1980–81 Biathlon World Cup

The 1980–81 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 15 January 1981 in Jáchymov, Czechoslovakia, and ended on 5 April 1981 in Hedenäset, Sweden. It was the fourth season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men.

Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1980–81 season.[1][2][3]

Location Date Individual Sprint Relay
Czechoslovakia Jáchymov 15–17 January ● ● ●
Italy Antholz-Anterselva 22–25 January ● ● ●
West Germany Ruhpolding 29 January–1 February ● ● ●
Finland Lahti 12–15 February ● ● ●
Sweden Hedenäset 2–5 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 15 January 1981 Czech Republic Jáchymov 20 km Individual Norway Terje Krokstad Soviet Union Viktor Ziunel Czech Republic Jaromír Šimůnek
1 16 January 1981 Czech Republic Jáchymov 10 km Sprint Norway Kjell Sobak Soviet Union Viktor Avdejev Sweden Hans Ahman
2 22 January 1981 Italy Antholz 20 km Individual Norway Eirik Kvalfoss Finland Toivo Mäkikyrö Soviet Union Anatoliy Alyabyev
2 24 January 1981 Italy Antholz 10 km Sprint Soviet Union Anatoliy Alyabyev Soviet Union Piotr Miloradov East Germany Bernd Hellmich
3 28 January 1981 Germany Ruhpolding 20 km Individual Soviet Union Vladimir Alikin East Germany Frank Ullrich Soviet Union Anatoliy Alyabyev
3 31 January 1981 Finland Sodankylä 10 km Sprint East Germany Frank Ullrich Germany Peter Angerer Norway Eirik Kvalfoss
WC 12 February 1981 Finland Lahti 20 km Individual Finland Heikki Ikola East Germany Frank Ullrich Finland Erkki Antila
WC 14 February 1981 Finland Lahti 10 km Sprint East Germany Frank Ullrich Finland Erkki Antila France Yvon Mougel
4 2 April 1981 Sweden Hedenäset 20 km Individual Germany Fritz Fischer Germany Peter Angerer Germany Franz Bernreiter
4 4 April 1981 Sweden Hedenäset 10 km Sprint Norway Eirik Kvalfoss Germany Peter Angerer Germany Fritz Fischer

Standings: Men

Overall

Pos. Points
  East Germany Frank Ullrich140
2.Soviet Union Anatoliy Alyabyev130
3.Norway Kjell Sobak128
4.Norway Eirik Kvalfoss120
5.Germany Peter Angerer117
  • Final standings after 10 races.

Achievements

First World Cup career victory
  •  Terje Krokstad (NOR), 24, in his 4th season — the WC 1 Individual in Jáchymov; first podium was 1978–79 Individual in Jáchymov
  •  Kjell Søbak (NOR), 23, in his 3rd season — the WC 1 Sprint in Jáchymov; first podium was 1978–79 Individual in Sodankylä
  •  Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR), 21, in his 1st season — the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
  •  Vladimir Alikin (URS), 23, in his 3rd season — the WC 3 Individual in Ruhpolding; first podium was 1978–79 Individual in Bardufoss
  •  Heikki Ikola (FIN), 33, in his 4th season — the World Championships Individual in Lahti; first podium was 1977–78 Sprint in Sodankylä
  •  Fritz Fischer (FRG), 24, in his 2nd season — the WC 4 Individual in Hedenäset; it also was his first podium
First World Cup podium
  •  Viktor Ciunkel (URS) — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Jáchymov
  •  Jaromír Šimůnek (TCH), 25, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Jáchymov; it also was the first podium for an Czechoslovakian biathlete
  •  Viktor Avdejev (URS), in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Jáchymov
  •  Hans Åhman (SWE), 28, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Jáchymov; it also was the first podium for a Swedishbiathlete
  •  Toivo Mäkikyrö (FIN), 23, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Pjotr Miloradov (URS) — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Bernd Hellmich (GDR), 22, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Peter Angerer (FRG), 21, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Sprint in Ruhpolding
  •  Erkki Antila (FIN), 26, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the World Championships Individual in Lahti
  •  Franz Bernreiter (FRG), 27, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Individual in Hedenäset
Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1980–81 season:

References

  1. ↑ Holm, Knut E. Sportsboken 81-82 [The Sports Book 81-82] (in Norwegian). Stavanger: Dreyer Bok. ISBN 82-7096-110-8. (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1981". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Statistiche Biathlon" [Statistics Biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2015. (in Italian) (registration required)
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