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| Biathlon at the 2009 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival | |
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| Venue | Kubalonka Cross-country and Biathlon Stadium, Wisla |
| Date | 17–20 February |
Biathlon at the 2009 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held from 17 to 20 February 2009. It was held in Wisla, Poland.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 10 km | Mikko Repo Finland | Marius Hol Norway | Florent Claude France |
| Girls 7,5 km | Ingela Andersson Sweden | Christina Maierhofer Germany | Irene Cadurisch  Switzerland |
| Boys 7,5 km sprint | Mikko Repo Finland | Steffen Bartscher Germany | Ilia Popov Russia |
| Girls 6 km sprint | Christina Maierhofer Germany | Irene Cadurisch Switzerland | Birgit Riesle Germany |
| Mixed relay 2x6 km, 2x7,5 km | Germany Christina Maierhofer Jennifer Horn Johannes Kühn Steffen Bartscher | Russia Olga Galich Anastasia Mikhaylova Iakov Nekrasov Ivan Pichuzhkin | Norway Mari Sandeggen Karoline Birkeland Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Marius Hol |
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