# Biathlon European Championships 2009

The 16th Biathlon European Championships were held in Ufa, Russia from February 28 to March 4, 2009.
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. All times in CET.
| Date | Event |
| February 28 | U26 Men's 10 km sprint |
| February 28 | U26 Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| February 28 | U21 Men's 10 km sprint |
| February 28 | U21 Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| March 1 | U26 Men's 12.5 km pursuit |
| March 1 | U26 Women's 10 km pursuit |
| March 1 | U21 Men's 12.5 km pursuit |
| March 1 | U21 Women's 10 km pursuit |
| March 3 | U26 Men's 20 km individual |
| March 3 | U26 Women's 15 km individual |
| March 3 | U21 Men's 20 km individual |
| March 3 | U21 Women's 15 km individual |
| March 4 | U26 Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| March 4 | U26 Women's 4 × 6 km relay |
| March 4 | U21 Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| March 4 | U21 Women's 3 × 6 km relay |

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

| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Men's 10 km sprint | Rune Brattsveen | Evgeny Ustyugov | Anton Shipulin |
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit | Daniel Böhm | Serhiy Sednev | Rune Brattsveen |
| Men's 20 km individual | Victor Vasilyev | Dag Erik Kokkin | Serhiy Sednev |
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | Norway Dag Erik Kokkin Henrik L'Abée-Lund Tarjei Bø Rune Brattsveen | Germany Simon Schempp Daniel Böhm Norbert Schiller Christoph Knie | Russia Vitaliy Noritsyn Anton Shipulin Alexander Shreyder Victor Vasilyev |

#### Women's

| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Women's 7.5 km sprint | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Yana Romanova | Anastasia Tokareva |
| Women's 10 km pursuit | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Vita Semerenko | Yana Romanova |
| Women's 15 km individual | Juliane Döll | Anne Preussler | Liobov Petrova |
| Women's 4 × 6 km relay | Ukraine Olena Pidhrushna Valj Semerenko Inna Suprun Vita Semerenko | Russia Anastasiya Kuznetsova Ekaterina Yurlova Mariya Panfilova Liobov Petrova | Germany Tina Bachmann Carolin Hennecke Anne Preussler Juliane Döll |

### U21
#### Men's

| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Men's 10 km sprint | Tarjei Bø | Simon Schempp | Vladimir Chepelin |
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit | Tarjei Bø | Simon Schempp | Alexey Volkov |
| Men's 20 km individual | Tarjei Bø | Serhiy Semenov | Nazir Rabadanov |
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | Russia Nazir Rabadanow Sergey Kugubaev Timofey Lapshin Alexey Volkov | Ukraine Mykhaylo Serdyuk Vitaliy Kilchytskyy Vitaliy Sokolyuk Nazariy Burik | Belarus Sergey Rutsevich Vladimir Chepelin Vitali Tsvetau Vladimir Alenishko |

#### Women's

| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Women's 7.5 km sprint | Olga Vilukhina | Anastasia Kalina | Marine Bolliet |
| Women's 10 km pursuit | Olga Vilukhina | Anastasia Romanova | Marine Bolliet |
| Women's 15 km individual | Olga Vilukhina | Synnøve Solemdal | Juliya Dzhyma |
| Women's 3 × 6 km relay | Russia Anastasia Romanova Anastasia Kalina Olga Vilukhina | Belarus Darya Yurkevich Marya Kozlovskaya Ala Talkach | Romania Luminița Pișcoran Diana Mihalache Réka Ferencz |

## Medal table

| № | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 2 | | | 2 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Belarus | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | France | | | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Romania | | | 1 | 1 |