Biathlon European Championships 1997
The 4th Biathlon European Championships were held in Windischgarsten, Austria. 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] | Andrei Padin | Jože Poklukar | Tomaž Globočnik |
| Men's 20 km individual[2] | Sergei Rozhkov | Tomasz Sikora | Marco Morgenstern |
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay[3] | Germany Ulf Karkoschka Holger Schönthier Lars Kreuzer Marco Morgenstern |
Russia Vladimir Bejterev Andrei Padin Alexei Sidorov Eduard Riabov |
Norway Stig-Are Eriksen Kjetil Sæter Lars-Sigve Oftedal Kjell Ove Oftedal |
Women's
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 7.5 km sprint[4] | Anna Stera | Tatiana Martynova | Natalie Santer |
| Women's 15 km individual[5] | Katja Beer | Albina Akhatova | Soňa Mihoková |
| Women's 3 × 6 km relay[6] | Russia Irina Malgina Tatiana Martynowa Albina Akhatova |
Germany Katja Beer Janet Klein Steffi Kindt |
Czech Republic Irena Madlová Jitka Simunková Irena Tomšová |
Medal table
| No. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |