# Biathlon European Championships

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Annual biathlon competition since 1994

Biathlon European Championships Status active Genre sports competition Date January–February Frequency annual Location various Inaugurated 1994 (1994) Organised by IBU

The **Biathlon European Championships** are the top-European competitions in [biathlon](/source/Biathlon). The first edition was held in 1994, with sprint, pursuit, individual and relay. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Till 2015, the competitions included also junior events but since 2016 the [Junior Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IBU_Junior_Open_European_Championships&action=edit&redlink=1) are held separately.

## Participation of non-European competitors

Even though the event is called European Championships, the event is not restricted to European athletes only. The full name of the competition is **Open Biathlon European Championships**, meaning that biathletes from non-European countries are eligible to participate and their results being recognised. There are three instances in which non-European competitors have won medals. [Lowell Bailey](/source/Lowell_Bailey) from the [United States](/source/United_States) became the first non-European to win a medal by winning bronze in the Junior Sprint event in 2001, followed by another bronze in the Junior Pursuit. [Audrey Vaillancourt](/source/Audrey_Vaillancourt) of [Canada](/source/Canada) became the first non-European athlete to win gold in the competition, winning the Women's 15 km individual in 2014.

## Editions

Number Year Host city Events —[1] 1993 Osrblie 1 1994 Kontiolahti 6 2 1995 Le Grand-Bornand 6 3 1996 Ridnaun 6 4 1997 Windischgarsten 6 5 1998 Minsk 16 6 1999 Izhevsk 8 7 2000 Zakopane 16 8 2001 Maurienne 16 9 2002 Kontiolahti 16 10 2003 Forni Avoltri 16 11 2004 Minsk 16 12 2005 Novosibirsk 16 13 2006 Langdorf 16 14 2007 Bansko 16 15 2008 Nové Město na Moravě 16 16 2009 Ufa 16 17 2010 Otepää 15 18 2011 Ridnaun 15 19 2012 Osrblie 15 20 2013 Bansko 14 21 2014 Nové Město na Moravě 15 22 2015 Otepää 15 23 2016 Tyumen 8 24 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój 8 25 2018 Ridnaun 8 26 2019 Raubichi 8 27 2020 Raubichi[2] 8 28 2021 Duszniki-Zdrój 8 29 2022 Arber 8 30 2023 Lenzerheide 8 31 2024 Osrblie 8 32 2025 Val Martello 8 33 2026 Sjusjøen 8

## Winners

### Men

Year Host Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay 1994 Kontiolahti Tor Espen Kristiansen Holger Schönthier no competition Russia 1995 Le Grand-Bornand Igor Khokhryakov Raphaël Poirée Belarus 1996 Ridnaun Sergei Tarasov Vladimir Drachev Russia 1997 Windischgarsten Sergei Rozhkov Andrei Padin Germany 1998 Minsk Sergei Rozhkov Jēkabs Nākums Gunar Bretschneider Germany 1999 Izhevsk Sergei Konovalov Alexander Wolf no competition Germany 2000 Zakopane Zdeněk Vítek Andreas Stitzl Tomasz Sikora Germany 2001 Maurienne Günther Beck Vincent Defrasne Vincent Defrasne Germany 2002 Kontiolahti Andriy Deryzemlia Oļegs Maļuhins Oļegs Maļuhins Germany 2003 Forni Avoltri Olexander Bilanenko Oleksiy Korobeinikov Andriy Deryzemlia Germany 2004 Minsk Matej Kazár Ondřej Moravec Ondřej Moravec Belarus 2005 Novosibirsk Carsten Pump Alexei Aidarov Andriy Deryzemlya Russia 2006 Langdorf Alexander Os Jaroslav Soukup Sergey Novikov Belarus 2007 Bansko Egil Gjelland Tomasz Sikora Tomasz Sikora Germany 2008 Nové Město Tomasz Sikora Artem Gussev Sergei Konovalov Russia 2009 Ufa Victor Vasilyev Rune Brattsveen Daniel Böhm Norway 2010 Otepää Christoph Knie Daniel Böhm Alexey Volkov Germany 2011 Ridnaun Artem Pryma Tobias Eberhard Alexey Volkov Germany 2012 Osrblie Daniel Böhm Alexey Volkov Alexey Volkov Germany 2013 Bansko Serhiy Semenov Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Benedikt Doll cancelled 2014 Nové Město Andrejs Rastorgujevs Lars Helge Birkeland Maxim Tsvetkov Austria 2015 Otepää Alexey Volkov Alexey Slepov Alexey Slepov Ukraine Year Host Mass Start Sprint Pursuit Relay 2016 Tyumen Florian Graf Evgeniy Garanichev Anton Babikov no competition Year Host Individual Sprint Pursuit 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój Alexandr Loginov Vladimir Iliev Alexandr Loginov 2018 Ridnaun Felix Leitner Andrejs Rastorgujevs Alexandr Loginov 2019 Raubichi Krasimir Anev Tarjei Bø Tarjei Bø Year Host Super Sprint Sprint Pursuit 2020 Raubichi Sergey Bocharnikov Matvey Eliseev Sergey Bocharnikov Year Host Individual Sprint Pursuit 2021 Duszniki-Zdrój Erlend Bjøntegaard Martin Jäger Artem Pryma 2022 Arber Sverre Dahlen Aspenes Erlend Bjøntegaard Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 2023 Lenzerheide Endre Strømsheim Erlend Bjøntegaard Vebjørn Sørum 2024 Osrblie Vebjørn Sørum Antonin Guigonnat Isak Frey 2025 Val Martello Isak Frey Sivert Guttorm Bakken Patrick Braunhofer Norway 2026 Sjusjøen Antonin Guigonnat Damien Levet Isak Frey Norway

