1981–82 Biathlon World Cup
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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.
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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]
Location | 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 Cup Podium[]
Men[]
Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) |
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1 | 14 January 1982 | ![]() |
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1 | 16 January 1982 | ![]() |
10 km Sprint | ![]() |
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2 | 21 January 1982 | ![]() |
20 km Individual | ![]() |
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2 | 23 January 1982 | ![]() |
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3 | 28 January 1982 | ![]() |
20 km Individual | ![]() |
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3 | 30 January 1982 | ![]() |
10 km Sprint | ![]() |
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WC | 10 February 1982 | ![]() |
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WC | 13 February 1982 | ![]() |
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4 | 5 March 1982 | ![]() |
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4 | 6 March 1982 | ![]() |
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Standings: Men[]
Overall[]
Pos. | Points | |
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146 | |
2. | ![]() |
143 |
3. | ![]() |
137 |
4. | ![]() |
125 |
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123 |
- Final standings after 10 races.
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
(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
(URS), in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Individual in Ruhpolding
(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
(GDR), 1 (1) first place
Retirements[]
Following notable biathletes retired after the 1981–82 season:
Heikki Ikola (FIN)
References[]
- ^ 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)
Categories:
- Biathlon World Cup
- 1982 in biathlon