The 16th Biathlon European Championships were held in Ufa, Russia from February 28 to March 4, 2009.
There were total of 16 competitions held: sprint, pursuit, individual and relay both for U26 and U21.
Schedule of events

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The schedule of the event stands below. All times in CET.
| Date | Event | 
|---|---|
| February 28 | U26 Men's 10 km sprint | 
| U26 Women's 7.5 km sprint | |
| U21 Men's 10 km sprint | |
| U21 Women's 7.5 km sprint | |
| March 1 | U26 Men's 12.5 km pursuit | 
| U26 Women's 10 km pursuit | |
| U21 Men's 12.5 km pursuit | |
| U21 Women's 10 km pursuit | |
| March 3 | U26 Men's 20 km individual | 
| U26 Women's 15 km individual | |
| U21 Men's 20 km individual | |
| U21 Women's 15 km individual | |
| March 4 | U26 Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | 
| U26 Women's 4 × 6 km relay | |
| U21 Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | |
| U21 Women's 3 × 6 km relay | 
Results
U26
Men's
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km sprint |  Rune Brattsveen |  Evgeny Ustyugov |  Anton Shipulin | 
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit |  Daniel Böhm |  Serhiy Sednev |  Rune Brattsveen | 
| Men's 20 km individual |  Victor Vasilyev |  Dag Erik Kokkin |  Serhiy Sednev | 
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |  Norway Dag Erik Kokkin Henrik L'Abée-Lund Tarjei Bø Rune Brattsveen |  Germany Simon Schempp Daniel Böhm Norbert Schiller Christoph Knie |  Russia Vitaliy Noritsyn Anton Shipulin Alexander Shreyder Victor Vasilyev | 
Women's
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 7.5 km sprint |  Anastasiya Kuzmina |  Yana Romanova |  Anastasia Tokareva | 
| Women's 10 km pursuit |  Anastasiya Kuzmina |  Vita Semerenko |  Yana Romanova | 
| Women's 15 km individual |  Juliane Döll |  Anne Preussler |  Liobov Petrova | 
| Women's 4 × 6 km relay |  Ukraine Olena Pidhrushna Valj Semerenko Inna Suprun Vita Semerenko |  Russia Anastasiya Kuznetsova Ekaterina Yurlova Mariya Panfilova Liobov Petrova |  Germany Tina Bachmann Carolin Hennecke Anne Preussler Juliane Döll | 
U21
Men's
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km sprint |  Tarjei Bø |  Simon Schempp |  Vladimir Chepelin | 
| Men's 12.5 km pursuit |  Tarjei Bø |  Simon Schempp |  Alexey Volkov | 
| Men's 20 km individual |  Tarjei Bø |  Serhiy Semenov |  Nazir Rabadanov | 
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |  Russia Nazir Rabadanow Sergey Kugubaev Timofey Lapshin Alexey Volkov |  Ukraine Mykhaylo Serdyuk Vitaliy Kilchytskyy Vitaliy Sokolyuk Nazariy Burik |  Belarus Sergey Rutsevich Vladimir Chepelin Vitali Tsvetau Vladimir Alenishko | 
Women's
| Competition | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 7.5 km sprint |  Olga Vilukhina |  Anastasia Kalina |  Marine Bolliet | 
| Women's 10 km pursuit |  Olga Vilukhina |  Anastasia Romanova |  Marine Bolliet | 
| Women's 15 km individual |  Olga Vilukhina |  Synnøve Solemdal |  Juliya Dzhyma | 
| Women's 3 × 6 km relay |  Russia Anastasia Romanova Anastasia Kalina Olga Vilukhina |  Belarus Darya Yurkevich Marya Kozlovskaya Ala Talkach |  Romania Luminița Pișcoran Diana Mihalache Réka Ferencz | 
Medal table
| № | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 
| 2 |  Norway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 
| 3 |  Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 
| 4 |  Slovakia | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 |  Ukraine | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 
| 6 |  Belarus | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 |  France | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8 |  Romania | 1 | 1 | 
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