Sportsfans · Winter Olympics · Events · Men's 20 km
Winter Olympics · Biathlon · men’s · 1960–1998
Men's 20 km
Held at 6 Games, 1960–1998. Most golds: Soviet Union (2). Most medals: Klas Lestander (1). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games61960–1998
Medals18
Delegations10on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Nagano | Halvard Hanevold Norway | Pieralberto Carrara Italy | Alexei Aidarov Belarus |
| 1994 Lillehammer | Sergei Tarasov Russia | Frank Luck Germany | Sven Fischer Germany |
| 1984 Sarajevo | Peter Angerer West Germany | Frank-Peter Roetsch East Germany | Eirik Kvalfoss Norway |
| 1980 Lake Placid | Anatoly Alyabyev Soviet Union | Frank Ullrich East Germany | Eberhard Rösch East Germany |
| 1964 Innsbruck | Vladimir Melanin Soviet Union | Aleksandr Privalov Soviet Union | Olav Jordet Norway |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | Klas Lestander Sweden | Antti Tyrväinen Finland | Aleksandr Privalov Soviet Union |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | East Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Klas Lestander | 1 | 1 |
| Vladimir Melanin | 1 | 1 |
| Anatoly Alyabyev | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Angerer | 1 | 1 |
| Sergei Tarasov | 1 | 1 |
| Halvard Hanevold | 1 | 1 |
| Aleksandr Privalov | 0 | 2 |
| Antti Tyrväinen | 0 | 1 |
| Olav Jordet | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Ullrich | 0 | 1 |
| Eberhard Rösch | 0 | 1 |
| Frank-Peter Roetsch | 0 | 1 |