| 2023 IBU Junior Open European Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city | Madona, Latvia |
| Dates | 15–19 February |
| Main venue | Smeceres sils |
| Events | 8 |
The 8th IBU Junior Open European Championships were held from 15 to 19 February 2023 in Madona, Latvia. [1]
| 2023 IBU Junior Open European Championships | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Host city | Madona, Latvia |
| Dates | 15–19 February |
| Main venue | Smeceres sils |
| Events | 8 |
The 8th IBU Junior Open European Championships were held from 15 to 19 February 2023 in Madona, Latvia. [1]
All times are local (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 15 February | 11:00 | Men's 15 km individual |
| 14:30 | Women's 12.5 km individual | |
| 16 February | 11:30 | 4 × 7.5 km M+W mixed relay |
| 15:00 | 6 km M + 7.5 km W single mixed relay | |
| 18 February | 11:00 | Men's 10 km sprint |
| 14:30 | Women's 7.5 km sprint | |
| 19 February | 12:00 | Men's 12.5 km pursuit |
| 15:00 | Women's 10 km pursuit |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  France | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km individual details | Hans Köllner Germany | 40:57.6 (0+0+0+0) | Blagoy Todev Bulgaria | 41:30.9 (0+0+0+1) | Fabio Piller Cottrer Italy | 41:51.1 (0+0+0+0) |
| 10 km sprint details | Nicolò Betemps Italy | 27:47.5 (0+0) | Petr Hák Czech Republic | 28:20.2 (0+1) | Konrad Badacz Poland | 28:30.0 (0+0) |
| 12.5 km pursuit details | Nicolò Betemps Italy | 33:42.4 (1+0+1+1) | Jacques Jefferies France | 34:31.8 (0+1+1+0) | Christoph Pircher Italy | 34:42.5 (1+1+0+0) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.5 km individual details | Lea Rothschopf Austria | 41:36.3 (1+0+0+0) | Léonie Jeannier France | 41:53.3 (1+1+0+0) | Camille Coupé France | 42:03.8 (0+0+1+0) |
| 7.5 km sprint details | Lara Wagner Austria | 24:10.3 (0+0) | Chloé Bened France | 24:13.5 (0+0) | Lora Hristova Bulgaria Anaëlle Bondoux France | 24:21.7 (0+1) 24:21.7 (1+1) |
| 10 km pursuit details | Anaëlle Bondoux France | 32:47.2 (0+1+0+2) | Lora Hristova Bulgaria | 33:36.8 (0+0+1+2) | Marlene Fichtner Germany | 34:10.0 (0+0+1+1) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 km M + 7.5 km F single relay details | France | 37:37.3 (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) | Austria | 37:52.5 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+3) | Germany | 37:52.9 (0+1) (0+2) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) |
| 4 × 7.5 km M+W relay details | Italy | 1:20:34.0 (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+3) (0+1) (0+0) | Germany | 1:20:44.3 (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+3) (0+0) (0+3) (0+2) (0+1) | Ukraine | 1:21:10.8 (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) |
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