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 edit
The schedule of the event stands below. All times in CET.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| February 28 | 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 | |
| March 1 | 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 | |
| March 3 | U26 Men's 20 km individual |
| U26 Women's 15 km individual | |
| U21 Men's 20 km individual | |
| U21 Women's 15 km individual | |
| March 4 | 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 edit
U26 edit
Men's edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
Men's edit
| 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 edit
| 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 |
 RomaniaLuminița Pișcoran Diana Mihalache Réka Ferencz |
Medal table edit
| № | 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 |