Biathlon European Championships Explained

Biathlon European Championships
Status:	active
Genre:	sports competition
Date:	January–February
Frequency:	annual
Location:	various
Organised:	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
—^[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

Year	Host	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay	Mass Start	Super Sprint
				no competition		no competition	no competition
				no competition
					cancelled
		no competition			no competition	Florian Graf
						no competition
		no competition
							no competition
				Isak Frey

Women

Year	Host	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Relay	Mass Start	Super Sprint
				no competition		no competition	no competition
				no competition
		no competition			no competition	Luise Kummer
						no competition
				Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht
		no competition
							no competition
				Maren Kirkeeide

Mixed

Medals table

Updated after 2024 Championships

External links

• Sports 123 biathlon results

Notes and References

1. Cancelled due to lack of snow
2. Originally scheduled in Otepää, Estonia