The 1981–82 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 14 January 1982 in Egg am Etzel, Switzerland, and ended on 7 March 1982 in Lahti, Finland. It was the fifth season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men.
Calendar Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1981–82 season. Location Date Individual Sprint Relay Egg am Etzel 14–17 January ● ● ● Antholz-Anterselva 21–24 January ● ● ● Ruhpolding 28–30 January ● ● Minsk 10–14 February ● ● ● Lahti 5–7 March ● ● Total 5 5 4 *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 Yellow bib Det. 1 14 January 1982 Egg am Etzel 20 km Individual Svein Engen Walter Pichler Fritz Fischer Svein Engen Detail 1 16 January 1982 Egg am Etzel 10 km Sprint Frank Ullrich Matthias Jacob Fritz Fischer Frank Ullrich Detail 2 21 January 1982 Antholz-Anterselva 20 km Individual Andreas Göthel Matthias Jacob Bernd Hellmich Detail 2 23 January 1982 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint Frank Ullrich Kjell Søbak Matthias Jacob Detail 3 28 January 1982 Ruhpolding 20 km Individual Frank Ullrich Sergei Bulygin Matthias Jacob Detail 3 30 January 1982 Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint Matthias Jacob Tapio Piipponen Kjell Søbak Detail WC 10 February 1982 Minsk 20 km Individual Frank Ullrich Eirik Kvalfoss Terje Krokstad Detail WC 13 February 1982 Minsk 10 km Sprint Eirik Kvalfoss Frank Ullrich Vladimir Alikin Detail 4 5 March 1982 Lahti 20 km Individual Kjell Søbak Odd Lirhus Fritz Fischer Detail 4 6 March 1982 Lahti 10 km Sprint Matthias Jacob Odd Lirhus Kjell Søbak Detail
Standings: Men
Overall Pos.Points 1. Frank Ullrich 146 2. Matthias Jacob 143 3. Kjell Søbak 137 4. Andreas Göthel 125 5. Fritz Fischer 123 Final standings after 10 races.
Achievements First World Cup career victory , 28, in his 5th season — the WC 1 Individual in Egg am Etzel; first podium was 1977–78 Individual in Sodankylä , 23, in his 1st season — the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium , 21, in his 3rd season — the WC 3 Sprint in Ruhpolding; first podium was 1979–80 Individual in Ruhpolding
First World Cup podium , 22, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Egg am Etzel , in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Individual in Ruhpolding , 24, in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Sprint in Ruhpolding
Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses) , 4 (14) first places , 2 (2) first places , 1 (3) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place
Retirements Following notable biathletes retired after the 1981–82 season:
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