The 9th

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-E ...

were held in

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, from March 6 to March 10, 2002. It was the second time Kontiolahti hosted European Championships after it did so in

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. There were total of 16 competitions held: sprint, pursuit, individual and relay both for U26 and U21.

Results

U26

Men's

Women's

U21

Men's

Women's

Medal table

External links

IBU full results

All results
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