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

The schedule of the event stands below.

Date Event
February 20U26 Men's 20 km individual
U26 Women's 15 km individual
U21 Men's 20 km individual
U21 Women's 15 km individual
February 22U26 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 23U26 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 24U26 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

U26

Men's

Competition1st2nd3rd
Men's 10 km sprintRussia Artem GussevNorway Stian EckhoffCzech Republic Michal Šlesingr
Men's 12.5 km pursuitRussia Sergei KonovalovRussia Artem GussevRussia Maxim Maksimov
Men's 20 km individualPoland Tomasz SikoraCzech Republic Michal ŠlesingrRussia Sergei Balandin
Men's 4*7.5 km relayRussia Russia
Sergei Balandin
Sergei Konovalov
Maxim Maksimov
Artem Gussev
Norway Norway
Stian Nåvik
Lars Berger
Stian Eckhoff
Magne Thorleiv Rønning
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Michal Šlesingr
Tomáš Holubec
Ondřej Moravec
Zdeněk Vítek

Women's

Competition1st2nd3rd
Women's 7.5 km sprintUkraine Oksana YakovlevaCzech Republic Zuzana TryznováUkraine Nina Karasevych
Women's 10 km pursuitUkraine Nina KarasevychUkraine Oksana YakovlevaBulgaria Pavlina Filipova
Women's 15 km individualMoldova Natalia LevchenkovaNorway Kjersti IsaksenUkraine Lilia Vaygina-Yefremova
Women's 4*6 km relayUkraine Ukraine
Oksana Yakovleva
Vita Semerenko
Valj Semerenko
Oksana Khvostenko
Germany Germany
Tina Bachmann
Ute Niziak
Juliane Döll
Jenny Adler
Norway Norway
Liv-Kjersti Eikeland
Elise Ringen
Kjersti Isaksen
Eline Fannemel

U21

Men's

Competition1st2nd3rd
Men's 10 km sprintRussia Anton ShipulinBulgaria Krasimir AnevAustria Daniel Salvenmoser
Men's 12.5 km pursuitRussia Anton ShipulinAustria Daniel SalvenmoserSwitzerland Benjamin Weger
Men's 20 km individualRussia Anton ShipulinAustria Dominik LandertingerBulgaria Krasimir Anev
Men's 4*7.5 km relayRussia Russia
Dmitriy Blinov
Anton Shipulin
Pavel Magazeev
Victor Vasilyev
Austria Austria
Daniel Salvenmoser
Mario Drescher
Sven Grossegger
Dominik Landertinger
Ukraine Ukraine
Vitaliy Kozhushko
Andriy Vozniak
Artem Pryma
Vitaliy Kilchytskyy

Women's

Competition1st2nd3rd
Women's 7.5 km sprintNorway Elise RingenAustria Iris SchwablRussia Irina Starykh
Women's 10 km pursuitFrance Marine BollietPoland Karolina PitońCzech Republic Veronika Vítková
Women's 15 km individualFrance Marine BollietCzech Republic Veronika VítkováRussia Mariya Panfilova
Women's 3*6 km relayRussia Russia
Olga Vilukhina
Mariya Panfilova
Irina Starykh
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Veronika Zvařičová
Veronika Chorejřy
Veronika Vítková
Romania Romania
Alina Babes
Klaudia Flanheya
Réka Forika

Medal table

CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Russia Russia81413
2Ukraine Ukraine3137
3France France22
4Norway Norway1315
5Poland Poland112
6Moldova Moldova11
7Czech Republic Czech Republic437
8Austria Austria415
9Bulgaria Bulgaria123
10Germany Germany11
11Romania Romania11
Switzerland Switzerland11
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