Biathlon European Championships 2002
International biathlon competition
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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
U26
Men's
| 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
| 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
Men's
| 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
| 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 |