Summer biathlon European championships 2011

Logo of the Summer Biathlon European Championship 2011

The open Summer Biathlon European Championships in 2011 were from 20 to 24 July at the Italian Martell in Biathlon Center Val Martello instead. The competitions were held in the cross-country disciplines sprint and pursuit for men and women and in the mixed relay.

The most successful nation was Russia with three out of five possible titles. Another four silver medals and two third places were added. Sergei Balandin is also the most successful individual participant with three titles. The other two titles went to the Czech Pavla Schorná , who also won another bronze medal and was thus the most successful woman. Ukraine won a silver and a bronze medal, and a bronze medal went to Norway.

Men

Sprint 4 km

space	athlete	time	Shooting error
1	Sergei Balandin	15: 05.5	2 + 0
2	Alexander Kachanovsky	+5.3	3 + 1
3	Sergei Schernow	+12.3	0 + 1
4th	Pavel Kostin	+18.4	2 + 1
5	Andrij Vosnjak	+30.3	2 + 0
6th	Steffen Jabin	+42.0	1 + 1
7th	Alexander Saposhnikov	+46.0	0 + 1
8th	Pietro Dutto	+54.5	2 + 2
9	Václav Bitala	+1: 04.9	1 + 2
10	Andrij Bohaj	+1: 05.0	0 + 2
11	Radovan Cienik	+1: 26.4	2 + 1
12	Károly Gombos	+1: 27.2	0 + 3
13	Peter Ridzoň	+1: 29.4	1 + 4
14th	Marcel groom	+1: 33.2	2 + 2
15th	Luboš Schorný	+1: 43.7	0 + 2
16	Niklas Heyser	+1: 47.3	3 + 0
17th	Paul Boettner	+1: 51.2	1 + 2
18th	Rudy Zini	+1: 52.3	2 + 2
19th	Marian Válek	+1: 57.8	2 + 0
20th	Tobias Schröder	+2: 00.6	2 + 3
21st	Michael Galassi	+2: 04.6	3 + 2
22nd	Dominik Windisch	+2: 04.8	2 + 3
23	Remus Faur	+2: 11.0	1 + 2
24	Wolfgang Kinzner	+2: 23.7	3 + 3
25th	Samson Kiplangat Ngetich	+2: 46.3	4 + 5
26th	Slavomír Imrich	+3: 02.3	3 + 3
27	Tomáš Rusňák	+3: 28.1	4 + 3
28	Balázs Gond	+4: 16.5	3 + 3
29	Máté Pálfy	+4: 16.8	3 + 3

Date: Friday, July 22, 2011, 10:00 a.m.
All 29 registered athletes from nine countries started. The Russian runners celebrated an outstanding quadruple triumph.

Iwan Morawskyj won the junior race ahead of Yuriy Kopchak and Michal Žák .    

Pursuit 6 km

space	athlete	time	Shooting error
1	Sergei Balandin	23: 23.4	0 + 0 + 0 + 1
2	Alexander Kachanovsky	+12.5	2 + 1 + 2 + 0
3	Andrij Vosnjak	+1: 18.3	0 + 0 + 0 + 0
4th	Pietro Dutto	+1: 52.2	2 + 1 + 0 + 0
5	Sergei Schernow	+2: 25.9	1 + 2 + 2 + 1
6th	Andrij Bohaj	+3: 03.2	1 + 0 + 0 + 0
7th	Alexander Saposhnikov	+3: 22.1	0 + 1 + 2 + 2
8th	Václav Bitala	+3: 48.5	0 + 2 + 2 + 2
9	Pavel Kostin	+4: 02.5	3 + 2 + 4 + 3
10	Luboš Schorný	+4: 28.3	0 + 0 + 1 + 0
11	Steffen Jabin	+4: 44.5	2 + 2 + 2 + 3
12	Peter Ridzoň	+4: 51.1	4 + 1 + 3 + 2
13	Niklas Heyser	+4: 56.3	1 + 1 + 1 + 2
14th	Radovan Cienik	+5: 02.1	1 + 0 + 3 + 4
15th	Wolfgang Kinzner	+5: 06.5	1 + 1 + 2 + 2
16	Paul Boettner	+5: 20.8	1 + 1 + 2 + 1
17th	Michael Galassi	+5: 26.0	2 + 1 + 2 + 2
18th	Remus Faur	+5: 55.8	0 + 0 + 3 + 2
19th	Marian Válek	+5: 57.8	0 + 2 + 2 + 0
20th	Károly Gombos	+6: 07.9	3 + 2 + 3 + 2
21st	Tobias Schröder	+6: 20.2	0 + 4 + 3 + 3
22nd	Marcel groom	+6: 45.7	1 + 3 + 3 + 3
23	Slavomír Imrich	+7: 30.3	2 + 2 + 2 + 1
24	Tomáš Rusňák	+7: 50.4	1 + 2 + 2 + 4
25th	Balázs Gond	+7: 58.8	1 + 1 + 1 + 0
26th	Samson Kiplangat Ngetich	+8: 18.3	5 + 5 + 4 + 5
27	Máté Pálfy	+11: 19.3	3 + 2 + 2 + 3
dns	Rudy Zini
dns	Dominik Windisch

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2011, 10:00 am
27 of the 20 qualified athletes from nine countries started. Russia was unable to repeat its quadruple triumph from the previous sprint race, but the top two of the sprint won the race again.

Iwan Morawskyj won the junior race ahead of Tomáš Hasilla and Yuriy Kopchak .    

