| | Event type
20 kilometres, Men
| Date | 18 February 2010 — 13:20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Whistler Olympic Park, Whistler | |
| Participants | 88 from 32 countries | |
| Format | One-minute penalty for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 19,960 m Height Differential: 41 m Maximum Climb: 33 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: 675 m | |
After the surprises in the 10 kilometres and 12.5 kilometres pursuit events, the 20 kilometres event proved to be kinder to the more favoured biathletes. The veteran Pole Tomasz Sikora, the first to go, finished a creditable 7th place after leading for a while. Of the other biathletes, Emil Hegle Svendsen set the pace with a time of 48:22.5, missing just one shot on the course. Yevgeny Ustyugov, the champion from the 15 km mass start event who started one place behind Svendsen, finished in a creditable 4th place in a time of 49:11.8. The drama was yet to come. Ole Einar Bjørndalen, starting 12th, finished in a time of 48:32.0. His skiing time was the fastest of all but his two missed targets cost him the chance of a victory. Nevertheless this was enough to put him into silver medal position. However starting much later, Sergey Novikov of Belarus became one of only two biathletes to hit all twenty targets and, at one time, looked as if he may surpass Svendsen’s time. However he faded towards the end and finished in exactly the same time as Bjørndalen, measured to the tenth of a second, to share the silver medal.
| 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 | Emil Hegle Svendsen |  NOR | 48:22.5 | 1 | 47:22.5 (3) | 0 | 9:21.0 (4) | 0 | 18:54.7 (1) | 0 | 28:40.2 (1) | 1 | 39:28.9 (2) | Gold | ||
| =2 | Siarhei Novikau |  BLR | 48:32.0 | 0 | 48:32.0 (=14) | 0 | 9:25.1 (8) | 0 | 19:25.5 (6) | 0 | 29:23.9 (3) | 0 | 39:21.0 (1) | Silver | ||
| =2 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | NOR | 48:32.0 | 2 | 46:32.0 (1) | 0 | 9:10.0 (1) | 1 | 19:33.6 (9) | 0 | 29:07.9 (2) | 1 | 39:46.7 (3) | Silver | ||
| 4 | Yevgeny Ustyugov |  RUS | 49:11.8 | 1 | 48:11.8 (9) | 0 | 9:37.2 (22) | 0 | 19:28.5 (7) | 0 | 29:36.8 (5) | 1 | 40:23.9 (5) | |||
| 5 | Pavol Hurajt |  SVK | 49:39.0 | 1 | 48:39.0 (17) | 0 | 9:21.3 (5) | 0 | 19:03.2 (2) | 1 | 30:03.5 (7) | 0 | 40:14.2 (4) | |||
