The 9th Biathlon European Championships were held in Kontiolahti, Finland, from March 6 to March 10, 2002. It was the second time Kontiolahti hosted European Championships after it did so in 1994.
There were total of 16 competitions held: sprint, pursuit, individual and relay both for U26 and U21.
Results edit
U26 edit
Men's edit
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km sprint |  Oļegs Maļuhins |
 Carsten Heymann |
 Tomasz Sikora
|
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit | Oļegs Maļuhins |
Carsten Heymann |
Ilmārs Bricis
|
| Men's 20 km individual |  Andriy Deryzemlia |
Tomasz Sikora |
Wojciech Kozub
|
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | Germany Daniel Graf Carsten Heymann Andreas Stitzl Andreas Birnbacher |
Ukraine Ruslan Lysenko Olexander Bilanenko Roman Pryma Vyacheslav Derkach |
Latvia Oļegs Maļuhins Gundars Upenieks Ilmārs Bricis Jēkabs Nākums |
Women's edit
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 7.5 km sprint |  Irina Malgina |
 Radka Popova |
 Liv-Kjersti Eikeland
|
| Women's 10 km pursuit | Irina Malgina |
Radka Popova |
Olga Romasko
|
| Women's 15 km individual | Radka Popova |
Irina Malgina |
 Irena Česneková
|
| Women's 4 × 6 km relay | Germany Ina Menzel Janet Klein Simone Denkinger Sabrina Buchholz |
Russia Irina Malgina Yuliya Makarova Lilia Efremova Olga Romasko |
Ukraine Iryna Merkushina Nina Lemesh Oksana Khvostenko Oksana Yakovleva |
U21 edit
Men's edit
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km sprint | Andrei Makoveev |
Michael Rösch |
 Dušan Šimočko
|
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit | Michael Rösch |
Dušan Šimočko |
Hansjörg Reuter
|
| Men's 20 km individual | Maxim Chudov |
Hansjörg Reuter |
Jānis Bērziņš
|
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | Russia Artem Gusin Andrei Makoveev Aleksandr Kudrashev Maxim Chudov |
Germany Michael Rösch Robert Wick Hansjörg Reuter Markus Neumaier |
Latvia Jānis Pleikšnis Jānis Bērziņš Edgars Piksons Kristaps Lībietis |
Women's edit
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 7.5 km sprint | Magda Rezlerová |
Zuzana Hasillová |
Barbara Ertl
|
| Women's 10 km pursuit | Magda Rezlerová |
Zuzana Hasillová |
Barbara Ertl
|
| Women's 15 km individual | Jenny Adler |
 Lyudmila Ananko |
Barbara Ertl
|
| Women's 3 × 6 km relay | Germany Katharina Echter Barbara Ertl Jenny Adler |
Russia Elena Davgul Uliana Denisova Nadiezhda Chastina |
Belarus Lyudmila Ananko Tatsiana Shyntar Liudmila Kalinchik |
Medal table edit
| № | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Russia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Latvia |
2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bulgaria |
1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Poland |
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Norway |
1 | 1 |