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.
1981–82 World Cup | |||
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Discipline | Men | Women | |
Overall | Frank Ullrich | ||
Competition | |||
Calendar
editBelow is the World Cup calendar for the 1981–82 season.[1][2][3]
Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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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
editMen
editStandings: Men
editOverall
editPos. | Points | |
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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
editFollowing 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)