# Biathlon European Championships 2011

The 18th Biathlon European Championships were held in Ridnaun, Italy from February 21 to February 27, 2011.
There were total of 15 competitions held: sprint, pursuit and individual both for U26 and U21, relay races for U26 and a mixed relay for U21.

## Schedule of events

The schedule of the event stands below. All times in CET.
| Date | Event |
| February 21 | U26 Men's 20 km individual |
| February 22 | U26 Women's 15 km individual |
| February 22 | U21 Men's 20 km individual |
| February 22 | U21 Women's 15 km individual |
| February 24 | U26 Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| February 24 | U21 Women's 4 x 6 km relay |
| February 24 | U21 2 x 6 + 2 x 7.5 km mixed relay |
| February 26 | U26 Men's 10 km sprint |
| February 26 | U26 Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| February 26 | U21 Men's 10 km sprint |
| February 26 | U21 Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| February 27 | U26 Men's 12.5 km pursuit |
| February 27 | U26 Women's 10 km pursuit |
| February 27 | U21 Men's 12.5 km pursuit |
| February 27 | U21 Women's 10 km pursuit |

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

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's 10 km sprint | Tobias Eberhard | Alexey Volkov | Lukas Hofer |
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit | Alexey Volkov | Krasimir Anev | Jean-Guillaume Béatrix |
| Men's 20 km individual | Artem Pryma | Evgeny Ustyugov | Krasimir Anev |
| Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay | Germany Robin Kiel Benedikt Doll Florian Graf Erik Lesser | Russia Nikolay Yakushov Viacheslav Akimov Timofey Lapshin Victor Vasilyev | Belarus Vladimir Alenishko Vladimir Chepelin Maksim Yeliseyeu Yuryi Liadov |

#### Women's

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women's 7.5 km sprint | Juliane Döll | Gabriela Soukalová | Marine Bolliet |
| Women's 10 km pursuit | Juliane Döll | Marine Bolliet | Nadine Horchler |
| Women's 15 km individual | Juliane Döll | Olena Pidhrushna | Ekaterina Glazyrina |
| Women's 4 x 6 km relay | Ukraine Olena Pidhrushna Vita Semerenko Juliya Dzhyma Valentina Semerenko | Italy Dorothea Wierer Roberta Fiandino Michela Andreola Karin Oberhofer | Germany Franziska Hildebrand Susann König Nadine Horchler Juliane Döll |

### U21
#### Men's

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's 10 km sprint | Viacheslav Akimov | Benedikt Doll | Michal Krčmář |
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit | Viacheslav Akimov | Benedikt Doll | Michal Krčmář |
| Men's 20 km individual | Nikolay Yakushov | Simon Desthieux | Ivan Kryukov |

#### Women's

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women's 7.5 km sprint | Aleksandra Alikina | Dorothea Wierer | Olga Galich |
| Women's 10 km pursuit | Dorothea Wierer | Olga Galich | Svetlana Perminova |
| Women's 15 km individual | Olga Galich | Enora Latuillière | Giulia Collavo |

#### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Mixed relay | Russia Olga Galich Svetlana Perminova Ivan Kryukov Aleksandr Pechenkin | France Florie Vigneron Enora Latuillière Valentin Gaillard Simon Desthieux | Belarus Iryna Kryuko Darya Nesterchik Aliaksei Abromchyk Aliaksandr Darozhka |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |