# Biathlon European Championships

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 |
| — | 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 | 8 |
| 28 | 2021 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 8 |
| 29 | 2022 | Arber | 8 |
| 30 | 2023 | Lenzerheide | 8 |
| 31 | 2024 | Osrblie | 8 |
| 32 | 2025 | Val Martello | 8 |

## Winners
### Men

| Year | Host | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay | Mass Start | Super Sprint |
| 1994 | Kontiolahti | Tor Espen Kristiansen | Holger Schönthier | no competition | Russia | no competition | no competition |
| 1995 | Le Grand-Bornand | Igor Khokhryakov | Raphaël Poirée | no competition | Belarus | no competition | no competition |
| 1996 | Ridnaun | Sergei Tarasov | Vladimir Drachev | no competition | Russia | no competition | no competition |
| 1997 | Windischgarsten | Sergei Rozhkov | Andrei Padin | no competition | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 1998 | Minsk | Sergei Rozhkov | Jēkabs Nākums | Gunar Bretschneider | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 1999 | Izhevsk | Sergei Konovalov | Alexander Wolf | no competition | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 2000 | Zakopane | Zdeněk Vítek | Andreas Stitzl | Tomasz Sikora | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 2001 | Maurienne | Günther Beck | Vincent Defrasne | Vincent Defrasne | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 2002 | Kontiolahti | Andriy Deryzemlia | Oļegs Maļuhins | Oļegs Maļuhins | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 2003 | Forni Avoltri | Olexander Bilanenko | Oleksiy Korobeinikov | Andriy Deryzemlia | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 2004 | Minsk | Matej Kazár | Ondřej Moravec | Ondřej Moravec | Belarus | no competition | no competition |
| 2005 | Novosibirsk | Carsten Pump | Alexei Aidarov | Andriy Deryzemlya | Russia | no competition | no competition |
| 2006 | Langdorf | Alexander Os | Jaroslav Soukup | Sergey Novikov | Belarus | no competition | no competition |
| 2007 | Bansko | Egil Gjelland | Tomasz Sikora | Tomasz Sikora | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 2008 | Nové Město | Tomasz Sikora | Artem Gussev | Sergei Konovalov | Russia | no competition | no competition |
| 2009 | Ufa | Victor Vasilyev | Rune Brattsveen | Daniel Böhm | Norway | no competition | no competition |
| 2010 | Otepää | Christoph Knie | Daniel Böhm | Alexey Volkov | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 2011 | Ridnaun | Artem Pryma | Tobias Eberhard | Alexey Volkov | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 2012 | Osrblie | Daniel Böhm | Alexey Volkov | Alexey Volkov | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 2013 | Bansko | Serhiy Semenov | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Benedikt Doll | cancelled | no competition | no competition |
| 2014 | Nové Město | Andrejs Rastorgujevs | Lars Helge Birkeland | Maxim Tsvetkov | Austria | no competition | no competition |
| 2015 | Otepää | Alexey Volkov | Alexey Slepov | Alexey Slepov | Ukraine | no competition | no competition |
| 2016 | Tyumen | no competition | Evgeniy Garanichev | Anton Babikov | no competition | Florian Graf | no competition |
| 2017 | Duszniki-Zdrój | Alexandr Loginov | Vladimir Iliev | Alexandr Loginov | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2018 | Ridnaun | Felix Leitner | Andrejs Rastorgujevs | Alexandr Loginov | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2019 | Raubichi | Krasimir Anev | Tarjei Bø | Tarjei Bø | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2020 | Raubichi | no competition | Matvey Eliseev | Sergey Bocharnikov | no competition | no competition | Sergey Bocharnikov |
| 2021 | Duszniki-Zdrój | Andrejs Rastorgujevs | Martin Jäger | Artem Pryma | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2022 | Arber | Sverre Dahlen Aspenes | Erlend Bjøntegaard | Sverre Dahlen Aspenes | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2023 | Lenzerheide | Endre Strømsheim | Erlend Bjøntegaard | Vebjørn Sørum | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2024 | Osrblie | Vebjørn Sørum | Antonin Guigonnat | Isak Frey | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2025 | Val Martello | Isak Frey | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Patrick Braunhofer | Norway | no competition | no competition |

