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Biathlon European Championships 2008
The 15th Biathlon European Championships were held in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ..., from February 20 to February 24, 2008. There were total of 16 competitions held: sprint, pursuit, individual and relay both for U26 and U21. Schedule of events The schedule of the event stands below. Results U26 Men's Women's U21 Men's Women's Medal table External links Results {{Biathlon European Championships Biathlon European Championships International sports competitions hosted by the Czech Republic 2008 in biathlon 2008 in Czech sport Biathlon competitions in the Czech Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon European Championships
The Biathlon European Championships are the top-european competitions in biathlon. The first edition was held in 1994, with sprint, pursuit, individual and relay. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Participation of non-European competitors Even though the event is called European Championships, the event is not restricted to European athletes only. The full name of the competition is Open Biathlon European Championships, meaning that biathletes from non-European countries are eligible to participate and their results being recognised. There are three instances in which non-European competitors have won medals. Lowell Bailey from the United States became the first non-European to win a medal by winning bronze in the Junior Sprint event in 2001, followed by another bronze in the Junior Pursuit. Audrey Vaillancourt of Canada became the first non-European athlete to win gold in the competition, winning the Women's 15 km individual in 2014. Editions Meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Vítek
Zdeněk Vítek () (born 25 July 1977) is a Czech former biathlete. Vítek retired from the sport at the end of the 2013–14 season. In May 2014, he was named as the head coach for the Czech Republic's women biathlon team. After four years in this role, in June 2018 Vitek became head coach of the Czech men's team. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games :''*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.'' World Championships ''1 medal (1 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.'' Individual victories ''1 victory (1 In)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Bachmann
Tina Bachmann (born 15 July 1986 in Schmiedeberg) is a retired German professional biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not time .... Career At the World Championships 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk Bachmann won silver in 15 km Individual and gold with the women's team in the 4 × 6 km Relay race. At the Ruhpolding world championships in 2012 Bachmann became a double relay champion. Just as in 2011 she teamed up with Magdalena Neuner, Andrea Henkel and Miriam Gössner. Bachmann turned in a near perfect performance needing just 1 spare round to clean the targets and putting in one of her strongest performances in a relay. Bachmann's strong individual performance in the relay was a perfect way to make up for poor shooting in the relays in Hochfilzen and Anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oksana Khvostenko
Oksana Khvostenko ( uk, Оксана Хвостенко) (born November 27, 1977 in Chernihiv) is a Ukrainian biathlete. She is a multiple medalist at the World Championships. In 2008 together with Andriy Deryzemlya she won World Team Challenge. Anti-doping rule violation Khvostenko tested positive for ephedrine at a post event doping control at the Biathlon World Championships 2011 where the Ukrainian team had finished second in the Women's Relay. The team was later disqualified because of the anti-doping rule violation and Khyostenko received a one-year ban from sport, commencing on 13 March 2011. Personal life Since 2001, she is married to Ukrainian biathlete Vyacheslav Derkach. Career * World Championships * 2003 - Silver medal on the relay * 2008 - Bronze medal, Sprint * 2008 - Bronze medal, Individual * 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valj Semerenko
Valentyna Oleksandrivna Semerenko ( uk, Валентина Олександрівна Семеренко), known also as Valya Semerenko () and featuring in statistics as Valj Semerenko (born 18 January 1986) is a Ukrainian biathlete. She is Olympic and World champion, multiple World championships medalist, and one of the most successful Ukrainian winter athletes. Career When she was in the fourth grade of elementary school, she took up cross-country skiing together with her twin sister Vita. But later, they decided to switch to biathlon. She began competing internationally a year earlier than Vita. In 2004 she took part at Junior World Championships in Maurienne, France. In 2005 she won two medals at Junior World and one at Junior European Championships. On 17 December 2005, she debuted in Biathlon World Cup. She finished her first World Cup sprint competition in Osrblie, Slovakia, ranking 47th. Valja managed to qualify for 2006 Winter Olympics, where she took part only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vita Semerenko
