1977–78 Biathlon World Cup
Appearance
1977–78 World Cup | |||
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The 1977–78 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 13 January 1978 in Ruhpolding, West Germany, and ended in April 1978 in Sodankylä, Finland. It was the first ever season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men.
Calendar
[edit]Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1977–78 season.[1][2][3]
Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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13–15 January | ● | ● | ● | |
21–25 February | ● | ● | ● | |
2–5 March | ● | ● | ● | |
24–29 March | ● | ● | ● | |
1–? 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
[edit]Overall
[edit]Pos. | Points | |
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1. | 144 | |
2. | 137 | |
3. | 133 | |
4. | 125 | |
5. | 119 |
- Final standings after 10 races.
Achievements
[edit]- First World Cup career victory
Klaus Siebert (GDR), 22, in his 1st season — the WC 1 Individual in Ruhpolding; it also was his first podium and the first podium for an East German biathlete
Sigleif Johansen (NOR), 29, in his 1st season — the WC 1 Sprint in Ruhpolding; it also was his first podium and the first podium for a Norwegian biathlete
Frank Ullrich (GDR), 20, in his 1st season — the WC 2 Individual in Ruhpolding; first podium was 1977–78 Sprint in Ruhpolding
Odd Lirhus (NOR), 21, in his 1st season — the World Championships Individual in Hochfilzen; it also was his first podium
Nikolay Kruglov (URS), 28, in his 1st season — the WC 3 Individual in Murmansk; first podium was 1977–78 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
Vladimir Barnashov (URS), 27, in his 1st season — the WC 4 Sprint in Sodankylä; first podium was 1977–78 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
- First World Cup podium
Eberhard Rösch (GDR), 27, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Ruhpolding
Andreas Schweiger (FRG), 24, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Ruhpolding; it also was the first podium for a West German biathlete
Frank Ullrich (GDR), 19, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Ruhpolding
Alexander Ushakov (URS), 29, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was the first podium for a Soviet biathlete
Nikolay Kruglov (URS), 28, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
Anatoly Alyabyev (URS), 26, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Individual in Murmansk
Vladimir Artemiev (URS), in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Murmansk
Vladimir Barnashov (URS), 26, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
Vladimir Otchnev (URS), in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Individual in Sodankylä
Svein Engen (NOR), 25, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Individual in Sodankylä
Heikki Ikola (FIN), 30, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Sprint in Sodankylä; it also was the first podium for a Finnish biathlete
Alexander Tikhonov (URS), 31, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Sodankylä
- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
Klaus Siebert (GDR), 3 (3) first places
Frank Ullrich (GDR), 3 (3) first places
Sigleif Johansen (NOR), 1 (1) first place
Odd Lirhus (NOR), 1 (1) first place
Nikolay Kruglov (URS), 1 (1) first place
Vladimir Barnashov (URS), 1 (1) first place
Retirements
[edit]Following notable biathletes retired after the 1977–78 season:
Juhani Suutarinen (FIN)
Aleksandr Elizarov (URS)
References
[edit]- ^ Sportsboken 78-79 [The Sports Book 78-79] (in Norwegian). Stavanger: Dreyer Bok. ISBN 82-7096-063-2. (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1978". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Statistiche Biathlon" [Statistics Biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2015. (in Italian) (registration required)