Biathlon at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Relay
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Venue | Igman - Veliko Polke | |||||||||
Dates | February 17 | |||||||||
Competitors | 68 from 17 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:38:51.7 | |||||||||
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The Men's 4 x 7.5 kilometre biathlon relay competition at the 1984 Winter Olympics 17 February, at Igman - Veliko Polke. Each national team consisted of four members, with each skiing 7.5 kilometres and shooting twice, once prone and once standing.[1][2]
At each shooting station, a competitor has eight shots to hit five targets; however, only five bullets are loaded in a magazine at one - if additional shots are required, the spare bullets must be loaded one at a time. If after the eight shots are taken, there are still targets not yet hit, the competitor must ski a 150-metre penalty loop.[3]