# Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint

The Women's 7.5 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February, at Nozawa Onsen. Competitors raced over two 2.5 kilometre loops and one 3.0 kilometre loop of the skiing course, shooting two times, once prone and once standing. Each miss was penalized by requiring the competitor to race over a 150-metre penalty loop.

## Results

| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Time | Penalties | Deficit |
| | 33 | Galina Kukleva | Russia | 23:08.0 | 1 (1+0) | – |
| | 35 | Uschi Disl | Germany | 23:08.7 | 1 (0+1) | +0.7 |
| | 2 | Katrin Apel | Germany | 23:32.4 | 1 (0+1) | +24.4 |
| 4 | 41 | Soňa Mihoková | Slovakia | 23:42.3 | 1 (0+1) | +34.3 |
| 5 | 28 | Yu Shumei | China | 23:44.0 | 0 (0+0) | +36.0 |
| 6 | 31 | Anna Stera | Poland | 23:53.1 | 2 (1+1) | +45.1 |
| 7 | 22 | Martina Jašicová | Slovakia | 23:54.5 | 1 (1+0) | +46.5 |
| 8 | 29 | Mari Lampinen | Finland | 23:55.2 | 0 (0+0) | +47.2 |
| 9 | 54 | Anna Murínová | Slovakia | 23:56.7 | 0 (0+0) | +48.7 |
| 10 | 39 | Nathalie Santer | Italy | 23:59.6 | 1 (1+0) | +51.6 |
| 11 | 30 | Olena Petrova | Ukraine | 24:04.5 | 1 (1+0) | +56.5 |
| 12 | 32 | Andreja Grašič | Slovenia | 24:05.2 | 1 (0+1) | +57.2 |
| 13 | 58 | Albina Akhatova | Russia | 24:06.4 | 2 (1+1) | +58.4 |
| 14 | 57 | Emmanuelle Claret | France | 24:08.7 | 1 (0+1) | +1:00.7 |
| 15 | 62 | Annette Sikveland | Norway | 24:09.5 | 2 (1+1) | +1:01.5 |
| 16 | 10 | Petra Behle | Germany | 24:09.9 | 2 (2+0) | +1:01.9 |
| 17 | 44 | Magdalena Forsberg | Sweden | 24:19.5 | 3 (0+3) | +1:11.5 |
| 18 | 40 | Margarita Dulova | Kazakhstan | 24:21.7 | 1 (0+1) | +1:13.7 |
| 19 | 60 | Tetyana Vodopyanova | Ukraine | 24:23.3 | 0 (0+0) | +1:15.3 |
| 20 | 61 | Inna Sheshkil | Kazakhstan | 24:32.9 | 1 (0+1) | +1:24.9 |
| 21 | 25 | Nina Lemesh | Ukraine | 24:39.8 | 1 (0+1) | +1:31.8 |
| 22 | 20 | Irina Tananayko | Belarus | 24:42.5 | 0 (0+0) | +1:34.5 |
| 23 | 48 | Liv Grete Skjelbreid | Norway | 24:44.0 | 3 (2+1) | +1:36.0 |
| 24 | 45 | Svetlana Paramygina | Belarus | 24:50.0 | 2 (0+2) | +1:42.0 |
| 25 | 27 | Corinne Niogret | France | 24:54.7 | 2 (1+1) | +1:46.7 |
| 26 | 55 | Eva Háková | Czech Republic | 24:58.6 | 1 (1+0) | +1:50.6 |
| 27 | 16 | Olga Romasko | Russia | 25:03.6 | 3 (2+1) | +1:55.6 |
| 28 | 3 | Nataliya Moroz | Belarus | 25:04.7 | 0 (0+0) | +1:56.7 |
| 29 | 34 | Ekaterina Dafovska | Bulgaria | 25:06.7 | 2 (0+2) | +1:58.7 |
