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.
| Biathlon European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports competition |
| Date(s) | January–February |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 1994 |
| Organised by | IBU |
Participation of non-European competitors
editEven 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
edit| 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
|
Winners
editMen
edit
Women
edit
Mixed
edit| Year | Host | Single mixed relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editUpdated after 2024 Championships
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editExternal links
edit- Sports 123 biathlon results Archived 2017-12-25 at the Wayback Machine