1987–88 Biathlon World Cup

The 1987–88 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 17 December 1987 in Hochfilzen, Austria, and ended on 20 March 1988 in Jyväskylä, Finland. It was the eleventh season of the Biathlon World Cup. The women's European Cup changed its name to World Cup.

The first round of the World Cup in Hochfilzen had scheduled individuals, sprints and relays, but the sprints and relays were cancelled due to heavy rainfall destroying the tracks.[1] The sprint races were later held in Keuruu, with the rest of that World Cup round being held in Jyväskylä.

Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1987–88 season.[2][3][4]

Location Date Individual Sprint Relay
Austria Hochfilzen 17 December ●
Italy Antholz-Anterselva 21–24 January ● ● ●
West Germany Ruhpolding 28–31 January ● ● ●
Canada Calgary 20–26 February ● ● ●
France Chamonix 29 February–6 March ● ● ●
Norway Holmenkollen 10–13 March ● ● ●
Finland Keuruu and Jyväskylä 15–20 March ● ●● ●
Total (each) 6 6 5
  • 1988 Winter Olympics and 1988 World Championship races were not included in the 1987–88 World Cup scoring system.
    • The men competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics whilst the women competed at the 1988 World Championships.
  • 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 17 December 1987 Austria Hochfilzen[2][3][4][5][6] 20 km Individual West Germany Fritz Fischer Soviet Union Alexander Popov Italy Johann Passler
2 21 January 1988 Italy Antholz[2][3][4][7][8] 10 km Sprint East Germany Frank-Peter Roetsch Norway Eirik Kvalfoss Italy Andreas Zingerle
2 23 January 1988 Italy Antholz[2][3][4][9][10] 20 km Individual Italy Johann Passler West Germany Fritz Fischer France Hervé Flandin
3 28 January 1988 Germany Ruhpolding[2][3][4][11] 20 km Individual West Germany Ernst Reiter Italy Andreas Zingerle Czechoslovakia Jan Matouš
3 30 January 1988 Germany Ruhpolding[2][3][4][12][13] 10 km Sprint West Germany Stefan Höck Italy Johann Passler West Germany Peter Angerer
4 11 March 1988 Norway Oslo[2][3][4][14][15] 20 km Individual Norway Gisle Fenne Soviet Union Sergei Antonov Italy Andreas Zingerle
4 12 March 1988 Norway Oslo[2][3][4][16][17] 10 km Sprint East Germany Frank-Peter Roetsch West Germany Peter Angerer Norway Geir Einang
5 16 March 1988 Finland Keuruu[2][3][4][18] 10 km Sprint Norway Eirik Kvalfoss Soviet Union Vladimir Drachev West Germany Fritz Fischer
5 18 March 1988 Finland Jyväskylä[2][3][4][19][20] 20 km Individual Norway Eirik Kvalfoss Soviet Union Sergei Antonov Austria Alfred Eder
5 19 March 1988 Finland Jyväskylä[2][3][4][21][22] 10 km Sprint Austria Franz Schuler Norway Eirik Kvalfoss Austria Alfred Eder

Men's team

Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
2 24 January 1988 Italy Antholz[2][3][9] 4x7.5 km Relay  East Germany I  East Germany II  Norway
3 31 January 1988 Germany Ruhpolding[2][3][12] 4x7.5 km Relay  West Germany  Czechoslovakia  United States
4 14 March 1988 Norway Oslo[2][3][16] 4x7.5 km Relay  Norway  West Germany  East Germany
5 20 March 1988 Finland Jyväskylä[2][3][21] 4x7.5 km Relay  West Germany  Norway  Soviet Union

Standings: Men

Overall [2][3][21]

Pos. Points
  West Germany Fritz Fischer171
2.Norway Eirik Kvalfoss167
3.Italy Johann Passler160
4.West Germany Peter Angerer151
5.Italy Andreas Zingerle148
  • Final standings after 10 races.

Achievements

First World Cup career victory
  •  Johann Passler (ITA), 26, in his 7th season — the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; first podium was 1982–83 Individual in Holmenkollen
  •  Ernst Reiter (FRG), 25, in his 5th season — the WC 3 Individual in Ruhpolding; first podium was 1986–87 Individual in Ruhpolding
  •  Stefan Höck (FRG), 24, in his 4th season — the WC 3 Sprint in Ruhpolding; it also was his first podium
  •  Gisle Fenne (NOR), 24, in his 5th season — the WC 4 Individual in Holmenkollen; first podium was 1985–86 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Franz Schuler (AUT), 25, in his 6th season — the WC 5 Sprint (2) in Jyväskylä; first podium was 1986–87 Sprint in Obertauern
First World Cup podium
  •  Hervé Flandin (FRA), 22, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Geir Einang (NOR), 23, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Holmenkollen
  •  Vladimir Drachev (URS), 22, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Sprint (1) in Jyväskylä
Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Retirements

The following notable biathletes retired after the 1987–88 season:


Notes

1. 1 The Aftenposten source placed Løberg 17th with 70 points.

References

  1. ↑ "Flommer i Tyrol..." [Flooding in Tyrol...]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 19 December 1987. Retrieved 5 January 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Holm, Knut E.; Juva, Geir. Sportsboken 88-89 [The Sports Book 88-89] (in Norwegian). Sportsboken A/S. ISBN 82-90773-01-3. (in Norwegian)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1988". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. 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)
  5. ↑ "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 19 December 1987. Retrieved 5 January 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  6. ↑ "World Cup 1 - Hochfilzen (AUT) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 22 January 1988. Retrieved 5 January 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  8. ↑ "World Cup 2 - Antholz-Anterselva (ITA) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 January 1988. Retrieved 5 January 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  10. ↑ "World Cup 2 - Antholz-Anterselva (ITA) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "World Cup 3 - Ruhpolding (GER) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 30 January 1988. Retrieved 5 January 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  13. ↑ "World Cup 3 - Ruhpolding (GER) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 11 March 1988. Retrieved 5 January 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  15. ↑ "World Cup 4 - Oslo Holmenkollen (NOR) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  16. 1 2 "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 14 March 1988. Retrieved 5 January 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  17. ↑ "World Cup 4 - Oslo Holmenkollen (NOR) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 16 March 1988. Retrieved 5 January 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  19. ↑ "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 18 March 1988. Retrieved 5 January 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  20. ↑ "World Cup 5 - Jyväskylä (FIN) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  21. 1 2 3 "Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting" [Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 21 March 1988. Retrieved 5 January 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
  22. ↑ "World Cup 5 - Jyväskylä (FIN) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  23. ↑ Thore-Erik Thoresen (14 March 1988). "Rötsch igjen, så klart!" [Rötsch again, of course]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 January 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
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