### Women

Year Host Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay 1994 Kontiolahti Halina Piton Irina Mileshina no competition Russia 1995 Le Grand-Bornand Svetlana Paramygina Corinne Niogret France 1996 Ridnaun Andreja Grašič Eva Háková Russia 1997 Windischgarsten Katja Beer Anna Stera Russia 1998 Minsk Nadezhda Talanova Nadezhda Talanova Nadezhda Talanova Germany 1999 Izhevsk Kathi Swaab Natalya Sokolova no competition Russia 2000 Zakopane Iva Karagiozova Magdalena Gwizdoń Magdalena Grzywa Slovakia 2001 Maurienne Oksana Yakovleva Katja Beer Katja Beer Germany 2002 Kontiolahti Radka Popova Irina Malgina Irina Malgina Germany 2003 Forni Avoltri Elena Khrustaleva Martina Halinárová Ekaterina Vinogradova Russia 2004 Minsk Ekaterina Dafovska Olena Zubrilova Olena Petrova Russia 2005 Novosibirsk Svetlana Ishmuratova Svetlana Chernousova Oksana Khvostenko Russia 2006 Langdorf Pavlina Filipova Nina Lemesh Natalya Sokolova Belarus 2007 Bansko Oksana Yakovleva Darya Domracheva Olga Kudrashova Belarus 2008 Nové Město Natalia Levchenkova Oksana Yakovleva Nina Karasevych Ukraine 2009 Ufa Juliane Döll Anastasiya Kuzmina Anastasiya Kuzmina Ukraine 2010 Otepää Kathrin Hitzer Valentina Semerenko Vita Semerenko Germany 2011 Ridnaun Juliane Döll Juliane Döll Juliane Döll Ukraine 2012 Osrblie Anastasia Zagoruiko Olena Pidhrushna Olena Pidhrushna Ukraine 2013 Bansko Anastasia Zagoruiko Irina Starykh Monika Hojnisz Germany 2014 Nové Město Audrey Vaillancourt Marte Olsbu Mona Brorsson Belarus 2015 Otepää Luminița Pișcoran Coline Varcin Ekaterina Shumilova Ukraine Year Host Mass Start Sprint Pursuit Relay 2016 Tyumen Luise Kummer Nadine Horchler Nadezhda Skardino no competition Year Host Individual Sprint Pursuit 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój Irina Starykh Juliya Dzhyma Irina Starykh 2018 Ridnaun Chloé Chevalier Iryna Varvynets Chloé Chevalier 2019 Raubichi Hanna Öberg Mona Brorsson Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht Year Host Super Sprint Sprint Pursuit 2020 Raubichi Evgeniya Pavlova Elisabeth Högberg Elena Kruchinkina Year Host Individual Sprint Pursuit 2021 Duszniki-Zdrój Monika Hojnisz-Staręga Baiba Bendika Kamila Żuk 2022 Arber Evgeniya Burtasova Ragnhild Femsteinevik Alina Stremous 2023 Lenzerheide Lisa Maria Spark Anastasiya Merkushyna Selina Grotian 2024 Osrblie Maren Kirkeeide Ida Lien Maren Kirkeeide 2025 Val Martello Johanna Puff Anna-Karin Heijdenberg Baiba Bendika Germany 2026 Sjusjøen Anastasiya Merkushyna Gilonne Guigonnat Gilonne Guigonnat France

