Biathlon European Championships 2002

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

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
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Men's 10 km sprint	{{flagicon\|LAT}} Oļegs Maļuhins	{{flagicon\|GER}} Carsten Heymann	{{flagicon\|POL}} Tomasz Sikora
Men's 12.5 km pursuit	{{flagicon\|LAT}} Oļegs Maļuhins	{{flagicon\|GER}} Carsten Heymann	{{flagicon\|LAT}} Ilmārs Bricis
Men's 20 km individual	{{flagicon\|UKR}} Andriy Deryzemlia	{{flagicon\|POL}} Tomasz Sikora	{{flagicon\|POL}} Wojciech Kozub
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay	{{flagicon\|GER}} Germany Daniel Graf Carsten Heymann Andreas Stitzl Andreas Birnbacher	{{flagicon\|UKR}} Ukraine Ruslan Lysenko Olexander Bilanenko Roman Pryma Vyacheslav Derkach	{{flagicon\|LAT}} Latvia Oļegs Maļuhins Gundars Upenieks Ilmārs Bricis Jēkabs Nākums

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
class="wikitable"
Women's 7.5 km sprint	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Irina Malgina	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Radka Popova	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Liv-Kjersti Eikeland
Women's 10 km pursuit	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Irina Malgina	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Radka Popova	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Olga Romasko
Women's 15 km individual	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Radka Popova	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Irina Malgina	{{flagicon\|CZE}} Irena Česneková
Women's 4 × 6 km relay	{{flagicon\|GER}} Germany Ina Menzel Janet Klein Simone Denkinger Sabrina Buchholz	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Russia Irina Malgina Yuliya Makarova Lilia Efremova Olga Romasko	{{flagicon\|UKR}} Ukraine Iryna Merkushina Nina Lemesh Oksana Khvostenko Oksana Yakovleva

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
class="wikitable"
Men's 10 km sprint	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Andrei Makoveev	{{flagicon\|GER}} Michael Rösch	{{flagicon\|SVK}} Dušan Šimočko
Men's 12.5 km pursuit	{{flagicon\|GER}} Michael Rösch	{{flagicon\|SVK}} Dušan Šimočko	{{flagicon\|GER}} Hansjörg Reuter
Men's 20 km individual	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Maxim Chudov	{{flagicon\|GER}} Hansjörg Reuter	{{flagicon\|LAT}} Jānis Bērziņš
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Russia Artem Gusin Andrei Makoveev Aleksandr Kudrashev Maxim Chudov	{{flagicon\|GER}} Germany Michael Rösch Robert Wick Hansjörg Reuter Markus Neumaier	{{flagicon\|LAT}} Latvia Jānis Pleikšnis Jānis Bērziņš Edgars Piksons Kristaps Lībietis

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
class="wikitable"
Women's 7.5 km sprint	{{flagicon\|CZE}} Magda Rezlerová	{{flagicon\|SVK}} Zuzana Hasillová	{{flagicon\|GER}} Barbara Ertl
Women's 10 km pursuit	{{flagicon\|CZE}} Magda Rezlerová	{{flagicon\|SVK}} Zuzana Hasillová	{{flagicon\|GER}} Barbara Ertl
Women's 15 km individual	{{flagicon\|GER}} Jenny Adler	{{flagicon\|BLR}} Lyudmila Ananko	{{flagicon\|GER}} Barbara Ertl
Women's 3 × 6 km relay	{{flagicon\|GER}} Germany Katharina Echter Barbara Ertl Jenny Adler	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Russia Elena Davgul Uliana Denisova Nadiezhda Chastina	{{flagicon\|BLR}} Belarus Lyudmila Ananko Tatsiana Shyntar Liudmila Kalinchik

№	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
1	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GER}} Germany	5	5	4	14
2	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Russia	5	3	1	{{sort\|09\|9}}
3	align="left"\| {{flagicon\|LAT}} Latvia	2	{{sort\|0

