1981–82 Biathlon World Cup
| 1981–82 World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |
 Frank Ullrich | ||
| Competition | |||
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.
Calendar
[edit]Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1981–82 season.[1][2][3]
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egg am Etzel
|
14–17 January | ● | ● | ● |
 Antholz-Anterselva
|
21–24 January | ● | ● | ● |
 Ruhpolding
|
28–30 January | ● | ● | |
 Minsk
|
10–14 February | ● | ● | ● |
 Lahti
|
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 Cup Podium
[edit]Men
[edit]Standings: Men
[edit]Overall
[edit]| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Frank Ullrich |
146 |
| 2. | Matthias Jacob |
143 |
| 3. |  Kjell Søbak |
137 |
| 4. | Andreas Göthel |
125 |
| 5. | Fritz Fischer |
123 |
- Final standings after 10 races.
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 place
- Kjell Søbak (NOR), 1 (2) first place
- Svein Engen (NOR), 1 (1) first place
- Andreas Göthel (GDR), 1 (1) first place
Retirements
[edit]Following notable biathletes retired after the 1981–82 season:
- Heikki Ikola (FIN)
References
[edit]- ^ Holm, Knut E. Sportsboken 82-83 [The Sports Book 82-83] (in Norwegian). Oslo: Hjemmets bokforlag A/S. ISBN 82-7001-942-9. (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1982". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Statistiche Biathlon" [Statistics Biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2015. (in Italian) (registration required)