Vita Semerenko ( uk, Віта Олександрівна Семеренко; born 18 January 1986) is a Ukrainian biathlete. She is Olympic champion in women's relay, Olympic medalist and multiple World championships medalist. She is one of the most successful Ukrainian winter athletes. Biathlete Valentyna is her twin sister. Career When she was in the fourth grade of elementary school, she took up cross-country skiing together with her twin sister Valentyna. But later they decided to switch to biathlon. In 2005 she won two medals at Junior World Championships and one at Junior European Championships. Since the competition in Ukrainian national team was quite rigorous, only Valja managed to qualify for 2006 Winter Olympics. In 2005–06 World Cup season she debuted in German Oberhof in women's relay which was her only World Cup race in that season. Next season she had her first World Cup race – individual race in Swedish Östersund where she with three misses finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilia Vaygina-Yefremova
Lilia Vaygina-Efremova (born April 15, 1977 in Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Soviet Union) is a Russian (until 2002), Belarusian (since 2002 till 2003), and Ukrainian (since 2003) biathlete. Career On February 16, 2006, she won the Winter Olympics bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ... for the 7.5 km biathlon competition, becoming the first Ukrainian athlete to win a medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. References * * External links * 1977 births Living people People from Cheboksary Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Russian female biathletes Belarusian female biathletes Ukrainian female biathletes Russian emigrants to Belarus Belarusian emigrants to Ukraine Naturalized citizens of Belarus Naturalized citizens of Ukraine Olympic b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjersti Isaksen
Kjersti is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Kjersti Alveberg (born 1948), Norwegian choreographer and dancer *Kjersti Bale (born 1959), Norwegian philologist *Kjersti Beck (born 1979), Norwegian handball player * Kjersti Buaas (born 1982), Norwegian snowboarder * Kjersti Døvigen (born 1943), Norwegian actress * Kjersti Engan (born 1971), Norwegian researcher in signal and image processing *Kjersti Ericsson (born 1944), Norwegian psychologist, criminologist, writer, poet and former politician *Kjersti Fløttum (born 1953), Norwegian linguist *Kjersti Graver (1945–2009), Norwegian jurist * Kjersti Grini (born 1971), Norwegian handball player * Kjersti Holmen (born 1956), Norwegian actress *Kjersti Horn (born 1977), Norwegian theater director and storyboard artist *Kjersti Markusson (born 1955), Norwegian politician * Kjersti Plätzer (born 1972), Norwegian race walker *Kjersti Reenaas (born 1981), Norwegian ski-orienteering competitor *Kjersti Scheen (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Levchenkova
Natalia Levchenkova (born in Smolensk on ) is a Russian-born Moldovan biathlete. Levchenkova competed in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Moldova. Her best performance was 8th in the 2006 individual. In 2006, she also finished 21st in the mass start, 41st in the sprint and 23rd in the pursuit. In 2010, she also finished 53rd in the sprint, 56th in the pursuit and 37th in the individual. As of February 2013, her best performance at the Biathlon World Championships is 8th, in the 2008 individual and the 2009 pursuit. As of February 2013, Levchenkova's best individual performance in Biathlon World Cup races is 7th, achieved twice in mass start races. Her best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons until 1986–87 season were called the European Cup, alt ... is 20th, in 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlina Filipova
Pavlina Ivanovna Filipova ( bg, Павлина Иванова Фипипова); born December 20, 1975 in Berkovitsa) is a Bulgarian biathlon, biathlete. Her professional sporting career began in 1996. She has competed in three Winter Olympic Games. In Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics, 1998 and Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002, Filipova posted fourth-place finishes in the 15 km individual and 4 x 7.5 km relay, respectively. Filipova also won an individual gold medal for Bulgaria in the 15 km race at the 2006 Biathlon European Championships in Langdorf-Abersee, Germany. In the same year she was awarded a golden badge by the Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Filipova is married and has a daughter, called Adriana. Titles * Biathlon World Cup, World Cup **No victories in World Cup events. Twice finished 3rd **15th in general classification in 1999-2000 World Cup References 1975 births Living people Bulgarian female biathletes People from Berkovitsa Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
