Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[1]

Biathlon at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Qualification
Individualmenwomen
Sprintmenwomen
Pursuitmenwomen
Mass startmenwomen
Relaymenwomenmixed

Quota allocation

A total quota of 210 athletes are allowed at the Games (105 both men and women). The first 93 quota allocations, per gender, will be assigned using a combination of the Nation Cup scores of their top 3 athletes in their best six sprints, one individual, three relays, one mixed relay, and one single mixed relay. These results will come during the 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup and 2021–22 Biathlon World Cups seasons, up until January 16 2021. The final 12 spots, per gender, will be allocated using the IBU Qualifying Points List, to nations who have not qualified any athletes yet, with a maximum of two per nation.

On January 16, 2021, NOCs ranked 1-3 will qualify six athletes, 4-10 five athletes, and 11-20 four athletes, for both male and female competitions. The final twelve spots in each gender are filled individually from the IBU Qualifying points list to a maximum of two for a nation, from nations not already qualified. Two of these spots will be used by the host if not already qualified. The host may only start in the relay competitions that they have enough qualified athletes for. Reallocation of unused quotas will be from the IBU Qualifying points list for nations that have not yet qualified, or only have one qualifier. For each event a maximum of 4 athletes per NOC may compete, except the Mass Start in which it remains possible to qualify up to 6.

Minimum Requirements

During the 2020/21 or 2021/22 Biathlon World Cup season the athlete must have two results at IBU Cup, Open European Championships, World Championships or World Cup in the Sprint or Individual and have at most a IBU Qualifying point total of 150 or less. Or, two placings in the top half at the Junior World Championships. They also can have a combination of both criteria (one of each). All relay members must meet this requirement as well.

Qualification summary
Nations Men's Women's Total
 Austria5510
 Belgium415
 Belarus5510
 Bulgaria448
 Canada448
 China224
 Czech Republic5510
 Denmark11
 Estonia246
 Finland448
 France6612
 Germany5510
 Italy5510
 Japan448
 Kazakhstan145
 Latvia112
 Lithuania415
 Moldova224
 New Zealand11
 Norway6612
 Poland145
 Romania11
 ROC5510
 Slovakia448
 Slovenia426
 South Korea123
 Sweden6612
 Switzerland448
 Ukraine5510
 United States448
Total: 30 NOCs 105 105 210

Qualification standings
     Qualifies 6 athletes
     Qualifies 5 athletes
     Qualifies 4 athletes
     Qualifies 2 athletes by IBU qualifying points
     Qualifies 1 athlete by IBU qualifying points


  1. China qualifies two men and one women by status as host.
  2. Athletes from Greenland qualify for Denmark.

References
  1. "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM FOR XXIV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, BEIJING 2022" (PDF). International Biathlon Union. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  2. "Provisional Quota list men" (PDF). International Biathlon Union. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  3. "Provisional Quota list women" (PDF). International Biathlon Union. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  4. "IBU Qual. points". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
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