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Olympics biathlon Men’s 12.5 km Pursuit medal results, highlights and more

By John Buhler

PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 12: Martin Fourcade of France wins the gold medal during the Biathlon Men's and Women's Pursuit at Alpensia Biathlon Centre on February 12, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 12: Martin Fourcade of France wins the gold medal during the Biathlon Men's and Women's Pursuit at Alpensia Biathlon Centre on February 12, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images) /
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France’s Martin Fourcade takes home the gold medal in the men’s 12.5km pursuit on Monday evening. Here are the results to the men’s biathlon competition.

A familiar face in the men’s biathlon circuit was able to claim yet another medal on his Winter Olympic resume. After failing to medal in the men’s 10km sprint on Saturday, France’s Martin Fourcade capture gold in the men’s 12.5km pursuit on Monday.

He finished with a time of 32 minutes and 51.7 seconds with just one penalty. This is his fifth Olympic medal and second gold in the pursuit. Fourcade captured three medals in the 2014 Sochi Games in the biathlon, as well as a silver medal in the mass start in the 2010 Vancouver Games.

Coming in second place was Sebastian Samuelsson with a time of 33 minutes and 3.7 seconds with just one penalty. This is the 20-year-old’s first Olympic Games and his first Olympic medal. He finished in 14th place in the men’s 10km sprint over the weekend.

Taking home the bronze medal was Benedikt Doll of Germany. He finished with a time of 33 minutes and 6.8 seconds with one penalty. Like Samuelsson of Sweden, this is Doll’s first Olympic Games and his first Olympic medal. He finished in sixth place in the men’s 10km sprint over the weekend.

Here are the results for the men’s 12.5km pursuit in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.

MEDAL RESULT | Biathlon - Men's 12.5km Pursuit

Martin Fourcade

Sebastian Samuelsson

Benedikt Doll

Top 10 Finishers

  1. Martin Fourcade, France (32:51.7, 1 penalty)
  2. Sebastian Samuelsson, Sweden (33:03.7, 1 penalty)
  3. Benedikt Doll, Germany (33:06.8, 1 penalty)
  4. Tarjei Boe, Norway (33:54.3, 3 penalties)
  5. Simon Schempp, Germany (33:54.4, 3 penalties)
  6. Benjamin Weger, Switzerland (33:54.8, 2 penalties)
  7. Simon Desthieux, France (33:55.4, 3 penalties)
  8. Arnd Peiffer, Germany (34:05.8, 3 penalties)
  9. Erlend Bjoentegaard, Norway (34:18.0, 4 penalties)
  10. Lukas Hofer, Italy (34:24.4, 3 penalties)

Overall, visibility was poor during the shooting portion of the biathlon, as every competitor missed at least one target. Some were worse than others, leading to them falling out of the top of the leader board. If you missed on target, you were in pretty good shape to contend for a medal on Monday evening at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in Pyeongchang.

As for the United States’ men, three biathletes competed with mixed results. Tim Burke seemed to have the best of luck, as he came in 17th place with a time of 35 minutes and 11.3 seconds. He missed two targets, one standing and one prone.

Elder statesman of Team USA Biathlon in Lowell Bailey came in 32nd place with a time of 36 minutes and 43.3 seconds. He had a tough day shooting, missing five targets, all standing. Leif Nordgren would come in 50th place with a time of 38 minutes and 40.4 seconds. He also missed five targets, four prone and one standing.

Next: Arnd Peiffer takes home gold in men's 10km sprint

While Burke’s 17th place finish is viewed as progress for the United States, America has gone 0-for-4 in terms of medalling in the biathlon in Pyeongchang. The United States only has seven more events to bring home at least a bronze medal in the biathlon. Can they get it done? Competition resumes on Wednesday.

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