| 6 | Simon Eder |  AUT | 49:41.7 | 2 | 47:41.7 (4) | 1 | 10:18.9 (32) | 1 | 20:58.7 (31) | 0 | 30:43.7 (13) | 0 | 40:37.6 (6) | |||
| 7 | Tomasz Sikora |  POL | 49:43.8 | 2 | 47:43.8 (5) | 1 | 10:25.2 (38) | 1 | 21:06.9 (34) | 0 | 30:56.8 (15) | 0 | 40:44.7 (7) | |||
| 8 | Christoph Sumann | AUT | 50:04.9 | 3 | 47:04.9 (2) | 0 | 9:10.0 (1) | 2 | 20:43.9 (28) | 0 | 30:25.9 (10) | 1 | 41:08.7 (9) | |||
| 9 | Daniel Mesotitsch | AUT | 50:32.0 | 2 | 48:32.0 (=14) | 0 | 9:22.5 (6) | 1 | 20:12.5 (14) | 0 | 30:19.1 (8) | 1 | 41:27.8 (12) | |||
| 10 | Michael Greis |  GER | 50:37.6 | 2 | 48:37.6 (16) | 0 | 9:33.1 (19) | 2 | 21:19.9 (39) | 0 | 31:17.6 (20) | 0 | 41:18.9 (10) | |||
| 11 | Nikolay Kruglov | RUS | 50:40.4 | 0 | 50:40.4 (62) | 0 | 9:29.3 (12) | 0 | 19:20.5 (3) | 0 | 29:28.0 (4) | 0 | 41:03.0 (8) | |||
| 12 | Andi Birnbacher | GER | 50:43.5 | 2 | 48:43.5 (18) | 2 | 11:36.0 (69) | 0 | 21:25.9 (45) | 0 | 31:30.2 (24) | 0 | 41:25.0 (11) | |||
| 13 | Jean-Philippe Le Guellec |  CAN | 50:47.1 | 2 | 48:47.1 (19) | 0 | 9:27.3 (9) | 1 | 20:26.2 (22) | 1 | 31:35.9 (26) | 0 | 41:33.6 (13) | |||
| 14 | Martin Fourcade |  FRA | 50:55.4 | 3 | 47:55.4 (6) | 1 | 10:16.5 (31) | 0 | 19:49.9 (11) | 2 | 31:46.5 (30) | 0 | 41:39.7 (15) | |||
| 15 | Ivan Cherezov | RUS | 50:56.7 | 3 | 47:56.7 (7) | 1 | 10:21.9 (34) | 0 | 19:58.1 (13) | 2 | 31:52.2 (33) | 0 | 41:50.2 (17) | |||
| 16 | Thomas Frei |  SUI | 51:03.4 | 2 | 49:03.4 (22) | 1 | 10:26.1 (39) | 0 | 20:19.0 (17) | 0 | 30:22.3 (9) | 1 | 41:34.5 (14) | |||
| 17 | Michal Šlesingr |  CZE | 51:04.8 | 2 | 49:04.8 (23) | 0 | 9:28.4 (11) | 0 | 19:22.5 (5) | 1 | 30:30.9 (11) | 1 | 41:47.0 (16) | |||
| 18 | Dušan Šimočko | SVK | 51:20.6 | 2 | 49:20.6 (31) | 0 | 9:32.7 (18) | 0 | 19:31.6 (8) | 2 | 31:45.2 (29) | 0 | 41:52.0 (18) | |||
| 19 | Zhang Chengye |  CHN | 51:31.0 | 3 | 48:31.0 (13) | 1 | 10:41.5 (50) | 0 | 20:37.1 (24) | 1 | 31:28.6 (22) | 1 | 42:32.3 (22) | |||
| 20 | Priit Viks |  EST | 51:38.1 | 1 | 50:38.1 (61) | 1 | 10:44.4 (54) | 0 | 20:41.8 (27) | 0 | 31:12.0 (17) | 0 | 41:58.5 (19) | |||
| 21 | Tarjei Bø | NOR | 51:51.5 | 3 | 48:51.5 (20) | 1 | 10:32.1 (43) | 0 | 20:17.5 (16) | 1 | 31:26.4 (21) | 1 | 42:33.2 (23) | |||
| 22 | Oleksandr Bilanenko |  UKR | 52:00.3 | 1 | 51:00.3 (67) | 0 | 9:45.6 (27) | 1 | 21:00.1 (32) | 0 | 31:33.9 (25) | 0 | 42:05.7 (20) | |||