Women

Sprint 3 km

space	athlete	time	Shooting error
1	Pavla Schorná	12: 28.7	1 + 1
2	Olga Prokopyeva	+28.2	1 + 1
3	Natalia Solovyova	+46.0	2 + 2
4th	Judith Wagner	+51.6	1 + 1
5	Switlana Krikonchuk	+1: 10.5	2 + 1
6th	Alexandra Walischina	+1: 13.2	1 + 2
7th	Roberta Fiandino	+1: 22.0	1 + 0
8th	Jori Mørkve	+1: 22.4	0 + 3
9	Lyudmyla Pyssarenko	+1: 41.1	1 + 1
10	Olga Burowa	+1: 42.2	4 + 1
11	Alyona Shilenko	+1: 52.9	2 + 2
12	Alexia Runggaldier	+1: 54.8	1 + 1
13	Karin Oberhofer	+2: 04.3	1 + 1
14th	Jelena Darina	+2: 17.3	4 + 1
15th	Ildikó cardboard	+2: 30.3	2 + 3
16	Vladimíra Točeková	+2: 40.9	2 + 3
17th	Terézia Poliaková	+2: 58.2	1 + 1
18th	Luminița Pișcoran	+3: 34.0	2 + 3
19th	Pavla Zahálková	+3: 43.2	3 + 4

Date: Friday, July 22, 2011, 1:00 p.m.
All 19 registered athletes from nine countries started.

Jekaterina Smirnowa won the junior race ahead of Thordis Arnold and Jelena Jarkowa .    

Pursuit 5 km

space	athlete	time	Shooting error
1	Pavla Schorná	24: 38.1	2 + 2 + 1 + 3
2	Natalia Solovyova	+32.9	3 + 1 + 2 + 2
3	Jori Mørkve	+37.6	0 + 0 + 1 + 1
4th	Alyona Shilenko	+1: 02.3	0 + 0 + 1 + 1
5	Olga Prokopyeva	+1: 10.6	1 + 4 + 1 + 2
6th	Switlana Krikonchuk	+1: 26.5	1 + 2 + 1 + 1
7th	Alexandra Walischina	+2: 13.0	1 + 2 + 0 + 3
8th	Jelena Darina	+2: 19.3	2 + 2 + 0 + 1
9	Vladimíra Točeková	+2: 37.8	0 + 1 + 1 + 0
10	Olga Burowa	+3: 37.3	3 + 1 + 4 + 3
11	Lyudmyla Pyssarenko	+3: 42.5	0 + 0 + 2 + 3
12	Roberta Fiandino	+3: 52.9	1 + 1 + 3 + 2
13	Judith Wagner	+3: 59.7	1 + 1 + 5 + 4
14th	Ildikó cardboard	+4: 46.3	3 + 1 + 2 + 2
15th	Terézia Poliaková	+6: 28.7	0 + 1 + 2 + 2
16	Pavla Zahálková	+8: 21.8	4 + 2 + 3 + 3
17th	Luminița Pișcoran	+8: 55.8	2 + 1 + 4 + 5
dns	Alexia Runggaldier
dns	Karin Oberhofer

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2011, 1:00 p.m.
17 of 19 qualified athletes from nine countries started.

The junior race won Jekaterina Smirnowa ahead of Thordis Arnold and Eva Puskarčíková .    

Mixed relay 2 × 3 + 2 × 4 km

space	country	athlete	time	Shooting error + reload
1	Russia	Olga Prokopjewa Natalja Solowjowa Alexander Katschanowski Sergei Balandin	57: 4/20	0 + 1 0 + 1 0 + 1 1 + 3 1 + 3 0 + 2 0 + 0 0 + 2
2	Ukraine	Switlana Krikontschuk Lyudmyla Pyssarenko Andrij Bohaj Andrij Vosnjak	+2: 15.3	0 + 0 0 + 0 0 + 0 0 + 3 0 + 2 0 + 2 1 + 3 0 + 1
3	Czech Republic	Pavla Schorná Eva Puskarčíková Luboš Schorný Václav Bitala	+4: 41.8	0 + 2 0 + 2 0 + 2 0 + 3 0 + 0 0 + 1 0 + 0 0 + 3
4th	Germany	Judith Wagner Thordis Arnold Marcel Bridegroom Steffen Jabin	+6: 54.8	0 + 2 1 + 3 0 + 1 1 + 3 2 + 3 2 + 3 0 + 3 0 + 3
5	Slovakia	Vladimíra Točeková Terézia Poliaková Tomáš Rusňák Peter Ridzoň	+7: 17.8	1 + 3 0 + 0 0 + 0 2 + 3 0 + 1 2 + 3 1 + 3 1 + 3
6th	Italy	Karin Oberhofer Alexia Runggaldier Dominik Windisch Rudy Zini	+7: 34.9	0 + 0 0 + 2 1 + 3 1 + 2 0 + 2 2 + 3 1 + 3 1 + 3
7th	Romania	Luminița Pișcoran Diana Marian Salman Cătălin Pirtu Remus Faur	+14: 57.1	0 + 1 3 + 3 2 + 3 1 + 3 2 + 3 1 + 3 2 + 3 0 + 3

Date: Sunday, July 24th, 2011, 10:00 am
There were seven relays at the start. The juniors' race with seven relays was won by Russia ahead of Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Web links

• Homepage of the EM

supporting documents

1. ↑ Results of the men's sprint
2. ↑ Results of the junior sprint
3. ^ Results of the persecution of men
4. ↑ Results of the junior pursuer
5. ↑ Results of the women's sprints
6. ↑ Results of the junior sprints
7. ^ Results of the persecution of women
8. ↑ Results of the youth pursuit
9. ↑ Results of the mixed race
10. ↑ Results of the junior mixed