1981–82 Biathlon World Cup
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The 1981–82 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the UIPMB (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon). The season started on 14 January 1982 in Egg am Etzel, Switzerland, and ended on 7 March 1982 in Lahti, Finland. It was the fifth season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men.
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Matthias Jacob at the sprint in Lahti.
Calendar[edit]
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1981–82 season.[1][2][3]
Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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14–17 January | ● | ● | ● |
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21–24 January | ● | ● | ● |
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28–30 January | ● | ● | |
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10–14 February | ● | ● | ● |
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5–7 March | ● | ● | ● |
Total | 5 | 5 | 4 |
*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.
World Cups[edit]
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Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
14 January | 20 km individual[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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16 January | 10 km sprint[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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17 January | 4 × 7.5 km relay[1][2] | 1. ![]()
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21 January | 20 km individual[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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23 January | 10 km sprint[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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24 January | 4 × 7.5 km relay[1][2][4] | 1. ![]() |
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28 January | 20 km individual[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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30 January | 10 km sprint[1][2][3][5] | 1. ![]() |
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10 February | 20 km individual[1][6] | 1. ![]() |
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13 February | 10 km sprint[1][7] | 1. ![]() |
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14 February | 4 × 7.5 km relay[1][8] | 1. ![]()
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5 March | 20 km individual[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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6 March | 10 km sprint[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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7 March | 4 × 7.5 km relay[2] | 1. ![]() |
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Results[edit]
Overall World Cup[1][2] | ||
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Rank | Name | Points |
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146 |
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143 |
3 | ![]() |
137 |
4 | ![]() |
125 |
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123 |
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110 |
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110 |
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100 |
9 | ![]() |
99 |
10 | ![]() |
96 |
11 | ![]() |
95 |
12 | ![]() |
94 |
13 | ![]() |
89 |
14 | ![]() |
87 |
15 | ![]() |
82 |
16 | ![]() |
65 |
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65 |
18 | ![]() |
64 |
19 | ![]() |
61 |
20 | ![]() |
57 |
21 | ![]() |
54 |
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50 |
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24 | ![]() |
48 |
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Achievements[edit]
- First World Cup career victory
Svein Engen (NOR), 28, in his 5th season — the WC 1 Individual in Egg am Etzel; first podium was 1977–78 Individual in Sodankylä
Andreas Göthel (GDR), 23, in his 1st season — the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
Matthias Jacob (GDR), 21, in his 3rd season — the WC 3 Sprint in Ruhpolding; first podium was 1979–80 Individual in Ruhpolding
- First World Cup podium
Walter Pichler (FRG), 22, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Egg am Etzel
Viktor Bulygin (URS), in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Individual in Ruhpolding
Taipio Piipponen (FIN), 24, in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Sprint in Ruhpolding
- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
Frank Ullrich (GDR), 4 (14) first places
Matthias Jacob (GDR), 2 (2) first places
Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR), 1 (3) first places
Svein Engen (NOR), 1 (1) first places
Andreas Göthel (GDR), 1 (1) first places
Kjell Søbak (NOR), 1 (2) first places
Retirements[edit]
Following notable biathletes retired after the 1981–82 season:
Heikki Ikola (FIN)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Holm, Knut E. Sportsboken 82-83 [The Sports Book 82-83] (in Norwegian). Oslo: Hjemmets bokforlag A/S. ISBN 82-7001-942-9. (Norwegian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1982". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Statistiche Biathlon" [Statistics Biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2015. (Italian) (registration required)
- ^ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 January 1982. Retrieved 20 October 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ^ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 1 February 1982. Retrieved 20 October 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ^ "World Championship Biathlon 1982 - Minsk-Raubichi/Minsk-Raubichi (BLR) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "World Championship Biathlon 1982 - Minsk-Raubichi/Minsk-Raubichi (BLR) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 15 February 1982. Retrieved 20 October 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)