} || 4 || {{sort|06|6}}

| 4 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|CZE}} Czech Republic || 2 || {{sort|0|}} || 1 || {{sort|03|3}}

| 5 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|BUL}} Bulgaria || 1 || 2 || {{sort|0|}} || {{sort|03|3}}

| 6 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|UKR}} Ukraine || 1 || 1 || 1 || {{sort|03|3}}

| 7 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|SVK}} Slovakia || {{sort|0|}} || 3 || 1 || {{sort|04|4}}

| 8 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|POL}} Poland || {{sort|0|}} || 1 || 1 || {{sort|02|2}}

| 9 ||align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Norway || {{sort|0|}} || {{sort|0|}} || 1 || {{sort|01|1}}

[https://web.archive.org/web/20160529043421/http://services.biathlonresults.com/schedule.aspx IBU full results]
[https://biathlon.com.ua/results.php?season_id=12#h All results]

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
class="wikitable"
Men's 10 km sprint	{{flagicon\|LAT}} Oļegs Maļuhins	{{flagicon\|GER}} Carsten Heymann	{{flagicon\|POL}} Tomasz Sikora
Men's 12.5 km pursuit	{{flagicon\|LAT}} Oļegs Maļuhins	{{flagicon\|GER}} Carsten Heymann	{{flagicon\|LAT}} Ilmārs Bricis
Men's 20 km individual	{{flagicon\|UKR}} Andriy Deryzemlia	{{flagicon\|POL}} Tomasz Sikora	{{flagicon\|POL}} Wojciech Kozub
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay	{{flagicon\|GER}} Germany Daniel Graf Carsten Heymann Andreas Stitzl Andreas Birnbacher	{{flagicon\|UKR}} Ukraine Ruslan Lysenko Olexander Bilanenko Roman Pryma Vyacheslav Derkach	{{flagicon\|LAT}} Latvia Oļegs Maļuhins Gundars Upenieks Ilmārs Bricis Jēkabs Nākums

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
class="wikitable"
Women's 7.5 km sprint	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Irina Malgina	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Radka Popova	{{flagicon\|NOR}} Liv-Kjersti Eikeland
Women's 10 km pursuit	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Irina Malgina	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Radka Popova	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Olga Romasko
Women's 15 km individual	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Radka Popova	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Irina Malgina	{{flagicon\|CZE}} Irena Česneková
Women's 4 × 6 km relay	{{flagicon\|GER}} Germany Ina Menzel Janet Klein Simone Denkinger Sabrina Buchholz	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Russia Irina Malgina Yuliya Makarova Lilia Efremova Olga Romasko	{{flagicon\|UKR}} Ukraine Iryna Merkushina Nina Lemesh Oksana Khvostenko Oksana Yakovleva

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
class="wikitable"
Men's 10 km sprint	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Andrei Makoveev	{{flagicon\|GER}} Michael Rösch	{{flagicon\|SVK}} Dušan Šimočko
Men's 12.5 km pursuit	{{flagicon\|GER}} Michael Rösch	{{flagicon\|SVK}} Dušan Šimočko	{{flagicon\|GER}} Hansjörg Reuter
Men's 20 km individual	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Maxim Chudov	{{flagicon\|GER}} Hansjörg Reuter	{{flagicon\|LAT}} Jānis Bērziņš
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Russia Artem Gusin Andrei Makoveev Aleksandr Kudrashev Maxim Chudov	{{flagicon\|GER}} Germany Michael Rösch Robert Wick Hansjörg Reuter Markus Neumaier	{{flagicon\|LAT}} Latvia Jānis Pleikšnis Jānis Bērziņš Edgars Piksons Kristaps Lībietis

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
class="wikitable"
Women's 7.5 km sprint	{{flagicon\|CZE}} Magda Rezlerová	{{flagicon\|SVK}} Zuzana Hasillová	{{flagicon\|GER}} Barbara Ertl
Women's 10 km pursuit	{{flagicon\|CZE}} Magda Rezlerová	{{flagicon\|SVK}} Zuzana Hasillová	{{flagicon\|GER}} Barbara Ertl
Women's 15 km individual	{{flagicon\|GER}} Jenny Adler	{{flagicon\|BLR}} Lyudmila Ananko	{{flagicon\|GER}} Barbara Ertl
Women's 3 × 6 km relay	{{flagicon\|GER}} Germany Katharina Echter Barbara Ertl Jenny Adler	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Russia Elena Davgul Uliana Denisova Nadiezhda Chastina	{{flagicon\|BLR}} Belarus Lyudmila Ananko Tatsiana Shyntar Liudmila Kalinchik