1981–82 Biathlon World Cup

Biathlon competition 1981–82 World Cup Overall GDR Frank Ullrich 1980–81 1982–83 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. thumb|Matthias Jacob at the sprint in Lahti. Calendar Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1981–82 season.Holm Knut E. Sportsboken 82-83 The Sports Book 82-83 Norwegian Oslo Hjemmets bokforlag A/S 82-7001-942-9 nohttp://www.wintersport-charts.info/bi_1982.html Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1982 Wintersport Charts 20 October 2014http://www.neveitalia.it/sport/biathlon/statistiche/wc-all-races-male&season=1981/1982 Statistiche Biathlon 22 October 2015 Neve Italia Italian Statistics Biathlon it Location Date Individual Sprint Relay SUI Egg am Etzel 14–17 January ● ● ● ITA Antholz-Anterselva 21–24 January ● ● ● FRG Ruhpolding 28–30 January ● ● URS Minsk 10–14 February ● ● ● FIN 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 Men Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib (After competition) Det. 1 14 January 1982 SWI Egg am Etzel 20 km Individual NOR Svein Engen FRG Walter Pichler FRG Fritz Fischer NOR Svein Engen Detail 1 16 January 1982 SWI Egg am Etzel 10 km Sprint GDR Frank Ullrich GDR Matthias Jacob FRG Fritz Fischer GDR Frank Ullrich Detail 2 21 January 1982 ITA Antholz-Anterselva 20 km Individual GDR Andreas Göthel GDR Matthias Jacob GDR Bernd Hellmich Detail 2 23 January 1982 ITA Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint GDR Frank Ullrich NOR Kjell Søbak GDR Matthias Jacob Detail 3 28 January 1982 FRG Ruhpolding 20 km Individual GDR Frank Ullrich URS Sergei Bulygin GDR Matthias Jacob Detail 3 30 January 1982 FRG Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint GDR Matthias Jacob FIN Tapio Piipponen NOR Kjell Søbak Detail WC 10 February 1982 URS Minsk 20 km Individual GDR Frank Ullrich NOR Eirik Kvalfoss NOR Terje Krokstad Detail WC 13 February 1982 URS Minsk 10 km Sprint NOR Eirik Kvalfoss GDR Frank Ullrich URS Vladimir Alikin Detail 4 5 March 1982 FIN Lahti 20 km Individual NOR Kjell Søbak NOR Odd Lirhus FRG Fritz Fischer Detail 4 6 March 1982 FIN Lahti 10 km Sprint GDR Matthias Jacob NOR Odd Lirhus NOR Kjell Søbak Detail Standings: Men Overall Pos.Points 1. GDR Frank Ullrich 146 2. GDR Matthias Jacob 143 3. NOR Kjell Søbak 137 4. GDR Andreas Göthel 125 5. FRG Fritz Fischer 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 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 Following notable biathletes retired after the 1981–82 season: Heikki Ikola FIN References 2 Category:Biathlon World Cup World Cup