Biathlon European Championships 1998
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The 5th Biathlon European Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus, from January 28 to February 1, 1998.
16 competitions were held: sprint, pursuit, individual and relays both for U26 and juniors.
U26
Men's
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km sprint[1] |  Jēkabs Nākums |  Alexandr Popov | Ilmārs Bricis |
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit[2] |  Gunar Bretschneider | Ilmārs Bricis | Oļegs Maļuhins |
| Men's 20 km individual[3] |  Sergei Rozhkov | Stefan Hodde | Ilmārs Bricis |
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay[4] | Germany Ulf Karkoschka Marko Morgenstern Mark Kirchner Gunar Bretschneider |  NorwayKjetil Sæter Kim Skutbergsveen Bård Mjølne Stig-Are Eriksen | Belarus Igor Pesterev Alexandr Ivanovski Ivan Pesterev Dmitri Shijov |
Women's
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 7.5 km sprint[5] | Nadezhda Talanova | Natalia Permiakova | Peggy Wagenführ |
| Women's 10 km pursuit[6] | Nadezhda Talanova | Janet Klein | Peggy Wagenführ |
| Women's 15 km individual[7] | Nadezhda Talanova | Svetlana Tchernousova | Irina Diachkova |
| Women's 3 × 6 km relay[8] | Germany Peggy Wagenführ Janet Klein Andrea Henkel | Russia Irina Diachkova Svetlana Tchernousova Yuliya Kondratieva |  FinlandSatu Pöntiö Anna-Liisa Rasi Annukka Mallat |
Junior
Men's
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km sprint[9] | Andrei Prokunin | Janni Hakkinen |  Danilo Kodela |
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit[10] | Janni Hakkinen | Dmitriy Babich | Alexei Boltenko |
| Men's 20 km individual[11] | Alexey Korobeynikov |  Bartołomej Holec | Alexandr Ustinov |
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay[12] | Russia Alexei Boltenko Dmitriy Babich Andrei Prokunin Alexey Korobeynikov |  UkraineOleksandr Bilanenko Dmytro Borodenko Oleksandr Khvostenko Oleh Babych | Finland Janni Häkkinen Juha Hööpakka Jarkko Raajala Timo Saarenpää |
Women's
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 7.5 km sprint[13] | Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen | Magdalena Gwizdoń |  Lenka Faltusová |
| Women's 10 km pursuit[14] | Larisa Pitateleva | Agnieszka Wanżewicz | Liv Kjersti Eikeland |
| Women's 15 km individual[15] | Liv Kjersti Eikeland | Natalya Geleveriya | Anna Bogaliy |
| Women's 3 × 6 km relay[16] | Russia | Poland | Czech Republic Zdeňka Vejnarová Jana Pesková Lenka Faltusová |
