Biathlon European Championships

The Biathlon European Championships are the top-european competitions in biathlon. The first edition was held in 1994, with sprint, pursuit, individual and relay. The number of events has grown significantly over the years.

Biathlon European Championships
Status	active
Genre	sports competition
Date(s)	January–February
Frequency	annual
Location(s)	various
Inaugurated	1994 (1994)
Organised by	IBU

Participation of non-European competitors

Even though the event is called European Championships, the event is not restricted to European athletes only. The full name of the competition is Open Biathlon European Championships, meaning that biathletes from non-European countries are eligible to participate and their results being recognised. There are three instances in which non-European competitors have won medals. Lowell Bailey from the United States became the first non-European to win a medal by winning bronze in the Junior Sprint event in 2001, followed by another bronze in the Junior Pursuit. Audrey Vaillancourt of Canada became the first non-European athlete to win gold in the competition, winning the Women's 15 km individual in 2014.

Editions

Number	Year	Host city	Events
1	1994	Kontiolahti
2	1995	Le Grand-Bornand
3	1996	Ridnaun
4	1997	Windischgarsten
5	1998	Minsk
6	1999	Izhevsk
7	2000	Zakopane
8	2001	Maurienne
9	2002	Kontiolahti
10	2003	Forni Avoltri
11	2004	Minsk
12	2005	Novosibirsk	16
13	2006	Langdorf	16
14	2007	Bansko	16
15	2008	Nové Město na Moravě	16
16	2009	Ufa	16
17	2010	Otepää	15
18	2011	Ridnaun	15
19	2012	Osrblie	15
20	2013	Bansko	14
21	2014	Nové Město na Moravě	15
22	2015	Otepää	15
23	2016	Tyumen	8
24	2017	Duszniki-Zdrój	8
25	2018	Ridnaun	8
26	2019	Raubichi	8
27	2020	Raubichi[1]	8
28	2021	Duszniki-Zdrój
29	2022	Großer Arber

Medals table

Updated after 2020 Championships

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	58	43	44	145
2	Germany	39	31	35	105
3	Ukraine	27	29	20	76
4	Belarus	19	17	24	60
5	Norway	12	21	21	54
6	Poland	11	11	10	32
7	France	8	7	11	26
8	Bulgaria	6	7	11	24
9	Latvia	5	4	9	18
10	Sweden	5	3	2	10
11	Slovakia	4	7	2	13
12	Austria	4	1	2	7
13	Czech Republic	3	13	5	21
14	Slovenia	1	1	1	3
15	Canada	1	0	0	1
	Moldova	1	0	0	1
	Romania	1	0	0	1
18	Italy	0	3	3	6
19	Lithuania	0	2	0	2
	Spain	0	2	0	2
21	Finland	0	0	3	3
22	Japan	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
Totals (23 nations)		205	202	205	612

References

1. Originally scheduled in Otepää, Estonia

• Sports 123 biathlon results