The 19th Biathlon European Championships were held in Osrblie, Slovakia from January 25 to February 2, 2012.
There were total of 15 competitions held: sprint, pursuit and individual both for U26 and U21, relay races for U26 and a mixed relay for U21.
Schedule of events
The schedule of the event stands below. All times in CET. Date Time Event January 27 10:00 U21 Men's 10 km sprint 13:00 U21 Women's 7.5 km sprint January 28 10:00 U26 Men's 10 km sprint 13:00 U26 Women's 7.5 km sprint January 29 10:00 U26 Men's 12.5 km pursuit 11:00 U21 Men's 12.5 km pursuit 13:00 U26 Women's 10 km pursuit 14:00 U21 Women's 10 km pursuit January 30 13:00 U21 2 x 6 + 2 x 7.5 km Mixed relay January 31 10:00 U26 Women's 15 km individual 13:00 U26 Men's 20 km individual February 1 10:00 U21 Women's 15 km individual 13:00 U21 Men's 20 km individual February 2 10:00 U26 Women's 4 x 6 km relay 13:00 U26 Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Results U26 Men's Competition 1st 2nd 3rd Men's 10 km sprint Alexey Volkov Artem Pryma Sergey Klyachin Men's 12.5 km pursuit Alexey Volkov Serhiy Semenov Daniel Böhm Men's 20 km individual Daniel Böhm Artem Pryma Erik Lesser Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay GermanyDaniel BöhmMatthias BischlJohannes KühnErik Lesser NorwayJan Olav GjermundshaugMartin EngDag Erik KokkinHenrik L'Abée-Lund RussiaNikolay YakoshovSergey KlyachinOleksander ZhyrnyiAlexey Volkov
Women's Competition 1st 2nd 3rd Women's 7.5 km sprint Olena Pidhrushna Valentina Semerenko Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak Women's 10 km pursuit Olena Pidhrushna Valentina Semerenko Anastasia Zagoruiko Women's 15 km individual Anastasia Zagoruiko Carolin Hennecke Juliane Döll Women's 4 x 6 km relay UkraineJuliya DzhymaValentina SemerenkoVita SemerenkoOlena Pidhrushna RussiaAnastasia ZagoruikoAleksandra AlikinaEvgenia SeledtsovaEkaterina Shumilova GermanyMaren HammerschmidtNadine HorchlerCarolin HenneckeJuliane Döll
U21 Men's Competition 1st 2nd 3rd Men's 10 km sprint Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Alexandr Loginov Maxim Tsvetkov Men's 12.5 km pursuit Alexandr Loginov Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Johannes Thingnes Bø Men's 20 km individual Alexandr Loginov Johannes Thingnes Bø Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
Women's Competition 1st 2nd 3rd Women's 7.5 km sprint Niya Dimitrova Iryna Varvynets Elisa Gasparin Women's 10 km pursuit Iryna Varvynets Elisa Gasparin Niya Dimitrova Women's 15 km individual Marion Rønning Huber Olga Galich Nicole Gontier
Mixed Competition 1st 2nd 3rd Mixed 2 x 6 + 2 x 7.5 km relay NorwayThekla Brun-LieMarion Rønning HuberJohannes Thingnes BøVetle Sjåstad Christiansen RussiaOlga GalichElena BadaninaMaxim TsvetkovAlexandr Loginov UkraineAnastasiya MerkushynaIryna VarvynetsIvan MoravskyyOleksandr Dakhno
Medal table
External links
IBU full results Snowy Osrblie Preparing for IBU OECH IBU Open European Championships Opens in Osrblie Christiansen Wins Junior Men’s Sprint Gold for Bulgaria Pidhrushna Wins Women’s Sprint Russians Victorious in Men’s Pursuits Anti-Doping Seminar at IBU OECH Gold for Zagoruiko German Day at OECH Gold for Norway’s Huber in Osrblie Russia’s Loginov Tops Norwegian Duo Germany and Ukraine Win Relays