| Event: | Biathlon |
| Games: | 2002 Winter |
| Venue: | Soldier Hollow |
| Dates: | 9–20 February |
| Competitors: | 190 |
| Nations: | 34 |
| Num Events: | 8 |
| Prev: | 1998 |
| Next: | 2006 |
Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics consisted of eight biathlon events. They were held at Soldier Hollow. The events began on 11 February and ended on 20 February 2002.[1] For the first time since 1992, the biathlon program expanded. A new race type, the pursuit (for both men and women) was added, the first new race type since the debut of the sprint in 1980.[2]
Seven nations won medals in biathlon, with Germany winning the most (3 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze), while Norway led the medal table with 4 gold medals. These four all involved Ole Einar Bjørndalen, who won each of the three men's individual events, as well as participating in the gold-medal winning relay team. Kati Wilhelm was the most successful athlete in the women's competition, taking two golds and a silver.
| Individual | 51:03.3 | 51:39.4 | 51:40.6 | ||||
| Sprint | 24:51.3 | 25:20.2 | 25:44.4 | ||||
| Pursuit | 32:34.6 | 33:17.6 | 33:30.6 | ||||
| Relay | 1:23:42.3 | 1:24:27.6 | 1:24:36.6 |
| Individual | 47:29.1 | 47:37.0 | 48:08.3 | ||||
| Sprint | 20:41.4 | 20:57.0 | 21:20.4 | ||||
| Pursuit | 31:07.7 | 31:13.0 | 31:15.8 | ||||
| Relay | 1:27:55.0 | 1:28:25.6 | 1:29:19.7 |
Thirty-four nations sent biathletes to compete in the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. Chile and Croatia made their Olympic debuts in the sport, with one athlete each.