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The 20th Biathlon European Championships were held in Bansko, Bulgaria from 20 to 26 February 2013.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km individual details | Serhiy Semenov  Ukraine | 52:50.2 (0+0+0+1) | Tobias Arwidson  Sweden | 53:04.5 (0+0+0+0) | Krasimir Anev  Bulgaria | 53:09.3 (1+0+0+1) |
| 10 km sprint details | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen  Norway | 25:34.4 (0+0) | Benedikt Doll  Germany | 25:51.9 (1+0) | Artem Pryma Ukraine | 26:23.1 (1+0) |
| 12.5 km pursuit details | Benedikt Doll Germany | 35:35.0 (1+0+2+0) | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Norway | 35:57.3 (0+1+1+1) | Timofey Lapshin  Russia | 36:00.5 (1+0+0+1) |
| 4 x 7.5 km relay | Cancelled | |||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km individual details | Anastasia Zagoruiko Russia | 48:04.9 (0+0+0+0) | Ane Skrove Nossum Norway | 49:17.5 (1+0+0+0) | Monika Hojnisz  Poland | 49:38.2 (0+0+1+1) |
| 7.5 km sprint details | Irina Starykh Russia | 21:28.1 (0+0) | Yuliia Dzhima Ukraine | 21:28.5 (0+0) | Monika Hojnisz Poland | 21:33.7 (0+1) |
| 10 km pursuit details | Monika Hojnisz Poland | 29:06.3 (0+0+0+0) | Franziska Preuß Germany | 30:49.5 (1+0+1+0) | Karolin Horchler Germany | 31:27.6 (0+0+0+0) |
| 4 x 6 km relay details | Germany Nicole Wötzel Vanessa Hinz Franziska Preuß Karolin Horchler | 1:11:12.7 (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+3) (0+2) (0+1) |  Czech Republic Jitka Landová Lea Johanidesová Eva Puskarčíková Veronika Zvařičová | 1:11:36.7 (0+1) (0+3) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+3) (0+1) (0+1) | Ukraine Yuliia Dzhima Iana Bondar Iryna Varvynets Mariya Panfilova | 1:11:39.8 (0+1) (0+2) (3+3) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (1+3) (0+1) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km individual details | Alexander Loginov Russia | 42:57.9 (0+0+0+1) | Maxim Tsvetkov Russia | 45:07.7 (0+0+0+2) | Benjamin Plaickner  Italy | 46:59.2 (0+0+1+0) |
| 10 km sprint details | Alexander Loginov Russia | 25:56.1 (0+1) | Maxim Tsvetkov Russia | 26:16.1 (0+1) | Timur Makhambetov Russia | 26:57.2 (1+0) |
| 12.5 km pursuit details | Alexander Loginov Russia | 30:59.0 (0+0+0+1) | Maxim Tsvetkov Russia | 33:29.8 (1+0+1+2) | Mathieu Legrand  France | 34:07.7 (0+1+0+1) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.5 km individual details | Anaïs Chevalier France | 43:05.1 (0+0+0+1) | Elena Ankudinova Russia | 44:00.8 (0+2+0+0) | Lisa Hauser  Austria | 44:22.9 (1+0+1+0) |
| 7.5 km sprint details | Uliana Kaisheva Russia | 25:04.6 (0+1) | Lisa Hauser Austria | 25:18.7 (0+0) | Floriane Parisse France | 25:36.6 (0+0) |
| 10 km pursuit details | Patricia Jost  Switzerland | 31:58.3 (1+0+0+1) | Lisa Hauser Austria | 33:04.0 (4+2+0+0) | Anaïs Chevalier France | 33:35.1 (0+0+0+0) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 x 6 + 2 x 7.5 km relay details | France Anaïs Chevalier Floriane Parisse Mathieu Legrand Quentin Fillon Maillet | 1:15:40.4 (0+1) (0+3) (0+0) (1+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) | Russia Elena Badanina Elena Ankudinova Alexander Chernyshov Timur Makhambetov | 1:15:40.5 (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) | Ukraine Yuliya Zhuravok Alla Gylenko Ruslan Tkalenko Artem Tyshchenko | 1:17:25.5 (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) |
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Norway | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Bulgaria * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | France | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Norway | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Bulgaria * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
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