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Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Paralympics – Men's 12.5 kilometres

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Men's 12.5 km Biathlon at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics

The event took place on March 11 at the Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex near Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi. There were three disability categories: visually impaired, sitting, and standing.

Visually impaired
- Competitors: 10 from 4 nations
- Medals:
- Gold: Vitaliy Lukyanenko (Ukraine), guide Borys Babar
- Silver: Nikolay Polukhin (Russia), guide Andrey Tokarev
- Bronze: Vasili Shaptsiaboi (Belarus), guide Mikhail Lebedzeu

Sitting
- Competitors: 19 from 10 nations
- Medals:
- Gold: Roman Petushkov (Russia)
- Silver: Alexey Bychenok (Russia)
- Bronze: Grigory Murygin (Russia)

Standing
- Competitors: 18 from 11 nations
- Medals:
- Gold: Azat Karachurin (Russia)
- Silver: Nils-Erik Ulset (Norway)
- Bronze: Mark Arendz (Canada)

Note: In 2025, Nikolay Polukhin was disqualified for an anti-doping rule violation related to tampering, and his result and medal were removed. The article’s table may not reflect this change.


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