Biathlon European Championships 1996
The 3rd Biathlon European Championships were held in Ridnaun, Italy. Six competitions were held for athletes U26: sprint, individual and relays.
Results
U26
Men's
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km sprint[1] | Vladimir Drachev | Sergei Tarasov | Oleg Ryzhenkov |
| Men's 20 km individual[2] | Sergei Tarasov | Sergei Rozhkov | Alexandr Popov |
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay[3] | Russia Viktor Maigourov Vladimir Drachev Sergei Rozhkov Aleksey Kobelev |
Belarus Alexei Aidarov Oleg Ryzhenkov Vadim Sashurin Alexandr Popov |
Germany Ulf Karkoschka Marco Morgenstern Jan Wüstenfeld Carsten Heymann |
Women's
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 7.5 km sprint[4] | Eva Háková | Soňa Mihoková | Galina Kukleva |
| Women's 15 km individual[5] | Andreja Grasič | Olga Melnik | Anna Stera |
| Women's 3 × 6 km relay[6] | Russia Olga Melnik Galina Kukleva Olga Romasko |
Ukraine Tetyana Vodopyanova Valentina Tserbe-Nessina Olena Zubrilova |
Belarus Natalia Ryzhenkova Natalia Permiakova Svetlana Paramygina |
Medal table
| No. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |