# Biathlon European Championships 2008

The 15th Biathlon European Championships were held in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic, from February 20 to February 24, 2008.
There were total of 16 competitions held: sprint, pursuit, individual and relay both for U26 and U21.

## Schedule of events

The schedule of the event stands below.
| Date | Event |
| February 20 | U26 Men's 20 km individual |
| February 20 | U26 Women's 15 km individual |
| February 20 | U21 Men's 20 km individual |
| February 20 | U21 Women's 15 km individual |
| February 22 | U26 Men's 10 km sprint |
| February 22 | U26 Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| February 22 | U21 Men's 10 km sprint |
| February 22 | U21 Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| February 23 | U26 Men's 12.5 km pursuit |
| February 23 | U26 Women's 10 km pursuit |
| February 23 | U21 Men's 12.5 km pursuit |
| February 23 | U21 Women's 10 km pursuit |
| February 24 | U26 Men's 4*7.5 km relay |
| February 24 | U26 Women's 4*6 km relay |
| February 24 | U21 Men's 4*7.5 km relay |
| February 24 | U21 Women's 3*6 km relay |

## Results
### U26
#### Men's

| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Men's 10 km sprint | Artem Gussev | Stian Eckhoff | Michal Šlesingr |
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit | Sergei Konovalov | Artem Gussev | Maxim Maksimov |
| Men's 20 km individual | Tomasz Sikora | Michal Šlesingr | Sergei Balandin |
| Men's 4*7.5 km relay | Russia Sergei Balandin Sergei Konovalov Maxim Maksimov Artem Gussev | Norway Stian Nåvik Lars Berger Stian Eckhoff Magne Thorleiv Rønning | Czech Republic Michal Šlesingr Tomáš Holubec Ondřej Moravec Zdeněk Vítek |

#### Women's

| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Women's 7.5 km sprint | Oksana Yakovleva | Zuzana Tryznová | Nina Karasevych |
| Women's 10 km pursuit | Nina Karasevych | Oksana Yakovleva | Pavlina Filipova |
| Women's 15 km individual | Natalia Levchenkova | Kjersti Isaksen | Lilia Vaygina-Yefremova |
| Women's 4*6 km relay | Ukraine Oksana Yakovleva Vita Semerenko Valj Semerenko Oksana Khvostenko | Germany Tina Bachmann Ute Niziak Juliane Döll Jenny Adler | Norway Liv-Kjersti Eikeland Elise Ringen Kjersti Isaksen Eline Fannemel |

### U21
#### Men's

| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Men's 10 km sprint | Anton Shipulin | Krasimir Anev | Daniel Salvenmoser |
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit | Anton Shipulin | Daniel Salvenmoser | Benjamin Weger |
| Men's 20 km individual | Anton Shipulin | Dominik Landertinger | Krasimir Anev |
| Men's 4*7.5 km relay | Russia Dmitriy Blinov Anton Shipulin Pavel Magazeev Victor Vasilyev | Austria Daniel Salvenmoser Mario Drescher Sven Grossegger Dominik Landertinger | Ukraine Vitaliy Kozhushko Andriy Vozniak Artem Pryma Vitaliy Kilchytskyy |

#### Women's

| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Women's 7.5 km sprint | Elise Ringen | Iris Schwabl | Irina Starykh |
| Women's 10 km pursuit | Marine Bolliet | Karolina Pitoń | Veronika Vítková |
| Women's 15 km individual | Marine Bolliet | Veronika Vítková | Mariya Panfilova |
| Women's 3*6 km relay | Russia Olga Vilukhina Mariya Panfilova Irina Starykh | Czech Republic Veronika Zvařičová Veronika Chorejřy Veronika Vítková | Romania Alina Babes Klaudia Flanheya Réka Forika |

## Medal table

| № | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | France | 2 | | | 2 |
| 4 | Norway | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Poland | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| 6 | Moldova | 1 | | | 1 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Austria | | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Germany | | 1 | | 1 |
| 11 | Romania | | | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Switzerland | | | 1 | 1 |