The 9th Biathlon European Championships were held in Kontiolahti, Finland, from March 6 to March 10, 2002. It was the second time Kontiolahti hosted European Championships after it did so in 1994.
There were total of 16 competitions held: sprint, pursuit, individual and relay both for U26 and U21.
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km sprint |  Tomasz Sikora | |||
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit | Ilmārs Bricis | |||
| Men's 20 km individual | Wojciech Kozub | |||
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | Latvia Oļegs Maļuhins Gundars Upenieks Ilmārs Bricis Jēkabs Nākums |
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 7.5 km sprint |  Liv-Kjersti Eikeland | |||
| Women's 10 km pursuit |  Olga Romasko | |||
| Women's 15 km individual |  Irena Česneková | |||
| Women's 4 × 6 km relay |  UkraineIryna Merkushina Nina Lemesh Oksana Khvostenko Oksana Yakovleva |
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km sprint |  Dušan Šimočko | |||
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit | Hansjörg Reuter | |||
| Men's 20 km individual | Jānis Bērziņš | |||
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | Latvia Jānis Pleikšnis Jānis Bērziņš Edgars Piksons Kristaps Lībietis |
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 7.5 km sprint | Barbara Ertl | |||
| Women's 10 km pursuit | Barbara Ertl | |||
| Women's 15 km individual | Barbara Ertl | |||
| Women's 3 × 6 km relay |  BelarusLyudmila Ananko Tatsiana Shyntar Liudmila Kalinchik |
| № | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | 1 |