The 1995–96 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 7 December 1995 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 17 March 1996 in Hochfilzen, Austria. It was the 19th season of the Biathlon World Cup.

Calendar Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 1995–96 season.

Location Date Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay Östersund 7–10 December ● ● ● Holmenkollen 14–17 December ● ● ● Antholz 11–14 January ● ● ● Osrblie 18–21 January ● ● Ruhpolding 3–11 February ● ● ● Pokljuka 7–10 March ● ● ● Hochfilzen 14–17 March ● ● ● Total 7 7 0 0 6

World Cup Podium

Men Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Det. 1 7 December 1995 Östersund 20 km Individual Vesa Hietalahti Sergei Tarasov Pavel Mouslimov Vesa Hietalahti Detail 1 9 December 1995 Östersund 10 km Sprint Ludwig Gredler Sven Fischer Pieralberto Carrara Sven Fischer Detail 2 14 December 1995 Oslo Holmenkollen 20 km Individual Sven Fischer Mikael Löfgren Vladimir Drachev Detail 2 16 December 1995 Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Sprint Sven Fischer Viktor Maigourov Ricco Groß Detail 3 11 January 1996 Antholz-Anterselva 20 km Individual Ole Einar Bjørndalen Vladimir Drachev Halvard Hanevold Detail 3 13 January 1996 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint Ludwig Gredler Ole Einar Bjørndalen Vladimir Drachev Detail 4 18 January 1996 Brezno-Osrblie 20 km Individual Vladimir Drachev Raphaël Poirée Vesa Hietalahti Vladimir Drachev Detail 4 20 January 1996 Brezno-Osrblie 10 km Sprint Vladimir Drachev Ludwig Gredler René Cattarinussi Detail WC 4 February 1996 Ruhpolding 20 km Individual Sergei Tarasov Vladimir Drachev Vadim Sashurin Detail WC 9 February 1996 Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint Vladimir Drachev Viktor Maigourov René Cattarinussi Detail 5 7 March 1996 Pokljuka 20 km Individual Sergei Rozhkov Vladimir Drachev Viktor Maigourov Detail 5 9 March 1996 Pokljuka 10 km Sprint Vladimir Drachev Viktor Maigourov Sven Fischer Detail 6 14 March 1996 Hochfilzen 20 km Individual Viktor Maigourov Halvard Hanevold Vladimir Drachev Detail 6 16 March 1996 Hochfilzen 10 km Sprint Vladimir Drachev Raphaël Poirée Sven Fischer Detail

Women Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Det. 1 7 December 1995 Östersund 15 km Individual Uschi Disl Tetyana Vodopyanova Magdalena Forsberg Uschi Disl Detail 1 9 December 1995 Östersund 7.5 km Sprint Svetlana Paramygina Olga Melnik Mari Lampinen Svetlana Paramygina Detail 2 14 December 1995 Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Individual Magdalena Forsberg Petra Behle Soňa Mihoková Uschi Disl Detail 2 16 December 1995 Oslo Holmenkollen 7.5 km Sprint Uschi Disl Petra Behle Svetlana Paramygina Detail 3 11 January 1996 Antholz-Anterselva 15 km Individual Uschi Disl Andreja Grašič Petra Behle Detail 3 13 January 1996 Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km Sprint Uschi Disl Emmanuelle Claret Magdalena Forsberg Detail 4 18 January 1996 Brezno-Osrblie 15 km Individual Andreja Grašič Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Hildegunn Mikkelsplass Detail 4 20 January 1996 Brezno-Osrblie 7.5 km Sprint Emmanuelle Claret Florence Baverel Andreja Grašič Detail WC 3 February 1996 Ruhpolding 15 km Individual Emmanuelle Claret Olga Melnik Olena Petrova Emmanuelle Claret Detail WC 8 February 1996 Ruhpolding 7.5 km Sprint Olga Romasko Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Magdalena Forsberg Detail 5 7 March 1996 Pokljuka 15 km Individual Tetyana Vodopyanova Natalia Permiakova Katrin Apel Detail 5 9 March 1996 Pokljuka 7.5 km Sprint Petra Behle Uschi Disl Yu Shumei Detail 6 14 March 1996 Hochfilzen 15 km Individual Simone Greiner-Petter-M. Myriam Bédard Florence Baverel Detail 6 16 March 1996 Hochfilzen 7.5 km Sprint Soňa Mihoková Yu Shumei Simone Greiner-Petter-M. Detail

Men's team Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third 1 10 December 1995 Östersund 4x7.5 km Relay 2 17 December 1995 Holmenkollen 4x7.5 km Relay 3 14 January 1996 Antholz 4x7.5 km Relay 4 21 January 1996 Brezno-Osrblie Team event WC 6 February 1996 Ruhpolding Team event WC 11 February 1996 Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay 5 10 March 1996 Pokljuka 4x7.5 km Relay 6 17 March 1996 Hochfilzen 4x7.5 km Relay

Women's team Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third 1 10 December 1995 Östersund 4x7.5 km Relay 2 17 December 1995 Holmenkollen 4x7.5 km Relay 3 14 January 1996 Antholz 4x7.5 km Relay WC 10 February 1996 Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay 5 10 March 1996 Pokljuka 4x7.5 km Relay 6 17 March 1996 Hochfilzen 4x7.5 km Relay

Standings: Men

Overall Pos.Points 1. Vladimir Drachev 276 2. Viktor Maigourov 204 3. Sven Fischer 184 4. Pieralberto Carrara 166 5. Ludwig Gredler 162 Final standings after 14 races.

Individual Pos.Points 1. Vladimir Drachev 132 2. Sergei Tarasov 92 2. Viktor Maigourov 92 4. Frank Luck 88 5. Ricco Groß 86 Final standings after 7 races.

Sprint Pos.Points 1. Vladimir Drachev 144 2. Ludwig Gredler 129 3. Viktor Maigourov 112 4. Sven Fischer 111 5. René Cattarinussi 107 Final standings after 7 races.

Nation Pos.Points 1. 3889 2. 3699 3. 3633 4. 3508 5. 3420 Final standings after 20 races.

Standings: Women

Overall Pos.Points 1. Emmanuelle Claret 226 2. Uschi Disl 212 3. Petra Behle 191 4. Andreja Grašič 187 5. Magdalena Wallin 178 Final standings after 14 races.

Individual Pos.Points 1. Andreja Grašič 109 2. Emmanuelle Claret 108 3. Uschi Disl 99 4. Magdalena Wallin 94 5. Nathalie Santer 92 Final standings after 7 races.

Sprint Pos.Points 1. Emmanuelle Claret 118 2. Uschi Disl 115 3. Petra Behle 103 4. Svetlana Paramygina 87 5. Corinne Niogret 86 Final standings after 7 races.

Nation Pos.Points 1. 3746 2. 3718 3. 3450 4. 3448 5. 3446 Final standings after 20 races.

Medal table

Achievements Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Men , 5 (6) first places , 2 (5) first places , 2 (4) first places , 1 (3) first place , 1 (3) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place

Women , 4 (8) first places , 2 (3) first places , 1 (8) first place , 1 (2) 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

Retirements Following notable biathletes retired during or after the 1995–96 season:

References

External links IBU official site