1981–82 Biathlon World Cup
The 1981–82 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 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.
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Matthias Jacob at the sprint in Lahti.
Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1981–82 season.[1][2][3]
City | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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14–17 January | ● | ● | ● |
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21–24 January | ● | ● | ● |
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28–30 January | ● | ● | |
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10–14 February | ● | ● | ● |
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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 Cups
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Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
14 January | 20 km individual[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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16 January | 10 km sprint[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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17 January | 4 × 7.5 km relay[1][2] | 1. ![]()
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Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
21 January | 20 km individual[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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23 January | 10 km sprint[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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24 January | 4 × 7.5 km relay[1][2][4] | 1. ![]()
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World Cup 3 in ![]() | |||
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28 January | 20 km individual[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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30 January | 10 km sprint[1][2][3][5] | 1. ![]() |
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World Championships in ![]() | |||
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Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
10 February | 20 km individual[1][6] | 1. ![]() |
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13 February | 10 km sprint[1][7] | 1. ![]() |
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14 February | 4 × 7.5 km relay[8] | 1. ![]()
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5 March | 20 km individual[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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6 March | 10 km sprint[1][2][3] | 1. ![]() |
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7 March | 4 × 7.5 km relay[2] | 1. ![]() |
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Results
Overall World Cup[1][2] | ||
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Rank | Name | Points |
1 | ![]() | 146 |
2 | ![]() | 143 |
3 | ![]() | 137 |
4 | ![]() | 125 |
5 | ![]() | 123 |
6 | ![]() | 110 |
6 | ![]() | 110 |
8 | ![]() | 100 |
9 | ![]() | 99 |
10 | ![]() | 96 |
11 | ![]() | 95 |
12 | ![]() | 94 |
13 | ![]() | 89 |
14 | ![]() | 87 |
15 | ![]() | 82 |
16 | ![]() | 65 |
16 | ![]() | 65 |
18 | ![]() | 64 |
19 | ![]() | 61 |
20 | ![]() | 57 |
21 | ![]() | 54 |
22 | ![]() | 50 |
22 | ![]() | 50 |
24 | ![]() | 48 |
25 | ![]() | 46 |
26 | ![]() | 43 |
27 | ![]() | 36 |
27 | ![]() | 36 |
27 | ![]() | 36 |
30 | ![]() | 35 |
Achievements
- 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
Svein Engen (NOR), 1 (1) first places
Andreas Göthel (GDR), 1 (1) first places
Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR), 1 (3) first places
Kjell Søbak (NOR), 1 (1) first places
Retirements
Following notable biathletes retired after the 1981–82 season:
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Heikki Ikola (FIN)
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 Sportsboken 82-83 [The Sports Book 82-83] (in Norwegian). Oslo: VG. (Norwegian)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1982". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "Statistics Biathlon". Snowalps. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 January 1982. Retrieved 20 October 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ↑ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 1 February 1982. Retrieved 20 October 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ↑ "World Championship Biathlon 1982 - Minsk-Raubichi/Minsk-Raubichi (BLR) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "World Championship Biathlon 1982 - Minsk-Raubichi/Minsk-Raubichi (BLR) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 15 February 1982. Retrieved 20 October 2014. (Norwegian) (subscription required)
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