| 2021 European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland |
| Dates | 27–31 January |
The 2021 Biathlon European Championships were held from 27 to 31 January 2021 in Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland. [1] It was also a stage of the 2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup.
| 2021 European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland |
| Dates | 27–31 January |
The 2021 Biathlon European Championships were held from 27 to 31 January 2021 in Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland. [1] It was also a stage of the 2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup.
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 27 January | 10:30 | Women's 15 km individual |
| 14:15 | Men's 20 km individual | |
| 29 January | 10:30 | Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| 14:00 | Men's 10 km sprint | |
| 30 January | 10:30 | Women's 10 km pursuit |
| 13:00 | Men's 12.5 km pursuit | |
| 31 January | 10:30 | 6 km W + 7.5 km M single mixed relay |
| 13:00 | 2 × 6 km W + 2 × 6 km M mixed relay |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km individual details | Erlend Bjøntegaard  Norway | 53:32.2 (0+2+0+0) | Endre Strømsheim Norway | 53:46.1 (0+0+1+1) | Said Karimulla Khalili  Russia | 54:04.4 (0+0+0+0) | |
| 10 km sprint details | Martin Jäger  Switzerland | 27:19.2 (0+0) | Said Karimulla Khalili Russia | 27:26.5 (0+0) | Johannes Kühn  Germany | 27:34.5 (1+1) | |
| 12.5 km pursuit details | Artem Pryma  Ukraine | 32:11.3 (1+0+1+1) | Michal Krčmář  Czech Republic | 32:17.9 (0+0+0+1) | Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit Norway | 32:23.8 (0+0+1+2) | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km individual details | Monika Hojnisz-Staręga Poland | 45:17.1 (0+1+0+0) | Anastasiya Merkushyna Ukraine | 45:20.0 (0+0+0+0) | Larisa Kuklina Russia | 45:32.6 (0+0+1+0) |
| 7.5 km sprint details | Baiba Bendika  Latvia | 22:00.7 (0+1) | Karoline Erdal Norway | 22:06.4 (0+0) | Anastasia Shevchenko Russia | 22:10.4 (0+0) |
| 10 km pursuit details | Kamila Żuk Poland | 29:12.7 (0+0+0+0) | Karoline Erdal Norway | 29:26.1 (1+0+1+1) | Åsne Skrede Norway | 29:28.9 (0+1+0+2) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 km W + 7.5 km M single relay details | Germany Stefanie Scherer Justus Strelow Stefanie Scherer Justus Strelow | 35:06.1 (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) |  France Caroline Colombo Emilien Claude Caroline Colombo Emilien Claude | 35:22.6 (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (1+3) (0+0) (0+1) | Russia Larisa Kuklina Evgeniy Garanichev Larisa Kuklina Evgeniy Garanichev | 35:28.3 (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) |
| 4 × 6 km W+M relay details | Norway Emilie Kalkenberg Åsne Skrede Erlend Bjøntegaard Sivert Guttorm Bakken | 1:01:23.7 (0+1) (1+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) | Germany Vanessa Voigt Marion Deigentesch Dominic Schmuck Philipp Nawrath | 1:01:54.4 (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) | Ukraine Iryna Petrenko Vita Semerenko Bogdan Tsymbal Artem Pryma | 1:02:16.2 (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+3) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) |
* Host nation (Poland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia (LAT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Poland (POL)* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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