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.
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Discipline | Men | Women | |
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Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1985–86 season.[1][2][3]
Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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16–19 January | ● | ● | ● |
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23–26 January | ● | ● | ● |
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30 January–2 February | ● | ● | ● |
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20–23 February | ● | ● | ● |
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7–9 March | ● | ● | ● |
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14–16 March | ● | ● | ● |
Total | 6 | 6 | 6 |
- 1986 World Championship races were not included in the 1985–86 World Cup scoring system.
*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.
World Cup Podium
Men
Standings: Men
Overall
Pos. | Points | |
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2. | ![]() | 146 |
3. | ![]() | 124 |
4. | ![]() | 123 |
5. | ![]() | 120 |
- 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 place Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS), 1 (1) first place Andrei Nepein (URS), 1 (1) first place André Sehmisch (GDR), 1 (1) first place Tapio Piipponen (FIN), 1 (1) first place
Retirements
Following notable biathletes retired after the 1985–86 season:
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References
- Holm, Knut E. Sportsboken 86-87 [The Sports Book 86-87] (in Norwegian). Hjemmets bokforlag A/S. ISBN 82-590-0320-1. (in Norwegian)
- "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1986". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Statistiche Biathlon" [Statistics Biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2015. (in Italian) (registration required)
- "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 17 January 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- "World Cup 1 - Antholz-Anterselva (ITA) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 20 January 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- "World Cup 1 - Antholz-Anterselva (ITA) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 20 January 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- "World Cup 2 - Feistritz (AUT) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 27 January 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- "World Cup 2 - Feistritz (AUT) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 31 January 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 3 February 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 10 March 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 15 March 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- "World Cup 5 - Boden (SWE) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 17 March 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- "World Cup 5 - Boden (SWE) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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