| 23 | Dominik Landertinger | AUT | 52:00.8 | 4 | 48:00.8 (8) | 0 | 9:20.6 (3) | 2 | 21:11.2 (35) | 1 | 31:53.6 (34) | 1 | 42:52.2 (28) | |||
| 24 | Alexander Wolf | GER | 52:09.0 | 2 | 50:09.0 (51) | 1 | 10:42.3 (52) | 0 | 20:52.4 (29) | 0 | 31:07.7 (16) | 1 | 42:41.3 (25) | |||
| 25 | Krasimir Anev |  BUL | 52:09.2 | 2 | 50:09.2 (50) | 0 | 9:43.0 (25) | 2 | 21:56.2 (57) | 0 | 32:14.8 (40) | 0 | 42:38.6 (24) | |||
| 26 | Vincent Defrasne | FRA | 52:14.9 | 3 | 49:14.9 (27) | 0 | 9:29.8 (15) | 1 | 20:25.0 (20) | 2 | 32:29.7 (48) | 0 | 42:43.7 (26) | |||
| 27 | Andriy Deryzemlia | UKR | 52:19.1 | 3 | 49:19.1 (29) | 0 | 9:24.7 (7) | 2 | 21:11.5 (36) | 0 | 31:12.1 (18) | 1 | 42:30.7 (21) | |||
| 28 | Alexander Os | NOR | 52:19.8 | 3 | 49:19.8 (28) | 0 | 9:31.9 (17) | 0 | 19:21.8 (4) | 2 | 31:40.4 (27) | 1 | 42:51.1 (27) | |||
| 29 | Christoph Stephan | GER | 52:33.4 | 3 | 49:33.4 (34) | 1 | 10:47.6 (59) | 0 | 20:31.0 (23) | 0 | 30:41.8 (12) | 2 | 43:11.1 (29) | |||
| 30 | Jaroslav Soukup | CZE | 52:35.2 | 3 | 49:35.2 (35) | 0 | 9:27.6 (10) | 2 | 21:25.0 (43) | 1 | 32:44.0 (51) | 0 | 43:12.6 (30) | |||
| 31 | Markus Windisch |  ITA | 52:38.7 | 3 | 49:38.7 (36) | 0 | 9:51.2 (30) | 3 | 22:52.4 (74) | 0 | 33:06.6 (58) | 0 | 43:19.7 (34) | |||
| 32 | Klemen Bauer |  SLO | 52:43.9 | 3 | 49:43.9 (38) | 0 | 9:36.0 (21) | 2 | 21:31.2 (48) | 0 | 31:52.0 (32) | 1 | 43:16.8 (33) | |||
| 33 | Marek Matiaško | SVK | 52:47.9 | 2 | 50:47.9 (63) | 0 | 9:37.6 (23) | 1 | 21:01.9 (33) | 0 | 31:29.1 (23) | 1 | 43:16.3 (32) | |||
| 34 | Mattias Nilsson |  SWE | 52:50.1 | 3 | 49:50.1 (42) | 1 | 10:47.4 (58) | 1 | 21:51.8 (56) | 0 | 32:12.8 (39) | 1 | 43:36.8 (41) | |||
| 35 | Roman Dostál | CZE | 52:51.4 | 3 | 49:51.4 (44) | 0 | 9:42.6 (24) | 2 | 21:49.7 (54) | 0 | 32:01.3 (37) | 1 | 43:26.6 (36) | |||
| 36 | Anton Shipulin | RUS | 52:51.7 | 3 | 49:51.7 (43) | 3 | 12:43.0 (86) | 0 | 22:38.7 (69) | 0 | 32:59.8 (56) | 0 | 43:25.5 (35) | |||
| 37 | Edgars Piksons |  LAT | 52:52.5 | 2 | 50:52.5 (65) | 1 | 10:51.6 (61) | 1 | 22:11.1 (60) | 0 | 32:49.4 (53) | 0 | 43:15.7 (31) | |||
| 38 | Christian De Lorenzi | ITA | 53:03.6 | 4 | 49:03.6 (21) | 1 | 10:22.3 (36) | 0 | 20:19.3 (18) | 2 | 32:22.0 (44) | 1 | 43:35.8 (39) | |||
