Biathlon European Championships
Biathlon European Championships | |
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Status | active |
Genre | sports competition |
Date(s) | January–February |
Frequency | annual |
Location(s) | various |
Inaugurated | 1994 (1994) |
Organised by | IBU |
The Biathlon European Championships are the top-European competitions in 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 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 from the 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 of 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 |
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—[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 | |
32 | 2025 | Val Martello |
Winners
Men
Women
Mixed
Year | Host | Single mixed relay | Mixed relay |
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2016 | Tyumen | Russia | Russia |
2017 | Duszniki-Zdrój | Russia | Russia |
2018 | Ridnaun | Norway | Ukraine |
2019 | Raubichi | Russia | Sweden |
2020 | Raubichi | Norway | Ukraine |
2021 | Duszniki-Zdrój | Germany | Norway |
2022 | Arber | Russia | Norway |
2023 | Lenzerheide | Norway | Norway |
2024 | Osrblie | Sweden | Norway |
Medals table
Updated after 2024 Championships
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia | 60 | 47 | 48 | 155 |
2 | Germany | 42 | 36 | 44 | 122 |
3 | Ukraine | 29 | 32 | 22 | 83 |
4 | Norway | 29 | 31 | 28 | 88 |
5 | Belarus | 19 | 17 | 24 | 60 |
6 | Poland | 13 | 11 | 10 | 34 |
7 | France | 9 | 10 | 15 | 34 |
8 | Latvia | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
9 | Bulgaria | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
10 | Sweden | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
11 | Slovakia | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
12 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
13 | Czech Republic | 3 | 14 | 5 | 22 |
14 | Moldova | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
15 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
16 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
17 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
18 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
19 | Italy | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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) | 237 | 234 | 236 | 707 |
References
External links
- Sports 123 biathlon results Archived 2017-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
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- 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