The 1991–92 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 19 December 1991 in Hochfilzen, Austria, and ended on 22 March 1992 in Novosibirsk, Russia. It was the 15th season of the Biathlon World Cup.

The men's individual and women's sprint were moved from Holmenkollen, Norway to Skrautvål, Norway, due to rain and fog, with the planned relays being cancelled. The fifth round of the World Cup was originally going to be held in Kokkola, Finland, but were moved to Skrautvål due to a lack of snow.

Calendar Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1991–92 season. Location Date Individual Sprint Team event Relay Hochfilzen 19–22 December ● ● ● Ruhpolding 16–19 January ● ● ● Antholz-Anterselva 23–26 January ● ● ● Holmenkollen 6–7 March ● ● ● Skrautvål 10–15 March ● ● ● Novosibirsk 19–21 March ● ● Total 6 6 1 5

Results from the Olympics did not count toward the World Cup. 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 19 December 1991 Hochfilzen 20 km Individual Jens Steinigen Christian Dumont Mark Kirchner Jens Steinigen 1 21 December 1991 Hochfilzen 10 km Sprint Alexandr Popov Sylfest Glimsdal Sverre Istad Mark Kirchner 2 16 January 1992 Ruhpolding 20 km Individual Andreas Zingerle Valeriy Medvedtsev Josh Thompson 2 18 January 1992 Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint Jens Steinigen Tomáš Kos Thierry Gerbier Jens Steinigen 3 23 January 1992 Antholz-Anterselva 20 km Individual Valeri Kiriyenko Sergei Tchepikov Geir Einang Andreas Zingerle 3 25 January 1992 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint Alexandr Popov Ricco Groß Jon Åge Tyldum 4 6 March 1992 Oslo Holmenkollen 20 km Individual Cancelled, held later on in Fagernes N/A 4 8 March 1992 Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Sprint Frode Løberg Ludwig Gredler Wolfgang Perner 5 10 March 1992 Fagernes 20 km Individual Mark Kirchner Sergei Tchepikov Mikael Löfgren Frode Løberg 5 12 March 1992 Fagernes 10 km Sprint Patrice Bailly-Salins Jon Åge Tyldum Sylfest Glimsdal Gisle Fenne 5 14 March 1992 Fagernes 20 km Individual Geir Einang Jon Åge Tyldum Sergei Tchepikov Andreas Zingerle 6 19 March 1992 Novosibirsk 20 km Individual Wolfgang Perner Sylfest Glimsdal Hubert Leitgeb Jon Åge Tyldum 6 21 March 1992 Novosibirsk 10 km Sprint Wilfried Pallhuber Ludwig Gredler Mikael Löfgren

Women Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Det. 1 19 December 1991 Hochfilzen 15 km Individual Anne Elvebakk Petra Schaaf Elin Kristiansen Anne Elvebakk Detail 1 21 December 1991 Hochfilzen 7.5 km Sprint Antje Misersky Elena Belova Elin Kristiansen Detail 2 16 January 1992 Ruhpolding 15 km Individual Uschi Disl Gabriela Suvová Antje Misersky Antje Misersky Detail 2 18 January 1992 Ruhpolding 7.5 km Sprint Anfisa Reztsova Antje Misersky Petra Schaaf Detail 3 23 January 1992 Antholz-Anterselva 15 km Individual Nadezhda Aleksieva Anne Briand Elena Golovina Detail 3 25 January 1992 Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km Sprint Svetlana Petcherskaia Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Anfisa Reztsova Elena Golovina Detail 4 6 March 1992 Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Individual Anfisa Reztsova Anne Briand Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Petra Schaaf Detail 4 8 March 1992 Oslo Holmenkollen 7.5 km Sprint Hildegunn Fossen Anne Briand Anfisa Reztsova Anfisa Reztsova Detail 5 12 March 1992 Skrautvål 7.5 km Sprint Anfisa Reztsova Delphyne Burlet Petra Schaaf Detail 5 14 March 1992 Skrautvål 15 km Individual Jiřina Adamičková Anne Briand Iva Shkodreva Detail 6 19 March 1992 Novosibirsk 15 km Individual Elin Kristiansen Anfisa Reztsova Iva Shkodreva Detail 6 21 March 1992 Novosibirsk 7.5 km Sprint Anfisa Reztsova Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Petra Schaaf Detail

Men's team Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third 1 22 December 1991 Hochfilzen Team event 2 19 January 1992 Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay 3 26 January 1992 Antholz 4x7.5 km Relay 5 15 March 1992 Fagernes 4x7.5 km Relay

Women's team Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third 2 19 January 1992 Ruhpolding 3x6 km Relay 3 26 January 1992 Antholz 3x6 km Relay 5 15 March 1992 Fagernes 3x6 km Relay

Standings: Men

Overall Pos.Points 1. Jon Åge Tyldum 173 2. Mikael Löfgren 145 3. Sylfest Glimsdal 131 4. Patrice Bailly-Salins 129 5. Johann Passler 129 Final standings after 12 races.

Individual Pos.Points 1. Jon Åge Tyldum 89 2. Sergei Tchepikov 86 3. Mark Kirchner 82 4. Andreas Zingerle 82 5. Geir Einang 81 Final standings after 6 races.

Sprint Pos.Points 1. Sylfest Glimsdal 88 2. Patrice Bailly-Salins 85 3. Mikael Löfgren 85 4. Jon Åge Tyldum 84 5. Gisle Fenne 82 Final standings after 6 races.

Nation Pos.Points 1. 5734 2. 5381 3. 5356 4. 5244 5. 4921 Final standings after 17 races.

Standings: Women

Overall Pos.Points 1. Anfisa Reztsova 212 2. Anne Briand 179 3. Petra Schaaf 173 4. Svetlana Petcherskaia 153 5. Uschi Disl 147 Final standings after 12 races.

Individual Pos.Points 1. Anfisa Reztsova 98 2. Anne Briand 98 3. Elin Kristiansen 95 4. Iva Shkodreva 82 5. Petra Schaaf 81 Final standings after 6 races.

Sprint Pos.Points 1. Anfisa Reztsova 114 2. Petra Schaaf 93 3. Elena Belova 84 4. Antje Misersky 81 5. Anne Briand 81 Final standings after 6 races.

Nation Pos.Points 1. 5645 2. 5598 3. 5341 4. 5328 5. 5077 Final standings after 17 races.

Medal table

Achievements Men First World Cup career victory , 25, in his 4th season — the WC 1 Individual in Hochfilzen; it also was his first podium , 26, in his 3rd season — the WC 3 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium , 29, in his 6th season — the WC 4 Sprint in Holmenkollen; first podium was the 1989–90 Individual in Walchsee , 27, in his 4th season — the WC 5 Sprint in Skrautvål; first podium was the 1990–91 Individual in Canmore , 24, in his 2nd season — the WC 6 Individual in Novosibirsk; first podium was the 1991–92 Sprint in Holmenkollen , 24, in his 6th season — the WC 6 Sprint in Novosibirsk; it also was his first podium

First World Cup podium , 25, in his 5th season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Hochfilzen , 26, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Hochfilzen , 24, in his 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Ruhpolding , 23, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva , 24, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Sprint in Holmenkollen , 24, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Holmenkollen , 22, in his 6th season — no. 3 in the WC 5 Individual in Skrautvål

Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses) , 2 (5) first places , 2 (2) first places , 1 (4) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place

Women Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses) , 4 (4) first places , 1 (6) first place , 1 (5) first place , 1 (5) first place , 1 (3) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place

Retirements Following notable biathletes retired after the 1991–92 season:

References