| 39 | Matthias Simmen | SUI | 53:05.7 | 4 | 49:05.7 (24) | 1 | 10:35.4 (46) | 1 | 21:30.3 (46) | 2 | 33:34.3 (65) | 0 | 43:55.1 (45) | |||
| 40 | Simon Fourcade | FRA | 53:06.2 | 4 | 49:06.2 (=25) | 3 | 12:36.4 (83) | 0 | 22:30.0 (65) | 0 | 32:28.6 (47) | 1 | 43:31.9 (38) | |||
| 41 | Aliaksandr Syman | BLR | 53:16.2 | 3 | 50:16.2 (52) | 2 | 11:49.8 (77) | 0 | 21:47.8 (53) | 1 | 33:16.6 (61) | 0 | 43:36.2 (40) | |||
| 42 | Björn Ferry | SWE | 53:16.7 | 5 | 48:16.7 (10) | 1 | 10:30.9 (41) | 0 | 20:17.2 (15) | 3 | 33:15.7 (60) | 1 | 44:19.3 (51) | |||
| 43 | Simon Hallenbarter | SUI | 53:18.4 | 5 | 48:18.4 (11) | 1 | 10:22.1 (35) | 0 | 19:57.2 (12) | 1 | 30:53.2 (14) | 3 | 43:53.5 (44) | |||
| 44 | Kauri Kõiv | EST | 53:22.4 | 3 | 50:22.4 (54) | 1 | 10:41.9 (51) | 0 | 20:38.6 (25) | 1 | 32:16.1 (42) | 1 | 43:41.9 (42) | |||
| 45 | Tim Burke |  USA | 53:22.6 | 5 | 48:22.6 (12) | 1 | 10:33.8 (45) | 1 | 21:22.1 (42) | 0 | 31:12.6 (19) | 3 | 44:09.8 (49) | |||
| 46 | Lukas Hofer | ITA | 53:23.7 | 3 | 50:23.7 (56) | 0 | 9:29.5 (14) | 1 | 20:38.8 (26) | 1 | 32:03.4 (38) | 1 | 43:31.2 (37) | |||
| 47 | Miroslav Matiaško | SVK | 53:29.2 | 3 | 50:29.2 (58) | 1 | 10:38.2 (49) | 1 | 21:50.2 (55) | 0 | 32:18.7 (43) | 1 | 43:53.2 (43) | |||
| 48 | Rustam Valiulin | BLR | 53:32.3 | 4 | 49:32.3 (33) | 1 | 10:30.9 (41) | 1 | 21:31.1 (47) | 0 | 31:50.1 (31) | 2 | 44:04.7 (47) | |||
| 49 | Vasja Rupnik | SLO | 53:49.8 | 4 | 49:49.8 (41) | 1 | 10:36.5 (47) | 1 | 21:46.0 (51) | 1 | 32:59.1 (55) | 1 | 44:24.3 (55) | |||
| 50 | Aleksandr Chervyakov |  KAZ | 53:53.1 | 4 | 49:53.1 (45) | 0 | 9:44.5 (26) | 0 | 19:45.2 (10) | 0 | 29:53.4 (6) | 4 | 44:07.1 (48) | |||
| 51 | Jakov Fak |  CRO | 53:56.0 | 4 | 49:56.0 (46) | 1 | 10:43.2 (53) | 1 | 21:45.5 (50) | 0 | 31:57.8 (36) | 2 | 44:21.4 (52) | |||
| 52 | Serhiy Semenov | UKR | 53:57.5 | 3 | 50:57.5 (66) | 1 | 10:46.1 (57) | 0 | 20:55.0 (30) | 1 | 32:32.3 (49) | 1 | 44:03.7 (46) | |||
| 53 | Paavo Puurunen |  FIN | 54:03.5 | 4 | 50:03.5 (48) | 1 | 10:36.7 (48) | 1 | 21:59.1 (58) | 0 | 32:28.0 (46) | 2 | 44:45.1 (57) | |||
| 54 | Rene Laurent Vuillermoz | ITA | 54:19.7 | 4 | 50:19.7 (53) | 0 | 9:29.4 (13) | 1 | 20:26.1 (21) | 1 | 31:55.5 (35) | 2 | 44:23.8 (54) | |||
| 55 | Benjamin Weger | SUI | 54:20.3 | 5 | 49:20.3 (30) | 1 | 10:32.6 (44) | 1 | 21:20.5 (40) | 2 | 33:30.5 (63) | 1 | 44:51.0 (58) | |||
