1979–80 Biathlon World Cup
The 1979–80 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) 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 18 January 1980 in Ruhpolding, West Germany, and ended on 30 March 1980 in Murmansk, Soviet Union. It was the third season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men.
Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1979–80 season.[1][2]
| City | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ruhpolding |
18–20 January | ● | ● | ● |
 Antholz-Anterselva |
24–2? January | ● | ● | ● |
 Lake Placid |
16–22 February | ● | ● | ● |
 Lahti |
14–16 March | ● | ● | ● |
 Hedenäset |
2?–24 March | ● | ● | ● |
.svg.png){kind=small} Murmansk |
27–30 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
- 1980 Winter Olympics races were not included in the 1979–80 World Cup scoring system.
*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.
World Cups
| World Cup 1 in Ruhpolding | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
| 18 January | 20 km individual[1][2][3] | 1.  Klaus Siebert (GDR) 1:06:51 (1) |
4. Arduino Tiraboschi (ITA); 5. Wolfgang Schütze (GDR); 6. Adriano Darioli (ITA); ... 10.  Terje Krokstad (NOR); |
| 2. Eberhard Rösch (GDR) +1:17 (2) | |||
| 3. Matthias Jacob (GDR) +1:32 (1) | |||
| 19 January | 10 km sprint[1][2][4] | 1. Frank Ullrich (GDR) 34:52 (3) |
4. Sigleif Johansen (NOR); 5. Peter Angerer (FRG); 6. Mathias Jung (GDR); 7. Franz Bernreiter (FRG); 8. Odd Lirhus (NOR); 9. Eberhard Rösch (GDR); 10. Manfred Beer (GDR); |
| 2. Klaus Siebert (GDR) +0:09 (2) | |||
3.  Yvon Mougel (FRA) +0:14 (1) | |||
| 20 January | 4 × 7.5 km relay[1][4] | 1. Norway 1:50:03 (1)
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4. East Germany/ Czechoslovakia 1:54:29;5. West Germany II 1:55:26;6. Czechoslovakia 1:56:28;7.  Austria 1:56:31;8. West Germany I 1:57:05;9.  United Kingdom 1:57:11;10. Italy II 1:57:18; |
2. East Germany 1:50:29 (3)
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| 3. Italy 1:53:32 | |||
| World Cup 2 in Antholz-Anterselva | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
| 24 January | 20 km individual[1][2][5] | 1. Klaus Siebert (GDR) 1:08:44 (0) |
4. Angelo Carrara (ITA); 5. Vladimir Gavrikov (URS); |
| 2. Frank Ullrich (GDR) +0:32 (2) | |||
| 3. Alfred Eder (AUT) +1:55 (1) | |||
| 26 January | 10 km sprint[1][2][6] | 1. Frank Ullrich (GDR) 34:51.77 (2) |
4. Rudolf Horn (AUT); 5. Klaus Siebert (GDR); |
| 2. Mathias Jung (GDR) +0:04.50 (0) | |||
| 3. Manfred Beer (GDR) +0:08.79 (0) | |||
| 2? January | 4 × 7.5 km relay[1] | 1. East Germany |
... |
| 2. Austria | |||
| 3. Soviet Union | |||
| World Cup 3 in Lahti | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
| 14 March | 20 km individual[1][2][7][8] | 1. Vladimir Gavrikov (URS) 1:16:50.3 (0+1+0+0) |
4. Frank Ullrich (GDR); 5. Klaus Siebert (GDR); 6. Eberhard Rösch (GDR); 7. Gerd Kadner (GDR); 8. Mauri Lahtela (FIN); 9. Pertti Värri (FIN); 10. Anatoly Alyabyev (URS); |
| 2. Mathias Jung (GDR) +2:26.0 (1+0+0+1) | |||
| 3. Keijo Kuntola (FIN) +2:31.6 (1+0+0+0) | |||
| 15 March | 10 km sprint[1][2][9][10] | 1. Vladimir Gavrikov (URS) 36:00.6 (1+0) |
4. Odd Lirhus (NOR); 5. Gerd Kadner (GDR); 6. Eberhard Rösch (GDR); 7. Mathias Jung (GDR); 8. Kjell Søbak (NOR); 9. Erkki Antila (FIN); 10. Andreas Schweiger (FRG); |
| 2. Frank Ullrich (GDR) +0:43.9 (2+2) | |||
| 3. Klaus Siebert (GDR) +0:45.7 (0+1) | |||
| 16 March | 4 × 7.5 km relay[1][9][11] | 1. East Germany 1:53:39.7 (4)
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4.  Poland 1:56:30.8 (4) (Trebunia 30:24.9 (3), Rapacz 28:44.1 (0), Latawiec 28:07.0 (1), Michniak 29:14.9 (0));5. Norway 1:58:03.5 (8) (Nilsen 32:16.3 (5), Krokstad 28:02.8 (1), Lirhus 28:53.7 (1), Søbak 28:50.6 (1));6. Finland[α] 1:58:24.4 (3) (Kyllönen 29:59.2 (2), L. Seppänen 30:07.9 (1), Manninen 29:17.6 (0), R. Seppänen 28:59.6 (0));7. Sweden 1:59:12.8 (2) (Andersson 29:38.7 (0), Lundström 29:53.2 (0), Adolfsson 30:06.1 (2), Hannu 29:34.8 (0));8. Finland 1:59:20.3 (6) (Kuntola 29:46.2 (1), Sutinen 29:03.2 (1), Lahtela 31:13.7 (2), Antila 29:17.2 (2));9. France[β] 2:00:05.4 (1) (Sandona 30:01.5 (0), Scioscia 29:35.0 (0), Geourjon 30:42.8 (1), Poirot 29:46.1 (0));10. Poland/ Sweden 2:01:05.7 (6) (Männistö 30:11.9 (1), Korpela 29:58.5 (1), Szyda 29:21.0 (1), Simberg 31:34.3 (3)); |
2. Soviet Union 1:54:42.1 (2)
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3. Norway II 1:56:05.3 (0)
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| World Cup 4 in Hedenäset | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
| 2? March | 20 km individual[1][2] | 1. Klaus Siebert (GDR) |
... |
| 2. Frank Ullrich (GDR) | |||
| 3. Eberhard Rösch (GDR) | |||
| 22 March | 10 km sprint[1][2][12] | 1. Frank Ullrich (GDR) 30:28 (1) |
4. Anatoly Alyabyev (URS); 5. Peter Angerer (FRG); 6. Mathias Jung (GDR); 7. Franz Bernreiter (FRG); 8. Odd Lirhus (NOR); 9. Eberhard Rösch (GDR); 10. Manfred Beer (GDR); |
