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 |
 GermanyUlf 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 |
 UkraineTetyana 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 |
