1977–78 Biathlon World Cup

The 1977–78 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 13 January 1978 in Ruhpolding, West Germany, and ended in April 1978 in Sodankylä, Finland. It was the first ever season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men.

Frank Ullrich and Klaus Siebert at the East German Championships in 1978

Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1977–78 season.[1][2][3]

Location Date Individual Sprint Relay
West Germany Ruhpolding 13–15 January ● ● ●
Italy Antholz-Anterselva 21–25 February ● ● ●
Austria Hochfilzen 2–5 March ● ● ●
Soviet Union Murmansk 24–29 March ● ● ●
Finland Sodankylä 1–? April ● ● ●
Total 5 5 5

*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
1 14 January 1978 Germany Ruhpolding 20 km Individual East Germany Klaus Siebert East Germany Eberhard Rösch West Germany Andreas Schweiger
1 15 January 1978 Germany Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint Norway Sigleif Johansen East Germany Eberhard Rösch East Germany Frank Ullrich
2 23 February 1978 Italy Antholz 20 km Individual East Germany Frank Ullrich Soviet Union Alexander Ushakov Soviet Union Nikolay Kruglov
2 25 February 1978 Italy Antholz 10 km Sprint East Germany Klaus Siebert East Germany Eberhard Rösch Soviet Union Vladimir Barnashov
WC 2 March 1978 Austria Hochfilzen 20 km Individual Norway Odd Lirhus East Germany Frank Ullrich East Germany Eberhard Rösch
WC 4 March 1978 Austria Hochfilzen 10 km Sprint East Germany Frank Ullrich East Germany Eberhard Rösch East Germany Klaus Siebert
3 25 March 1978 Soviet Union Murmansk 20 km Individual Soviet Union Nikolay Kruglov Soviet Union Anatoliy Alyabyev Soviet Union Vladimir Artemyev
3 27 March 1978 Soviet Union Murmansk 10 km Sprint East Germany Frank Ullrich Soviet Union Nikolay Kruglov Norway Sigleif Johansen
4 1 April 1978 Finland Sodankylä 20 km Individual East Germany Klaus Siebert Soviet Union Vladimir Otchnev Norway Svein Engen
4 2 April 1978 Finland Sodankylä 10 km Sprint Soviet Union Vladimir Barnashov Finland Heikki Ikola Soviet Union Alexander Tikhonov

Standings: Men

Overall

Pos. Points
  East Germany Frank Ullrich144
2.East Germany Klaus Siebert137
3.East Germany Eberhard Rösch133
4.Soviet Union Vladimir Barnashov125
5.Soviet Union Nikolay Kruglov119
  • Final standings after 10 races.

Achievements

First World Cup career victory
  •  Klaus Siebert (GDR), 22, in his 1st season — the WC 1 Individual in Ruhpolding; it also was his first podium and the first podium for an East German biathlete
  •  Sigleif Johansen (NOR), 29, in his 1st season — the WC 1 Sprint in Ruhpolding; it also was his first podium and the first podium for a Norwegian biathlete
  •  Frank Ullrich (GDR), 20, in his 1st season — the WC 2 Individual in Ruhpolding; first podium was 1977–78 Sprint in Ruhpolding
  •  Odd Lirhus (NOR), 21, in his 1st season — the World Championships Individual in Hochfilzen; it also was his first podium
  •  Nikolay Kruglov (URS), 28, in his 1st season — the WC 3 Individual in Murmansk; first podium was 1977–78 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Vladimir Barnashov (URS), 27, in his 1st season — the WC 4 Sprint in Sodankylä; first podium was 1977–78 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
First World Cup podium
  •  Eberhard Rösch (GDR), 27, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Ruhpolding
  •  Andreas Schweiger (FRG), 24, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Ruhpolding; it also was the first podium for a West German biathlete
  •  Frank Ullrich (GDR), 19, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Ruhpolding
  •  Alexander Ushakov (URS), 29, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was the first podium for a Soviet biathlete
  •  Nikolay Kruglov (URS), 28, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Anatoly Alyabyev (URS), 26, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Individual in Murmansk
  •  Vladimir Artemiev (URS), in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Murmansk
  •  Vladimir Barnashov (URS), 26, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Vladimir Otchnev (URS), in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Individual in Sodankylä
  •  Svein Engen (NOR), 25, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Individual in Sodankylä
  •  Heikki Ikola (FIN), 30, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Sprint in Sodankylä; it also was the first podium for a Finnish biathlete
  •  Alexander Tikhonov (URS), 31, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Sodankylä
Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1977–78 season:

References

  1. ↑ Sportsboken 78-79 [The Sports Book 78-79] (in Norwegian). Stavanger: Dreyer Bok. ISBN 82-7096-063-2. (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1978". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Statistiche Biathlon" [Statistics Biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2015. (in Italian) (registration required)
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