| 56 | Timo Antila | FIN | 54:22.7 | 5 | 49:22.7 (32) | 1 | 10:45.4 (55) | 1 | 21:46.2 (52) | 1 | 32:46.3 (52) | 2 | 45:00.5 (62) | |||
| 57 | Lowell Bailey | USA | 54:23.1 | 4 | 50:23.1 (55) | 0 | 9:30.9 (16) | 2 | 21:41.4 (49) | 1 | 33:10.2 (59) | 1 | 44:40.1 (56) | |||
| 58 | Yauhen Abramenka | BLR | 54:24.8 | 2 | 52:24.8 (76) | 0 | 9:48.7 (29) | 1 | 21:16.5 (38) | 0 | 32:25.3 (45) | 1 | 44:21.8 (53) | |||
| 59 | Łukasz Szczurek | POL | 54:36.7 | 3 | 51:36.7 (69) | 1 | 10:54.0 (62) | 0 | 21:12.7 (37) | 1 | 32:56.3 (54) | 1 | 44:57.2 (60) | |||
| 60 | Vincent Jay | FRA | 54:37.5 | 4 | 50:37.5 (60) | 1 | 10:19.2 (33) | 1 | 21:21.7 (41) | 0 | 31:43.7 (28) | 2 | 44:13.4 (50) | |||
| 61 | Carl Johan Bergman | SWE | 54:44.1 | 5 | 49:44.1 (39) | 2 | 11:43.4 (71) | 1 | 22:33.1 (66) | 0 | 33:02.8 (57) | 2 | 45:17.2 (65) | |||
| 62 | Janez Marič | SLO | 54:46.4 | 5 | 49:46.4 (40) | 1 | 10:23.6 (37) | 2 | 22:22.4 (61) | 1 | 33:36.1 (66) | 1 | 45:01.2 (63) | |||
| 63 | Mihail Klecherov | BUL | 54:54.6 | 3 | 51:54.6 (73) | 1 | 11:06.2 (65) | 1 | 22:26.5 (64) | 1 | 34:13.9 (70) | 0 | 44:54.7 (59) | |||
| 64 | Yan Savitsky | KAZ | 55:07.3 | 5 | 50:07.3 (49) | 0 | 9:34.2 (20) | 1 | 20:23.0 (19) | 2 | 32:38.2 (50) | 2 | 44:58.0 (61) | |||
| 65 | Roland Lessing | EST | 55:29.8 | 5 | 50:29.8 (57) | 3 | 12:41.2 (85) | 0 | 22:48.5 (72) | 1 | 33:58.9 (68) | 1 | 45:33.7 (66) | |||
| 66 | Lee Jackson |  GBR | 55:37.5 | 4 | 51:37.5 (70) | 1 | 11:00.3 (64) | 2 | 23:26.6 (82) | 1 | 35:04.5 (79) | 0 | 45:47.2 (68) | |||
| 67 | Zdeněk Vítek | CZE | 55:41.2 | 6 | 49:41.2 (37) | 2 | 11:36.4 (70) | 1 | 22:44.3 (71) | 1 | 33:42.6 (67) | 2 | 46:00.7 (70) | |||
| 68 | Serhiy Sednev | UKR | 55:47.1 | 4 | 51:47.1 (71) | 0 | 9:45.9 (28) | 3 | 22:57.2 (76) | 0 | 33:31.2 (64) | 1 | 45:02.0 (64) | |||
| 69 | Aleksandr Trifonov | KAZ | 55:53.1 | 4 | 51:53.1 (72) | 2 | 11:47.0 (75) | 1 | 23:05.2 (77) | 1 | 34:51.3 (74) | 0 | 45:41.6 (67) | |||
| 70 | Kristaps Lībietis | LAT | 56:02.4 | 3 | 53:02.4 (81) | 2 | 12:11.3 (79) | 0 | 22:50.2 (73) | 1 | 34:52.4 (75) | 0 | 45:50.1 (69) | |||
| 71 | Lee In-Bok |  KOR | 56:24.5 | 4 | 52:24.5 (75) | 2 | 11:46.8 (74) | 0 | 22:35.8 (68) | 0 | 33:27.8 (62) | 2 | 46:17.1 (72) | |||
