1979–80 Biathlon World Cup
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The 1979–80 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 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]
Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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18–20 January | ● | ● | ● |
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24–27 January | ● | ● | ● |
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16–22 February | ● | ● | ● |
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14–16 March | ● | ● | ● |
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20–23 March | ● | ● | ● |
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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 Cup Podium[]
Men[]
Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) |
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1 | 18 January 1980 | ![]() |
20 km Individual | ![]() |
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1 | 19 January 1980 | ![]() |
10 km Sprint | ![]() |
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2 | 24 January 1980 | ![]() |
20 km Individual | ![]() |
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2 | 26 January 1980 | ![]() |
10 km Sprint | ![]() |
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3 | 14 March 1980 | ![]() |
20 km Individual | ![]() |
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3 | 15 March 1980 | ![]() |
10 km Sprint | ![]() |
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4 | 20 March 1980 | ![]() |
20 km Individual | ![]() |
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4 | 22 March 1980 | ![]() |
10 km Sprint | ![]() |
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5 | 27 March 1980 | ![]() |
20 km Individual | ![]() |
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5 | 29 March 1980 | ![]() |
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Standings: Men[]
Overall[]
Pos. | Points | |
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148 | |
2. | ![]() |
146 |
3. | ![]() |
133 |
4. | ![]() |
129 |
5. | ![]() |
127 |
- Final standings after 10 races.
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 place
Retirements[]
Following notable biathletes retired after the 1979–80 season:
Manfred Beer (GDR)
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[]
- ^ "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1980". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Statistiche Biathlon" [Statistics Biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2015. (in Italian) (registration required)
Categories:
- Biathlon World Cup
- 1980 in biathlon