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

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The schedule of the event stands below.

Date Event
February 20 U26 Men's 20 km individual
U26 Women's 15 km individual
U21 Men's 20 km individual
U21 Women's 15 km individual
February 22 U26 Men's 10 km sprint
U26 Women's 7.5 km sprint
U21 Men's 10 km sprint
U21 Women's 7.5 km sprint
February 23 U26 Men's 12.5 km pursuit
U26 Women's 10 km pursuit
U21 Men's 12.5 km pursuit
U21 Women's 10 km pursuit
February 24 U26 Men's 4*7.5 km relay
U26 Women's 4*6 km relay
U21 Men's 4*7.5 km relay
U21 Women's 3*6 km relay

Results

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Men's

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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

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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

Men's

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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

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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

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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
  Switzerland 1 1
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