Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of six biathlon events. They were held at Nozawa Onsen. The events began on 9 February and ended on 21 February 1998.
Medal summary
Eight nations won medals in biathlon, with Norway leading the medal table, thanks to five medals, 2 gold, the same as Germany. Uschi Disl was the only individual to win three medals, one of each type. Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Halvard Hanevold led the men's table, with one gold and one silver each.
Medal table
Men's events
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| Individual<br>
| || 56:16.4
| || 56:21.9
| || 56:46.5
|-valign="top"
| Sprint<br>
| || 27:16.2
| || 28:17.8
| || 28:21.7
|-valign="top"
| Relay<br>
|<br>Ricco Groß<br>Peter Sendel<br>Sven Fischer<br>Frank Luck || 1:21:36.2
|<br>Egil Gjelland<br>Halvard Hanevold<br>Dag Bjørndalen<br>Ole Einar Bjørndalen || 1:21:56.3
|<br>Pavel Muslimov<br>Vladimir Drachev<br>Sergei Tarasov<br>Viktor Maigourov || 1:22:19.3
|}
Women's events
{|
|-valign="top"
| Individual<br>
| || 54:52.0
| || 55:09.8
| || 55:17.9
|-valign="top"
| Sprint<br>
| || 23:08.0
| || 23:08.7
| || 23:32.4
|-valign="top"
| Relay<br>
|<br>Uschi Disl<br>Martina Zellner<br>Katrin Apel<br>Petra Behle || 1:40:13.6
|<br>Olga Melnik<br>Galina Kukleva<br>Albina Akhatova<br>Olga Romasko || 1:40:25.2
|<br>Ann Elen Skjelbreid<br>Annette Sikveland<br>Gunn Margit Andreassen<br>Liv Grete Skjelbreid || 1:40:37.3
|}
Participating nations
Thirty-two nations sent biathletes to compete in the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.