Six nations won medals in biathlon, with Russia leading the medal table (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), and Germany winning the most total medals with six.
Sergei Tarasov was the only individual to win three medals, while
Myriam Bédard led the individual medal table with two gold medals. Bédard's pair of gold medals were the first won an athlete from outside Europe or the Soviet Union. In addition,
Valentina Tserbe-Nessina became the first Olympic medalist from Ukraine, and
Svetlana Paramygina became the first female Olympic medalist from Belarus, as those countries made their Olympic debuts.
Medal table Men's events Women's events ==Participating nations==