### Women

| Year | Host | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay | Mass Start | Super Sprint |
| 1994 | Kontiolahti | Halina Piton | Irina Mileshina | no competition | Russia | no competition | no competition |
| 1995 | Le Grand-Bornand | Svetlana Paramygina | Corinne Niogret | no competition | France | no competition | no competition |
| 1996 | Ridnaun | Andreja Grašič | Eva Háková | no competition | Russia | no competition | no competition |
| 1997 | Windischgarsten | Katja Beer | Anna Stera | no competition | Russia | no competition | no competition |
| 1998 | Minsk | Nadezhda Talanova | Nadezhda Talanova | Nadezhda Talanova | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 1999 | Izhevsk | Kathi Swaab | Natalya Sokolova | no competition | Russia | no competition | no competition |
| 2000 | Zakopane | Iva Karagiozova | Magdalena Gwizdoń | Magdalena Grzywa | Slovakia | no competition | no competition |
| 2001 | Maurienne | Oksana Yakovleva | Katja Beer | Katja Beer | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 2002 | Kontiolahti | Radka Popova | Irina Malgina | Irina Malgina | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 2003 | Forni Avoltri | Elena Khrustaleva | Martina Halinárová | Ekaterina Vinogradova | Russia | no competition | no competition |
| 2004 | Minsk | Ekaterina Dafovska | Olena Zubrilova | Olena Petrova | Russia | no competition | no competition |
| 2005 | Novosibirsk | Svetlana Ishmuratova | Svetlana Chernousova | Oksana Khvostenko | Russia | no competition | no competition |
| 2006 | Langdorf | Pavlina Filipova | Nina Lemesh | Natalya Sokolova | Belarus | no competition | no competition |
| 2007 | Bansko | Oksana Yakovleva | Darya Domracheva | Olga Kudrashova | Belarus | no competition | no competition |
| 2008 | Nové Město | Natalia Levchenkova | Oksana Yakovleva | Nina Karasevych | Ukraine | no competition | no competition |
| 2009 | Ufa | Juliane Döll | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Ukraine | no competition | no competition |
| 2010 | Otepää | Kathrin Hitzer | Valentina Semerenko | Vita Semerenko | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 2011 | Ridnaun | Juliane Döll | Juliane Döll | Juliane Döll | Ukraine | no competition | no competition |
| 2012 | Osrblie | Anastasia Zagoruiko | Olena Pidhrushna | Olena Pidhrushna | Ukraine | no competition | no competition |
| 2013 | Bansko | Anastasia Zagoruiko | Irina Starykh | Monika Hojnisz | Germany | no competition | no competition |
| 2014 | Nové Město | Audrey Vaillancourt | Marte Olsbu | Mona Brorsson | Belarus | no competition | no competition |
| 2015 | Otepää | Luminița Pișcoran | Coline Varcin | Ekaterina Shumilova | Ukraine | no competition | no competition |
| 2016 | Tyumen | no competition | Nadine Horchler | Nadezhda Skardino | no competition | Luise Kummer | no competition |
| 2017 | Duszniki-Zdrój | Irina Starykh | Juliya Dzhyma | Irina Starykh | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2018 | Ridnaun | Chloé Chevalier | Iryna Varvynets | Chloé Chevalier | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2019 | Raubichi | Hanna Öberg | Mona Brorsson | Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2020 | Raubichi | no competition | Elisabeth Högberg | Elena Kruchinkina | no competition | no competition | Evgeniya Pavlova |
| 2021 | Duszniki-Zdrój | Monika Hojnisz-Staręga | Baiba Bendika | Kamila Żuk | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2022 | Arber | Evgeniya Burtasova | Ragnhild Femsteinevik | Alina Stremous | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2023 | Lenzerheide | Lisa Maria Spark | Anastasiya Merkushyna | Selina Grotian | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2024 | Osrblie | Maren Kirkeeide | Ida Lien | Maren Kirkeeide | no competition | no competition | no competition |
| 2025 | Val Martello | Johanna Puff | Anna-Karin Heijdenberg | Baiba Bendika | Germany | no competition | no competition |

### Mixed

| Year | Host | Single mixed relay | Mixed relay |
| 2016 | Tyumen | RussiaVictoria Slivko Anton Babikov | RussiaAnastasia Zagoruiko Olga Iakushova Matvey Eliseev Evgeniy Garanichev |
| 2017 | Duszniki-Zdrój | RussiaDaria Virolaynen Evgeniy Garanichev | RussiaIrina Starykh Svetlana Sleptsova Alexey Volkov Alexandr Loginov |
| 2018 | Ridnaun | NorwayThekla Brun-Lie Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | UkraineYuliya Zhuravok Iryna Varvynets Artem Pryma Dmytro Pidruchnyi |
| 2019 | Raubichi | RussiaEvgeniya Pavlova Dmitry Malyshko | SwedenEmma Nilsson Mona Brorsson Martin Ponsiluoma Sebastian Samuelsson |
| 2020 | Raubichi | NorwayKaroline Erdal Endre Strømsheim | UkraineValentyna Semerenko Yuliia Dzhima Artem Pryma (2) Dmytro Pidruchnyi (2) |
| 2021 | Duszniki-Zdrój | GermanyStefanie Scherer Justus Strelow | NorwayEmilie Kalkenberg Åsne Skrede Erlend Bjøntegaard Sivert Guttorm Bakken |
| 2022 | Arber | RussiaAnton Babikov (2) Evgeniya Burtasova (2) | NorwayErlend Bjøntegaard Johannes Dale Jenny Enodd Ragnhild Femsteinevik |
| 2023 | Lenzerheide | NorwayJuni Arnekleiv Endre Strømsheim | NorwayMaren Kirkeeide Karoline Erdal Erlend Bjøntegaard (2) Vebjørn Sørum |
| 2024 | Osrblie | SwedenAnton Ivarsson Sara Andersson | NorwayIsak Frey Johan-Olav Botn Ida Lien Maren Kirkeeide (2) |

## Medals table

Updated after 2025 Championships
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 60 | 47 | 48 | 155 |
| 2 | Germany | 44 | 38 | 44 | 126 |
| 3 | Norway | 32 | 33 | 29 | 94 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 29 | 32 | 22 | 83 |
| 5 | Belarus | 19 | 17 | 24 | 60 |
| 6 | Poland | 13 | 11 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | France | 9 | 12 | 16 | 37 |
| 8 | Latvia | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | Sweden | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
| 11 | Slovakia | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 12 | Austria | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 3 | 14 | 5 | 22 |
| 14 | Moldova | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 16 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Lithuania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 245 | 242 | 245 | 732 |