Английская Википедия:1979–80 Biathlon World Cup
Шаблон:Infobox Double Wintersport World Cup The 1979–80 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 18 January 1980 in Ruhpolding, West Germany, and ended on 30 March 1980 in Murmansk, Soviet Union. It was the third season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men.
Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1979–80 season.[1][2]
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ruhpolding | 18–20 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Antholz-Anterselva | 24–27 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Lake Placid | 16–22 February | ● | ● | ● |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Lahti | 14–16 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Hedenäset | 20–23 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Murmansk | 27–30 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
- 1980 Winter Olympics races were not included in the 1979–80 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Шаблон:Flagicon Frank Ullrich | 148 |
| 2. | Шаблон:Flagicon Klaus Siebert | 146 |
| 3. | Шаблон:Flagicon Eberhard Rösch | 133 |
| 4. | Шаблон:Flagicon Vladimir Gavrikov | 129 |
| 5. | Шаблон:Flagicon Mathias Jung | 127 |
- Final standings after 10 races.
Achievements
- First World Cup career victory
- Шаблон:Flagathlete, — the WC 3 Individual in Lahti; it also was his first podium
- Шаблон:Flagathlete, 25, in his 3rd season — the WC 5 Sprint in Murmansk; first podium was 1977–78 Individual in Ruhpolding
- First World Cup podium
- Шаблон:Flagathlete, 19, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Ruhpolding
- Шаблон:Flagathlete, 23, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Ruhpolding; it also was the first podium for a French biathlete
- Шаблон:Flagathlete, 26, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
- Шаблон:Flagathlete, 21, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
- Шаблон:Flagathlete, 26, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
- Шаблон:Flagathlete, 26, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Lahti
- Шаблон:Flagathlete, 20, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Individual in Murmansk; it also was the first podium for a Bulgarian biathlete
- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
- Шаблон:Flagathlete, 4 (8) first places
- Шаблон:Flagathlete, 3 (8) first places
- Шаблон:Flagathlete, 2 (2) first places
- Шаблон:Flagathlete, 1 (1) first place
Retirements
Following notable biathletes retired after the 1979–80 season:
Notes
- 1. Шаблон:Note label This team was a regional team from Finland called Suomussalmen Rasti.
- 2. Шаблон:Note label The Aftenposten source gives the French team a time of 1:59:58.
References
Шаблон:Biathlon World Cup seasons Шаблон:Wintersport season 1979–80
