1980–81 Biathlon World Cup

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
Discipline Men Women
Overall East Germany Frank Ullrich
Competition

Calendar

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Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1980–81 season.[1][2][3]

Location Date Individual Sprint Relay
  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

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Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib
(After competition)
Det.
1 15 January 1981   Jáchymov 20 km Individual   Terje Krokstad   Viktor Tsiunel   Jaromír Šimůnek   Terje Krokstad Detail
1 16 January 1981   Jáchymov 10 km Sprint   Kjell Søbak   Viktor Avdeyev   Hans Åhman   Kjell Søbak Detail
2 22 January 1981   Antholz-Anterselva 20 km Individual   Eirik Kvalfoss   Toivo Mäkikyrö   Anatoly Alyabyev Detail
2 24 January 1981   Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint   Anatoly Alyabyev   Piotr Miloradov   Bernd Hellmich   Anatoly Alyabyev Detail
3 28 January 1981   Ruhpolding 20 km Individual   Vladimir Alikin   Frank Ullrich   Anatoly Alyabyev Detail
3 31 January 1981   Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint   Frank Ullrich   Peter Angerer   Eirik Kvalfoss Detail
WC 12 February 1981   Lahti 20 km Individual   Heikki Ikola   Frank Ullrich   Erkki Antila   Frank Ullrich Detail
WC 14 February 1981   Lahti 10 km Sprint   Frank Ullrich   Erkki Antila   Yvon Mougel Detail
4 2 April 1981   Hedenäset 20 km Individual   Fritz Fischer   Peter Angerer   Franz Bernreiter Detail
4 4 April 1981   Hedenäset 10 km Sprint   Eirik Kvalfoss   Peter Angerer   Fritz Fischer Detail

Standings: Men

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Overall

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Pos. Points
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

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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)

Retirements

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Following notable biathletes retired after the 1980–81 season:

References

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  1. ^ Holm, Knut E. Sportsboken 81-82 [The Sports Book 81-82] (in Norwegian). Stavanger: Dreyer Bok. ISBN 82-7096-110-8. (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1981". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Statistiche Biathlon" [Statistics Biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2015. (in Italian) (registration required)