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.
| 1980–81 World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |
 Frank Ullrich | ||
| Competition | |||
Calendar edit
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1980–81 season.[1][2][3]
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jáchymov
|
15–17 January | ● | ● | ● |
 Antholz-Anterselva
|
22–25 January | ● | ● | ● |
 Ruhpolding
|
29 January–1 February | ● | ● | ● |
 Lahti
|
12–15 February | ● | ● | ● |
 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 edit
Men edit
Standings: Men edit
Overall edit
| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Frank Ullrich |
140 |
| 2. |  Anatoly Alyabyev |
130 |
| 3. |  Kjell Søbak |
128 |
| 4. | Eirik Kvalfoss |
120 |
| 5. | Peter Angerer |
117 |
- Final standings after 10 races.
Achievements edit
- 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)
- Frank Ullrich (GDR), 2 (10) first places
- Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR), 2 (2) first places
- Anatoly Alyabyev (URS), 1 (2) first place
- Terje Krokstad (NOR), 1 (1) first place
- Kjell Søbak (NOR), 1 (1) first place
- Vladimir Alikin (URS), 1 (1) first place
- Heikki Ikola (FIN), 1 (1) first place
- Fritz Fischer (FRG), 1 (1) first place
Retirements edit
Following notable biathletes retired after the 1980–81 season:
- Eberhard Rösch (GDR)
- Sigleif Johansen (NOR)
References edit
- ^ Holm, Knut E. Sportsboken 81-82 [The Sports Book 81-82] (in Norwegian). Stavanger: Dreyer Bok. ISBN 82-7096-110-8. (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1981". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Statistiche Biathlon" [Statistics Biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2015. (in Italian) (registration required)