1985–86 Biathlon World Cup

The 1985–86 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 16 January 1986 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy, and ended on 16 March 1986 in Boden, Sweden. It was the ninth season of the Biathlon World Cup.

Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1985–86 season.[1][2][3]

Location Date Individual Sprint Relay
Italy Antholz-Anterselva 16–19 January ● ● ●
Austria Feistritz 23–26 January ● ● ●
East Germany Oberhof 30 January–2 February ● ● ●
Norway Holmenkollen 20–23 February ● ● ●
Finland Lahti 7–9 March ● ● ●
Sweden Boden 14–16 March ● ● ●
Total 6 6 6

*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 16 January 1986 Italy Antholz[1][2][3][4][5] 20 km Individual Soviet Union Valeriy Medvedtsev Italy Gottlieb Taschler Soviet Union Sergei Antonov
1 17 January 1986 Italy Antholz[1][2][3][6][7] 10 km Sprint West Germany Peter Angerer Soviet Union Andrei Nepein Norway Gisle Fenne
2 23 January 1986 Austria Feistritz[1][2][3][8][9] 20 km Individual Soviet Union Sergei Antonov Soviet Union Dmitry Vasilyev East Germany André Sehmisch
2 25 January 1986 Austria Feistritz[1][2][3][10][11] 10 km Sprint Soviet Union Andrei Nepein East Germany André Sehmisch East Germany Frank-Peter Roetsch
3 30 January 1986 East Germany Oberhof[1][2][3][12] 20 km Individual West Germany Peter Angerer Soviet Union Anatoly Zhdanovich East Germany André Sehmisch
3 1 February 1986 East Germany Oberhof[1][2][3][13] 10 km Sprint East Germany Matthias Jacob East Germany André Sehmisch East Germany Frank-Peter Roetsch
4 8 March 1986 Finland Lahti[1][2][3][14] 20 km Individual West Germany Peter Angerer Czechoslovakia Jan Matouš Italy Andreas Zingerle
4 9 March 1986 Finland Lahti[1][2][3][14] 10 km Sprint East Germany André Sehmisch West Germany Fritz Fischer Italy Johann Passler
5 14 March 1986 Sweden Boden[1][2][3][15][16] 20 km Individual Finland Tapio Piipponen East Germany André Sehmisch Austria Alfred Eder
5 16 March 1986 Sweden Boden[1][2][3][17][18] 10 km Sprint East Germany Matthias Jacob Soviet Union Sergei Antonov Norway Eirik Kvalfoss

Standings: Men

Overall [1][2][17]

Pos. Points
  East Germany André Sehmisch158
2.West Germany Peter Angerer146
3.East Germany Matthias Jacob124
4.Finland Tapio Piipponen123
5.Austria Alfred Eder120
  • Final standings after 10 races.

Achievements

First World Cup career victory
  •  Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS), 21, in his 1st season — the WC 1 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
  •  Andrei Nepein (URS), in his 3rd season — the WC 2 Sprint in Feistritz; first podium was 1985–86 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  André Sehmisch (GDR), 21, in his 3rd season — the WC 4 Sprint in Lahti; first podium was 1984–85 Sprint in Lahti
  •  Tapio Piipponen (FIN), 28, in his 7th season — the WC 5 Individual in Boden; first podium was 1981–82 Sprint in Ruhpolding
First World Cup podium
  •  Gottlieb Taschler (ITA), 24, in his 5th season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Andrei Nepein (URS), in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Gisle Fenne (NOR), 22, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Anatoly Zhdanovich (URS), 23, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Oberhof
  •  Jan Matouš (TCH), 24, in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Individual in Lahti
  •  Andreas Zingerle (ITA), 24, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Individual in Lahti
  •  André Sehmisch (GDR), 20, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Lahti
Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
  •  Peter Angerer (FRG), 3 (9) first places
  •  Matthias Jacob (GDR), 2 (4) first places
  •  Sergei Antonov (URS), 1 (2) first places
  •  Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS), 1 (1) first places
  •  Andrei Nepein (URS), 1 (1) first places
  •  André Sehmisch (GDR), 1 (1) first places
  •  Tapio Piipponen (FIN), 1 (1) first places

Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1985–86 season:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Holm, Knut E. Sportsboken 86-87 [The Sports Book 86-87] (in Norwegian). Hjemmets bokforlag A/S. ISBN 82-590-0320-1. (in Norwegian)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1986". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Statistiche Biathlon" [Statistics Biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2015. (in Italian) (registration required)
  4. ↑ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 17 January 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "World Cup 1 - Antholz-Anterselva (ITA) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 20 January 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  7. ↑ "World Cup 1 - Antholz-Anterselva (ITA) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 20 January 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  9. ↑ "World Cup 2 - Feistritz (AUT) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 27 January 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  11. ↑ "World Cup 2 - Feistritz (AUT) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 31 January 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  13. ↑ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 3 February 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  14. 1 2 "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 10 March 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  15. ↑ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 15 March 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  16. ↑ "World Cup 5 - Boden (SWE) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 17 March 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  18. ↑ "World Cup 5 - Boden (SWE) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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