2026 IBU Junior Open European Championships
| 2026 IBU Junior Open European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Imatra, Finland |
| Dates | 21–25 January |
| Participation | 200 athletes from 24 nations |
| Events | 8 |
The 11th IBU Junior Open European Championships in biathlon took place from 21 to 25 January 2026 in Imatra, Finland.[1]
The Czech and Latvian teams won the most medals.
The Czech team earned 3 gold and 1 bronze, while the Latvian team earned 1 gold and 3 bronze. The most decorated athletes of the championship were Latvia's Estere Volfa, Sweden's Greta Lindqvist Seldahl and Czech Republic's David Eliáš, who each won one individual gold and one individual bronze. Volfa and Lindqvist Seldahl also won one relay medal.
Schedule
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 10:30 | Women's 12.5 km individual |
| 14:15 | Men's 15 km individual | |
| 22 January | 10:30 | Mixed Relay |
| 14:00 | Single Mixed Relay | |
| 24 January | 11:40 | Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| 14:10 | Men's 10 km sprint | |
| 25 January | 11:00 | Women's 9 km mass start 60 |
| 13:15 | Men's 12 km mass start 60 |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Finland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Austria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Slovakia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km individual details |
David Eliáš Czech Republic |
42:17.3 (1+1+0+0) |
Matti Pinter Austria |
42:43.4 (1+0+0+0) |
Rihards Lozbers Latvia |
42:55.5 (1+1+0+1) |
| 10 km sprint details |
Vladimír Kocmánek Czech Republic |
25:14.3 (0+0) |
Martin Maťko Slovakia |
25:26.5 (0+1) |
David Eliáš Czech Republic |
25:53.4 (1+1) |
| 12 km mass start 60 details |
Michael Málek Czech Republic |
32:13.2 (0+0+0+0) |
Thomas Marchl Austria |
+13.4 (0+0+1+0) |
Jakub Potoniec Poland |
+14.1 (1+0+0+0) |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.5 km individual details |
Greta Lindqvist Seldahl Sweden |
41:31.2 (0+0+0+0) |
Tamara Molentová Slovakia |
41:40.2 (0+2+0+0) |
Michaela Straková Slovakia |
42:07.5 (1+0+0+1) |
| 7.5 km sprint details |
Manca Caserman Slovenia |
22:44.8 (1+0) |
Anna Millinger Austria |
23:15.8 (0+1) |
Estere Volfa Latvia |
23:21.7 (0+3) |
| 9 km mass start 60 details |
Estere Volfa Latvia |
27:00.6 (0+1+0+0) |
Tetiana Tarasiuk Ukraine |
+3.1 (0+0+0+0) |
Greta Lindqvist Seldahl Sweden |
+1:12.4 (0+1+1+0) |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 6 km M+W relay details |
Sweden
|
1:07:40.3 (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) |
Slovenia
|
1:07:50.5 (0+3) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (1+3) |
Ukraine
|
1:07:56.9 (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+3) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) |
| 6 km M + 7.5 km W single relay details |
Ukraine
|
37:29.1 (0+1) (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) |
Switzerland
|
37:32.4 (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+2) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) |
Latvia | 37:47.0 (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (1+3) (0+1) |
See also
- 2025–26 Biathlon World Cup
- 2025–26 Biathlon IBU Cup
- 2026 Winter Olympics
- 2026 IBU Open European Championships