.4 (51) | 0 | 36:20.7 (38) | 2 | 49:41.4 (46) | |||
| 47 | Matjaž Poklukar | SLO | 1-00:07.6 | 3 | 57:07.6 (54) | 0 | 11:13.4 (12) | 1 | 23:34.3 (23) | 1 | 36:24.6 (40) | 1 | 49:14.3 (39) | |||
| 48 | Jean-Philippe Le Guellec | CAN | 1-00:28.0 | 3 | 57:28.0 (63) | 1 | 12:32.2 (52) | 0 | 24:01.8 (37) | 0 | 35:53.4 (31) | 2 | 49:46.5 (47) | |||
| 49 | Oleksandr Bilanenko | UKR | 1-00:28.6 | 3 | 57:28.6 (64) | 2 | 13:14.4 (66) | 1 | 25:41.3 (59) | 0 | 37:29.1 (49) | 0 | 49:23.2 (42) | |||
| 50 | Zhang Chengye |  CHN | 1-00:49.1 | 7 | 53:49.1 (7) | 1 | 12:03.0 (36) | 4 | 27:02.2 (72) | 1 | 39:08.0 (66) | 1 | 51:00.7 (57) | |||
| 51 | Jeremy Teela | USA | 1-01:03.3 | 5 | 56:03.3 (40) | 1 | 12:22.9 (48) | 0 | 23:18.5 (19) | 1 | 35:44.0 (30) | 3 | 50:39.1 (53) | |||
| 52 | Matthias Simmen |  SUI | 1-01:04.9 | 5 | 56:04.9 (41) | 2 | 13:13.9 (65) | 0 | 24:29.8 (43) | 0 | 35:54.3 (32) | 3 | 50:32.7 (52) | |||
| 53 | Wiesław Ziemianin | POL | 1-01:16.0 | 4 | 57:16.0 (56) | 2 | 13:20.0 (68) | 0 | 24:42.5 (46) | 1 | 37:24.1 (48) | 1 | 50:16.9 (50) | |||
| 54 | Oleksiy Korobeinikov | UKR | 1-01:17.8 | 4 | 57:17.8 (57) | 0 | 11:16.5 (14) | 2 | 24:50.9 (48) | 1 | 37:32.9 (50) | 1 | 50:18.1 (51) | |||
| 55 | Paolo Longo | ITA | 1-01:27.9 | 5 | 56:27.9 (43) | 0 | 11:21.7 (19) | 2 | 24:42.8 (45) | 1 | 37:18.2 (47) | 2 | 50:52.3 (55) | |||
| 56 | Dušan Šimočko | SVK | 1-01:37.8 | 4 | 57:37.8 (67) | 1 | 12:30.2 (51) | 0 | 24:08.3 (40) | 2 | 38:13.1 (57) | 1 | 50:58.2 (56) | |||
| 57 | Tom Clemens |  GBR | 1-01:43.9 | 4 | 57:43.9 (69) | 0 | 11:42.3 (26) | 1 | 24:06.5 (38) | 1 | 36:57.4 (45) | 2 | 50:44.9 (54) | |||
| 58 | Tim Burke | USA | 1-01:55.0 | 7 | 54:55.0 (25) | 3 | 14:08.3 (81) | 3 | 28:10.6 (81) | 1 | 40:25.3 (75) | 0 | 51:40.3 (63) | |||
| 59 | Daniel Mesotitsch | AUT | 1-01:59.7 | 5 | 56:59.7 (53) | 1 | 12:13.5 (44) | 3 | 26:45.3 (70) | 0 | 38:27.1 (60) | 1 | 51:09.3 (58) | |||
| 60 | Klemen Bauer | SLO | 1-02:25.5 | 5 | 57:25.5 (61) | 0 | 11:19.2 (18) | 1 | 23:43.0 (26) | 3 | 38:35.6 (62) | 1 | 51:32.6 (60) | |||
| 61 | Vitaliy Rudenchik |  BUL | 1-02:30.0 | 6 | 56:30.0 (44) | 0 | 11:17.5 (17) | 3 | 25:39.3 (57) | 1 | 38:20.9 (58) | 2 | 52:12.4 (68) | |||
| 62 | Roland Lessing |  EST | 1-02:31.2 | 5 | 57:31.2 (66) | 3 | 14:25.2 (84) | 0 | 25:47.6 (60) | 1 | 38:36.7 (63) | 1 | 51:24.3 (59) | |||
| 63 | Hidenori Isa | JPN | 1-02:33.2 | 6 | 56:33.2 (46) | 1 | 12:07.1 (40) | 1 | 24:17.6 (41) | 2 | 37:52.0 (54) | 2 | 51:32.4 (61) | |||
| 64 | David Leoni | CAN | 1-02:37.8 | 6 | 56:37.8 (48) | 0 | 11:17.2 (16) | 2 | 24:32.6 (44) | 3 | 39:05.8 (65) | 1 | 51:49.9 (64) | |||
| 65 | Marian Blaj |  ROU | 1-02:38.8 | 6 | 56:38.8 (49) | 0 | 11:14.4 (13) | 3 | 25:40.0 (58) | 2 | 39:21.3 (69) | 1 | 51:56.0 (65) | |||
| 66 | Indrek Tobreluts | EST | 1-02:43.6 | 5 | 57:43.6 (68) | 1 | 12:42.1 (54) | 2 | 26:10.7 (65) | 1 | 39:04.8 (64) | 1 | 52:05.1 (66) | |||
| 67 | Tatsumi Kasahara | JPN | 1-02:44.6 | 5 | 57:44.6 (70) | 2 | 13:36.7 (=73) | 1 | 25:59.9 (64) | 0 | 37:54.4 (55) | 2 | 51:38.8 (62) | |||
