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 —Cancelled due to lack of snow 1993 Osrblie1 1994 Kontiolahti62 1995 Le Grand-Bornand63 1996 Ridnaun64 1997 Windischgarsten65 1998 Minsk166 1999 Izhevsk87 2000 Zakopane168 2001 Maurienne169 2002 Kontiolahti1610 2003 Forni Avoltri1611 2004 Minsk1612 2005 Novosibirsk1613 2006 Langdorf1614 2007 Bansko1615 2008 Nové Město na Moravě1616 2009 Ufa1617 2010 Otepää1518 2011 Ridnaun1519 2012 Osrblie1520 2013 Bansko1421 2014 Nové Město na Moravě1522 2015 Otepää1523 2016 Tyumen824 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój8252018 Ridnaun826 2019 Raubichi827 2020 RaubichiOriginally scheduled in Otepää, Estonia828 2021 Duszniki-Zdrój829 2022 Arber830 2023 Lenzerheide 831 2024 Osrblie 832 2025 Val Martello 833 2026 Sjusjøen 8
Winners Men
Year Host Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay 1994 Kontiolahti Tor Espen Kristiansen Holger Schönthier no competition 1995 Le Grand-Bornand Igor Khokhryakov Raphaël Poirée 1996 Ridnaun Sergei Tarasov Vladimir Drachev 1997 Windischgarsten Sergei Rozhkov Andrei Padin 1998 Minsk Sergei Rozhkov Jēkabs Nākums Gunar Bretschneider 1999 Izhevsk Sergei Konovalov Alexander Wolf no competition 2000 Zakopane Zdeněk Vítek Andreas Stitzl Tomasz Sikora 2001 Maurienne Günther Beck Vincent Defrasne Vincent Defrasne 2002 Kontiolahti Andriy Deryzemlia Oļegs Maļuhins Oļegs Maļuhins 2003 Forni Avoltri Olexander Bilanenko Oleksiy Korobeinikov Andriy Deryzemlia 2004 Minsk Matej Kazár Ondřej Moravec Ondřej Moravec 2005 Novosibirsk Carsten Pump Alexei Aidarov Andriy Deryzemlya 2006 Langdorf Alexander Os Jaroslav Soukup Sergey Novikov 2007 Bansko Egil Gjelland Tomasz Sikora Tomasz Sikora 2008 Nové Město Tomasz Sikora Artem Gussev Sergei Konovalov 2009 Ufa Victor Vasilyev Rune Brattsveen Daniel Böhm 2010 Otepää Christoph Knie Daniel Böhm Alexey Volkov 2011 Ridnaun Artem Pryma Tobias Eberhard Alexey Volkov 2012 Osrblie Daniel Böhm Alexey Volkov Alexey Volkov 2013 Bansko Serhiy Semenov Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Benedikt Doll cancelled 2014 Nové Město Andrejs Rastorgujevs Lars Helge Birkeland Maxim Tsvetkov 2015 Otepää Alexey Volkov Alexey Slepov Alexey Slepov 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 2026 Sjusjøen Antonin Guigonnat Damien Levet Isak Frey
Women Year Host Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay 1994 Kontiolahti Halina Piton Irina Mileshina no competition 1995 Le Grand-Bornand Svetlana Paramygina Corinne Niogret 1996 Ridnaun Andreja Grašič Eva Háková 1997 Windischgarsten Katja Beer Anna Stera 1998 Minsk Nadezhda Talanova Nadezhda Talanova Nadezhda Talanova 1999 Izhevsk Kathi Swaab Natalya Sokolova no competition 2000 Zakopane Iva Karagiozova Magdalena Gwizdoń Magdalena Grzywa 2001 Maurienne Oksana Yakovleva Katja Beer Katja Beer 2002 Kontiolahti Radka Popova Irina Malgina Irina Malgina 2003 Forni Avoltri Elena Khrustaleva Martina Halinárová Ekaterina Vinogradova 2004 Minsk Ekaterina Dafovska Olena Zubrilova Olena Petrova 2005 Novosibirsk Svetlana Ishmuratova Svetlana Chernousova Oksana Khvostenko 2006 Langdorf Pavlina Filipova Nina Lemesh Natalya Sokolova 2007 Bansko Oksana Yakovleva Darya Domracheva Olga Kudrashova 2008 Nové Město Natalia Levchenkova Oksana Yakovleva Nina Karasevych 2009 Ufa Juliane Döll Anastasiya Kuzmina Anastasiya Kuzmina 2010 Otepää Kathrin Hitzer Valentina Semerenko Vita Semerenko 2011 Ridnaun Juliane Döll Juliane Döll Juliane Döll 2012 Osrblie Anastasia Zagoruiko Olena Pidhrushna Olena Pidhrushna 2013 Bansko Anastasia Zagoruiko Irina Starykh Monika Hojnisz 2014 Nové Město Audrey Vaillancourt Marte Olsbu Mona Brorsson 2015 Otepää Luminița Pișcoran Coline Varcin Ekaterina Shumilova 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 2026 Sjusjøen Anastasiya Merkushyna Gilonne Guigonnat Gilonne Guigonnat
Mixed Year Host Single mixed relay Mixed relay 2016 Tyumen 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój 2018 Ridnaun 2019 Raubichi 2020 Raubichi 2021 Duszniki-Zdrój 2022 Arber 2023 Lenzerheide 2024 Osrblie
Medals table Updated after 2026 Championships
References
External links Sports 123 biathlon results