| 2. Klaus Siebert (GDR) +0:24 (1) | |||
| 3. Vladimir Alikin (URS) +0:27 (1) | |||
| 23 March | 4 × 7.5 km relay[1][12] | 1. Norway 1:50:03 (1)
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4. East Germany/ Czechoslovakia 1:54:29; 5. West Germany II 1:55:26;6. Czechoslovakia 1:56:28;7. Austria 1:56:31;8. West Germany I 1:57:05;9. United Kingdom 1:57:11;10. Italy II 1:57:18; |
2. East Germany 1:50:29 (3)
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| 3. Italy 1:53:32 | |||
| World Cup 5 in Murmansk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
| 27 March[13] | 20 km individual[1][2] | 1. Frank Ullrich (GDR) |
... |
2. .svg.png){kind=small} Vladimir Velichkov (BUL) | |||
| 3. Eberhard Rösch (GDR) | |||
| 2? March[13] | 10 km sprint[1][2] | 1. Eberhard Rösch (GDR) |
... |
| 2. Vladimir Alikin (URS) | |||
| 3. Vladimir Velichkov (BUL) | |||
| 30 March[13] | 4 × 7.5 km relay[1] | 1. East Germany |
... |
| 2. Soviet Union | |||
| 3. Czechoslovakia | |||
Results
| Overall World Cup[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Frank Ullrich | 148 |
| 2 | Klaus Siebert | 146 |
| 3 | Eberhard Rösch | 133 |
| 4 | Vladimir Gavrikov | 129 |
| 5 | Mathias Jung | 127 |
| 6 | Rudolf Horn | 83 |
| 7 | Anatoly Alyabyev | 79 |
| 8 | Terje Krokstad | 75 |
| 9 | Manfred Beer | 73 |
| 10 | Vladimir Velichkov | 70 |
Achievements
- First World Cup career victory
- Vladimir Gavrikov (URS), — the WC 3 Individual in Lahti; it also was his first podium
- Eberhard Rösch (GDR), 25, in his 3rd season — the WC 5 Sprint in Murmansk; first podium was 1977-78 Individual in Ruhpolding
- First World Cup podium
- Matthias Jacob (GDR), 19, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Ruhpolding
- Yvon Mougel (FRA), 23, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Ruhpolding; it also was the first podium for a French biathlete
- Alfred Eder (AUT), 26, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
- Mathias Jung (GDR), 21, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
- Manfred Beer (GDR), 26, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
- Keijo Kuntola (FIN), 26, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Lahti
- Vladimir Velichkov (BUL), 20, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Individual in Murmansk; it also was the first podium for a Bulgarian biathlete
- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
- Frank Ullrich (GDR), 4 (8) first places
- Klaus Siebert (GDR), 3 (8) first places
- Vladimir Gavrikov (URS), 2 (2) first places
- Eberhard Rösch (GDR), 1 (1) first places
Retirements
Following notable biathletes retired after the 1979–80 season:
- Klaus Siebert (GDR)
- Alexander Tikhonov (URS)
- Alexander Ushakov (URS)
Notes
- 1. 1 This team was a regional team from Finland called Suomussalmen Rasti.
- 2. 2 The Aftenposten source gives the French team a time of 1:59:58.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1980". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 "Statistics Biathlon". Snowalps. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Baksmell for skiskytterne" [Backlash for the biathletes]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 19 January 1980. Retrieved 15 September 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Skiskyting" [Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 21 January 1980. Retrieved 15 September 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ↑ "Dobbelt øst-tysk i Anterselva" [Double East German in Anterselva]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 January 1980. Retrieved 18 September 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ↑ "Ulrich vant i Anterselva" [Ulrich won in Anterselva]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 29 January 1980. Retrieved 18 September 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ↑ "Skiskyting" [Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 15 March 1980. Retrieved 18 September 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ↑ "20 km ampumahiihto miehet 14.3.1980" (PDF) (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 January 2015. (Finnish)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 17 March 1980. Retrieved 18 September 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ↑ "10 km ampumahiihto miehet 15.3.1980" (PDF) (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 January 2015. (Finnish)
- ↑ "Viesti 4x7,5 km ampumahiihto miehet 16.3.1980" (PDF) (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 January 2015. (Finnish)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 24 March 1980. Retrieved 18 September 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Skiskyting" [Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 17 November 1979. Retrieved 18 September 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
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