| 72 | Dias Keneshev | KAZ | 56:27.0 | 4 | 52:27.0 (77) | 1 | 10:45.5 (56) | 0 | 21:25.2 (44) | 0 | 32:15.8 (41) | 3 | 46:22.6 (73) | |||
| 73 | Kaspars Dumbris | LAT | 56:30.1 | 5 | 51:30.1 (68) | 2 | 11:59.9 (78) | 0 | 22:07.3 (59) | 2 | 34:56.4 (76) | 1 | 46:37.9 (74) | |||
| 74 | Ilmārs Bricis | LAT | 56:33.9 | 6 | 50:33.9 (59) | 3 | 12:43.6 (87) | 1 | 23:49.1 (84) | 1 | 35:17.8 (81) | 1 | 46:45.9 (75) | |||
| 75 | Peter Dokl | SLO | 56:41.9 | 2 | 54:41.9 (87) | 2 | 12:20.4 (80) | 0 | 23:17.5 (79) | 0 | 34:37.5 (72) | 0 | 46:00.9 (71) | |||
| 76 | Jay Hakkinen | USA | 57:01.8 | 7 | 50:01.8 (47) | 2 | 11:46.5 (72) | 1 | 22:39.4 (70) | 2 | 35:00.4 (77) | 2 | 47:27.8 (79) | |||
| 77 | Fredrik Lindström | SWE | 57:29.8 | 4 | 53:29.8 (83) | 1 | 10:48.6 (60) | 2 | 23:10.2 (78) | 0 | 34:11.3 (69) | 1 | 46:48.4 (76) | |||
| 78 | Alexei Almoukov |  AUS | 57:37.6 | 4 | 53:37.6 (84) | 1 | 11:23.6 (68) | 1 | 23:19.7 (81) | 2 | 36:30.1 (86) | 0 | 47:24.2 (78) | |||
| 79 | Vladimir Iliev | BUL | 57:37.8 | 5 | 52:37.8 (78) | 2 | 11:47.4 (76) | 1 | 23:17.8 (80) | 1 | 35:15.6 (80) | 1 | 47:16.8 (77) | |||
| 80 | Thanasis Tsakiris |  GRE | 57:42.1 | 5 | 52:42.1 (79) | 2 | 12:24.6 (81) | 0 | 22:53.7 (75) | 1 | 34:47.3 (73) | 2 | 47:41.5 (80) | |||
| 81 | Martten Kaldvee | EST | 57:56.7 | 6 | 51:56.7 (74) | 1 | 10:57.7 (63) | 1 | 22:22.4 (61) | 2 | 35:02.0 (78) | 2 | 47:59.4 (83) | |||
| 82 | Imre Tagscherer |  HUN | 58:02.6 | 4 | 54:02.6 (85) | 1 | 11:14.4 (66) | 3 | 25:05.2 (87) | 0 | 36:30.2 (87) | 0 | 47:50.4 (81) | |||
| 83 | Hidenori Isa |  JPN | 58:06.2 | 9 | 49:06.2 (=25) | 3 | 12:35.5 (82) | 0 | 22:24.8 (63) | 3 | 35:26.5 (82) | 3 | 48:39.1 (85) | |||
| 84 | Martin Bogdanov | BUL | 58:29.6 | 4 | 54:29.6 (86) | 1 | 11:19.2 (67) | 2 | 24:17.3 (85) | 0 | 35:32.2 (83) | 1 | 47:56.6 (82) | |||
| 85 | Victor Pînzaru |  MDA | 58:42.6 | 3 | 55:42.6 (88) | 0 | 10:30.2 (40) | 1 | 22:35.3 (67) | 0 | 34:17.4 (71) | 2 | 48:00.9 (84) | |||
| 86 | Wynn Roberts | USA | 58:49.2 | 8 | 50:49.2 (64) | 3 | 12:54.1 (88) | 2 | 25:17.3 (88) | 0 | 35:40.2 (84) | 3 | 49:14.8 (86) | |||
| 87 | Milanko Petrović |  SRB | 59:44.0 | 7 | 52:44.0 (80) | 2 | 11:46.6 (73) | 1 | 23:29.9 (83) | 2 | 36:26.9 (85) | 2 | 49:36.4 (87) | |||
| 88 | Øystein Slettemark |  DEN | 1-01:12.9 | 8 | 53:12.9 (82) | 2 | 12:38.2 (84) | 1 | 24:19.6 (86) | 2 | 37:14.9 (88) | 3 | 51:14.8 (88) |