Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics
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Biathlon has been contested at the Winter Paralympic Games since the Winter Games in 1988, in Innsbruck, Austria.
Summary
In the winter Paralympics where the sport was introduced, only athletes with physical impairments were allowed to compete. In the following Winter Paralympics in 1992, competitors expanded to include those with visual impairments.[1]
Athletes are separated into 3 categories: sitting, standing and visually impaired, and they compete in 3 events: sprint, middle distance, long distance.[1]
Events
| Event | Class | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 26 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km men | Standing | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Visually impaired | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 12.5 km men | Standing | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||
| Visually impaired | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||
| 7.5 km men | Standing | • • • | • • | • • • | • • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||
| Visually impaired | • • | • • • | • • • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
| Sitting | • • | • • • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 km men | Standing | • | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Visually impaired | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2.4 km men | Sitting | • | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 12.5 km women | Standing | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||
| Visually impaired | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 10 km women | Standing | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Visually impaired | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||
| 7.5 km women | Standing | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||
| Visually impaired | • | • • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 km women | Standing | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Visually impaired | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sitting | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 km women | Standing | • | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Visually impaired | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2.4 km women | Sitting | • | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Total Events | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
Medal table
Note: Last updated after the 2026 Winter Paralympics [5][6] NPCs in italics no longer compete at the Winter Paralympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 25 | 34 | 34 | 93 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 24 | 27 | 15 | 66 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 23 | 15 | 29 | 67 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 12 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 |  Norway (NOR) | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 |  Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 |  Canada (CAN) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 |  Finland (FIN) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 15 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 20 |  Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 131 | 131 | 135 | 397 | |
As of 2026 Winter Paralympics
