The 1980–81 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 15 January 1981 in Jáchymov, Czechoslovakia, and ended on 5 April 1981 in Hedenäset, Sweden. It was the fourth season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men.
1980–81 World Cup | |||
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Discipline | Men | Women | |
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Competition | |||
Calendar
editBelow is the World Cup calendar for the 1980–81 season.[1][2][3]
Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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Jáchymov | 15–17 January | ● | ● | ● |
Antholz-Anterselva | 22–25 January | ● | ● | ● |
Ruhpolding | 29 January–1 February | ● | ● | ● |
Lahti | 12–15 February | ● | ● | ● |
Hedenäset | 2–5 April | ● | ● | ● |
Total | 5 | 5 | 5 |
*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.
World Cup Podium
editMen
editStandings: Men
editOverall
editPos. | Points | |
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1. | Frank Ullrich | 140 |
2. | Anatoly Alyabyev | 130 |
3. | Kjell Søbak | 128 |
4. | Eirik Kvalfoss | 120 |
5. | Peter Angerer | 117 |
- Final standings after 10 races.
Achievements
edit- First World Cup career victory
- Terje Krokstad (NOR), 24, in his 4th season — the WC 1 Individual in Jáchymov; first podium was 1978–79 Individual in Jáchymov
- Kjell Søbak (NOR), 23, in his 3rd season — the WC 1 Sprint in Jáchymov; first podium was 1978–79 Individual in Sodankylä
- Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR), 21, in his 1st season — the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
- Vladimir Alikin (URS), 23, in his 3rd season — the WC 3 Individual in Ruhpolding; first podium was 1978–79 Individual in Bardufoss
- Heikki Ikola (FIN), 33, in his 4th season — the World Championships Individual in Lahti; first podium was 1977–78 Sprint in Sodankylä
- Fritz Fischer (FRG), 24, in his 2nd season — the WC 4 Individual in Hedenäset; it also was his first podium
- First World Cup podium
- Viktor Ciunkel (URS) — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Jáchymov
- Jaromír Šimůnek (TCH), 25, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Jáchymov; it also was the first podium for a Czechoslovakian biathlete
- Viktor Avdejev (URS), in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Jáchymov
- Hans Åhman (SWE), 28, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Jáchymov; it also was the first podium for a Swedishbiathlete
- Toivo Mäkikyrö (FIN), 23, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
- Pjotr Miloradov (URS) — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
- Bernd Hellmich (GDR), 22, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
- Peter Angerer (FRG), 21, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Sprint in Ruhpolding
- Erkki Antila (FIN), 26, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the World Championships Individual in Lahti
- Franz Bernreiter (FRG), 27, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Individual in Hedenäset
- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
- Frank Ullrich (GDR), 2 (10) first places
- Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR), 2 (2) first places
- Anatoly Alyabyev (URS), 1 (2) first place
- Terje Krokstad (NOR), 1 (1) first place
- Kjell Søbak (NOR), 1 (1) first place
- Vladimir Alikin (URS), 1 (1) first place
- Heikki Ikola (FIN), 1 (1) first place
- Fritz Fischer (FRG), 1 (1) first place
Retirements
editFollowing notable biathletes retired after the 1980–81 season:
- Eberhard Rösch (GDR)
- Sigleif Johansen (NOR)
References
edit- ^ Holm, Knut E. Sportsboken 81-82 [The Sports Book 81-82] (in Norwegian). Stavanger: Dreyer Bok. ISBN 82-7096-110-8. (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1981". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Statistiche Biathlon" [Statistics Biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2015. (in Italian) (registration required)