### Mixed

Year Host Single mixed relay Mixed relay 2016 Tyumen Russia Victoria Slivko Anton Babikov Russia Anastasia Zagoruiko Olga Iakushova Matvey Eliseev Evgeniy Garanichev 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój Russia Daria Virolaynen Evgeniy Garanichev Russia Irina Starykh Svetlana Sleptsova Alexey Volkov Alexandr Loginov 2018 Ridnaun Norway Thekla Brun-Lie Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Ukraine Yuliya Zhuravok Iryna Varvynets Artem Pryma Dmytro Pidruchnyi 2019 Raubichi Russia Evgeniya Pavlova Dmitry Malyshko Sweden Emma Nilsson Mona Brorsson Martin Ponsiluoma Sebastian Samuelsson 2020 Raubichi Norway Karoline Erdal Endre Strømsheim Ukraine Valentyna Semerenko Yuliia Dzhima Artem Pryma (2) Dmytro Pidruchnyi (2) 2021 Duszniki-Zdrój Germany Stefanie Scherer Justus Strelow Norway Emilie Kalkenberg Åsne Skrede Erlend Bjøntegaard Sivert Guttorm Bakken 2022 Arber Russia Anton Babikov (2) Evgeniya Burtasova (2) Norway Erlend Bjøntegaard Johannes Dale Jenny Enodd Ragnhild Femsteinevik 2023 Lenzerheide Norway Juni Arnekleiv Endre Strømsheim Norway Maren Kirkeeide Karoline Erdal Erlend Bjøntegaard (2) Vebjørn Sørum 2024 Osrblie Sweden Anton Ivarsson Sara Andersson Norway Isak Frey Johan-Olav Botn Ida Lien Maren Kirkeeide (2)

## Medals table

*Updated after 2026 Championships*

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Russia 59 47 48 154 2 Germany 44 41 45 130 3 Norway 35 35 30 100 4 Ukraine 31 32 22 85 5 Belarus 19 17 24 60 6 France 14 14 22 50 7 Poland 13 11 10 34 8 Sweden 7 6 5 18 9 Latvia 7 4 10 21 10 Bulgaria 6 7 11 24 11 Slovakia 4 7 3 14 12 Austria 4 2 4 10 13 Czech Republic 3 14 5 22 14 Moldova 2 2 0 4 15 Italy 1 4 6 11 16 Slovenia 1 1 2 4 17 Switzerland 1 1 1 3 18 Romania 1 1 0 2 19 Canada 1 0 0 1 20 Lithuania 0 2 0 2 Spain 0 2 0 2 22 Finland 0 0 3 3 23 Japan 0 0 1 1 United States 0 0 1 1 Totals (24 entries) 253 250 253 756

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Cancelled due to lack of snow

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Originally scheduled in [Otepää](/source/Otep%C3%A4%C3%A4), [Estonia](/source/Estonia)

## External links

- [Sports 123 biathlon results](http://sports123.com/bia/index.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171225065511/http://sports123.com/bia/index.html) 2017-12-25 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

v t e Biathlon European Championships Kontiolahti 1994 Le Grand-Bornand 1995 Ridnaun 1996 Windischgarsten 1997 Minsk 1998 Izhevsk 1999 Zakopane 2000 Maurienne 2001 Kontiolahti 2002 Forni Avoltri 2003 Minsk 2004 Novosibirsk 2005 Langdorf 2006 Bansko 2007 Nové Město 2008 Ufa 2009 Otepää 2010 Ridnaun 2011 Osrblie 2012 Bansko 2013 Nové Město 2014 Otepää 2015 Tyumen 2016 Duszniki-Zdrój 2017 Ridnaun 2018 Raubichi 2019 Raubichi 2020 Duszniki-Zdrój 2021 Arber 2022 Lenzerheide 2023 Osrblie 2024 Val Martello 2025 Sjusjøen 2026

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