| 68 | Kristaps Lībietis | LAT | 1-03:13.4 | 4 | 59:13.4 (78) | 2 | 13:46.6 (76) | 1 | 26:42.9 (69) | 1 | 39:51.5 (71) | 0 | 52:11.2 (67) | |||
| 69 | Janez Ožbolt | SLO | 1-03:18.5 | 5 | 58:18.5 (73) | 2 | 13:32.1 (72) | 2 | 27:14.3 (=74) | 0 | 39:12.7 (67) | 1 | 52:14.1 (69) | |||
| 70 | Dimitri Borovik | EST | 1-03:25.8 | 5 | 58:25.8 (74) | 2 | 13:38.0 (75) | 1 | 26:25.5 (68) | 2 | 40:29.9 (77) | 0 | 52:44.8 (71) | |||
| 71 | Aliaksandr Syman | BLR | 1-03:31.4 | 7 | 56:31.4 (45) | 2 | 13:24.3 (71) | 3 | 27:42.0 (80) | 1 | 40:01.8 (73) | 1 | 52:51.9 (72) | |||
| 72 | Grzegorz Bodziana | POL | 1-03:39.6 | 5 | 58:39.6 (75) | 0 | 11:25.2 (21) | 2 | 25:07.0 (53) | 1 | 38:10.7 (56) | 2 | 52:21.2 (70) | |||
| 73 | Aleksandr Chervyakov |  KAZ | 1-03:56.4 | 6 | 57:56.4 (71) | 1 | 12:40.5 (53) | 3 | 27:14.0 (73) | 1 | 40:06.1 (74) | 1 | 52:59.4 (74) | |||
| 74 | Priit Viks | EST | 1-04:08.1 | 5 | 59:08.1 (76) | 2 | 13:47.2 (77) | 2 | 27:39.1 (79) | 0 | 39:52.2 (72) | 1 | 53:03.8 (75) | |||
| 75 | Krzysztof Pływaczyk | POL | 1-04:12.9 | 4 | 1-00:12.9 (81) | 1 | 12:56.0 (59) | 0 | 25:02.4 (52) | 2 | 39:21.9 (70) | 1 | 52:52.3 (73) | |||
| 76 | Simon Hallenbarter | SUI | 1-04:37.0 | 8 | 56:37.0 (47) | 3 | 14:06.9 (79) | 1 | 26:23.6 (67) | 1 | 39:17.4 (68) | 3 | 53:57.4 (76) | |||
| 77 | Imre Tagscherer |  HUN | 1-05:11.1 | 7 | 58:11.1 (72) | 1 | 12:42.6 (55) | 3 | 27:24.7 (76) | 1 | 40:27.6 (76) | 2 | 54:34.5 (77) | |||
| 78 | Shinya Saito | JPN | 1-05:29.4 | 8 | 57:29.4 (65) | 2 | 13:24.2 (=69) | 2 | 26:51.7 (71) | 3 | 41:51.0 (81) | 1 | 54:43.2 (78) | |||
| 79 | Edgars Piksons | LAT | 1-06:12.5 | 7 | 59:12.5 (77) | 4 | 15:31.3 (86) | 1 | 28:23.0 (82) | 1 | 41:34.8 (80) | 1 | 54:56.7 (79) | |||
| 80 | Luis Alberto Hernando |  ESP | 1-06:54.4 | 7 | 59:54.4 (79) | 2 | 14:16.4 (83) | 2 | 28:24.0 (83) | 0 | 40:51.2 (79) | 3 | 56:13.0 (82) | |||
| 81 | Park Yun-Bae |  KOR | 1-07:03.4 | 6 | 1-01:03.4 (83) | 0 | 12:15.1 (46) | 3 | 27:29.6 (78) | 2 | 41:58.8 (82) | 1 | 55:31.9 (80) | |||
| 82 | Cameron Morton |  AUS | 1-07:03.7 | 7 | 1-00:03.7 (80) | 1 | 12:58.3 (60) | 2 | 27:14.3 (=74) | 1 | 40:39.5 (78) | 3 | 55:54.3 (81) | |||
| 83 | Miro Ćosić |  BIH | 1-08:32.7 | 7 | 1-01:32.7 (84) | 1 | 13:13.6 (64) | 3 | 28:35.4 (84) | 1 | 42:13.5 (83) | 2 | 56:54.3 (83) | |||
| 84 | Sebastián Beltrame |  ARG | 1-09:24.3 | 9 | 1-00:24.3 (82) | 1 | 13:16.6 (67) | 2 | 27:26.2 (77) | 4 | 44:02.1 (86) | 2 | 58:30.6 (84) | |||
| 85 | Aleksandar Milenković |  SCG | 1-10:36.3 | 9 | 1-01:36.3 (85) | 1 | 13:36.7 (=73) | 3 | 29:20.4 (86) | 1 | 43:05.1 (84) | 4 | 59:51.0 (86) | |||
| 86 | Marco Zúñiga |  CHI | 1-11:02.5 | 5 | 1-06:02.5 (87) | 1 | 14:16.1 (82) | 1 | 28:38.3 (85) | 1 | 43:10.6 (85) | 2 | 58:42.8 (85) | |||
| 87 | Stavros Christoforidis |  GRE | 1-13:13.3 | 11 | 1-02:13.3 (86) | 4 | 16:24.1 (87) | 2 | 30:58.1 (87) | 1 | 44:48.4 (87) | 4 | 1-01:35.1 (87) | |||
| Wolfgang Perner | AUT | [1-02:22.5] | [5] | [57:22.0] (AC) | [1] | [12:30.7] (AC) | [2] | [25:54.1] (AC) | [1] | [38:41.3] ([AC]) | [1] | [51:37.1] ([AC]) | 1 | |||
| Mihail Gribușencov |  MDA | – | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) |