| 30 | 51 | Martina Zellner | Germany | 25:09.8 | 2 (2+0) | +2:01.8 |
| 31 | 14 | Éva Tófalvi | Romania | 25:10.3 | 2 (1+1) | +2:02.3 |
| 32 | 47 | Myriam Bédard | Canada | 25:11.3 | 0 (0+0) | +2:03.3 |
| 33 | 64 | Kristina Sabasteanski | United States | 25:12.2 | 1 (1+0) | +2:04.2 |
| 34 | 36 | Ieva Cederštrēma | Latvia | 25:12.7 | 2 (1+1) | +2:04.7 |
| 35 | 8 | Jiřína Pelcová | Czech Republic | 25:14.5 | 1 (0+1) | +2:06.5 |
| 36 | 18 | Tadeja Brankovič | Slovenia | 25:20.1 | 3 (2+1) | +2:12.1 |
| 37 | 13 | Ann Elen Skjelbreid | Norway | 25:22.8 | 4 (1+3) | +2:14.8 |
| 38 | 49 | Michelle Collard | Canada | 25:26.1 | 0 (0+0) | +2:18.1 |
| 39 | 17 | Sun Ribo | China | 25:29.0 | 3 (1+2) | +2:21.0 |
| 40 | 15 | Irena Česneková | Czech Republic | 25:30.4 | 3 (1+2) | +2:22.4 |
| 41 | 12 | Pavlina Filipova | Bulgaria | 25:34.8 | 3 (1+2) | +2:26.8 |
| 42 | 63 | Halina Guńka | Poland | 25:39.0 | 5 (3+2) | +2:31.0 |
| 43 | 5 | Florence Baverel | France | 25:39.6 | 1 (0+1) | +2:31.6 |
| 44 | 7 | Anna Sprung | Russia | 25:42.7 | 4 (0+4) | +2:34.7 |
| 45 | 26 | Agata Suszka | Poland | 25:45.1 | 3 (0+3) | +2:37.1 |
| 46 | 19 | Katja Holanti | Finland | 25:46.2 | 2 (2+0) | +2:38.2 |
| 47 | 42 | Kerryn Rim | Australia | 25:49.1 | 2 (1+1) | +2:41.1 |
| 48 | 23 | Deborah Nordyke | United States | 25:50.5 | 2 (0+2) | +2:42.5 |
| 49 | 1 | Iryna Merkushina | Ukraine | 25:58.6 | 3 (1+2) | +2:50.6 |
| 50 | 59 | Kristina Brounéus | Sweden | 26:05.3 | 2 (1+1) | +2:57.3 |
| 51 | 9 | Eva-Karin Westin | Sweden | 26:07.8 | 1 (1+0) | +2:59.8 |
| 52 | 53 | Nataliya Ryzhenkova | Belarus | 26:10.5 | 4 (1+3) | +3:02.5 |
| 53 | 46 | Hiromi Seino | Japan | 26:13.5 | 4 (4+0) | +3:05.5 |
| 54 | 21 | Anne Briand-Bouthiaux | France | 26:16.1 | 5 (3+2) | +3:08.1 |
| 55 | 56 | Ryoko Takahashi | Japan | 26:34.2 | 5 (2+3) | +3:26.2 |
| 56 | 4 | Gunn Margit Andreassen | Norway | 26:36.2 | 4 (3+1) | +3:28.2 |
| 57 | 38 | Kateřina Losmanová | Czech Republic | 26:51.7 | 3 (1+2) | +3:43.7 |
| 58 | 37 | Stacey Wooley | United States | 27:03.0 | 3 (1+2) | +3:55.0 |
| 59 | 52 | Lucija Larisi | Slovenia | 27:14.9 | 4 (1+3) | +4:06.9 |
| 60 | 24 | Maria Schylander | Sweden | 27:46.9 | 4 (2+2) | +4:38.9 |
| 61 | 11 | Mie Takeda | Japan | 28:10.1 | 6 (4+2) | +5:02.1 |
| 62 | 6 | Elena Gorohova | Moldova | 28:21.5 | 5 (2+3) | +5:13.5 |
| 63 | 50 | Bernadett Dira | Hungary | 28:48.9 | 5 (3+2) | +5:40.9 |
| 64 | 43 | Zsuzsanna Bekecs | Hungary | 29:50.3 | 6 (3+3) | +6:42.3 |