The 1992–93 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne. The season started on 17 December 1992 in Pokljuka, Slovenia, and ended on 21 March 1993 in Kontiolahti, Finland. It was the 16th season of the Biathlon World Cup.
Calendar Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 1992–93 season.
Location Date Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay Pokljuka 17–19 December ● ● ● Oberhof 15–17 January ● ● ● Antholz 21–24 January ● ● ● Borovec 9–14 February ● ● ● Lillehammer 4–7 March ● ● ● Östersund 11–14 March ● ● ● Kontiolahti 18–21 March ● ● ● Total 6 6 0 0 6
Results from the World Championships 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 17 December 1992 Pokljuka 20 km Individual Patrice Bailly-Salins Mark Kirchner Jens Steinigen Patrice Bailly-Salins Detail 1 19 December 1992 Pokljuka 10 km Sprint Mark Kirchner Jon Åge Tyldum Oleg Ryzhenkov Mark Kirchner Detail 2 15 January 1993 Oberhof 20 km Individual Andreas Zingerle Valeriy Medvedtsev Alfred Eder Detail 2 16 January 1993 Oberhof 10 km Sprint Johann Passler Ulf Johansson Gilles Marguet Mikael Löfgren Detail 3 21 January 1993 Antholz-Anterselva 20 km Individual Ulf Johansson Fredrik Kuoppa Elmar Mutschlechner Detail 3 23 January 1993 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint Pieralberto Carrara Mikael Löfgren Ricco Groß Detail 4 4 March 1993 Lillehammer 20 km Individual Wilfried Pallhuber Ricco Groß Andreas Zingerle Detail 4 6 March 1993 Lillehammer 10 km Sprint Frank Luck Sven Fischer Ludwig Gredler Detail 5 11 March 1993 Östersund 20 km Individual Mark Kirchner Mikael Löfgren Jaakko Niemi Detail 5 13 March 1993 Östersund 10 km Sprint Jon Åge Tyldum Alexandr Popov Sven Fischer Detail 6 18 March 1993 Kontiolahti 20 km Individual Ludwig Gredler Patrice Bailly-Salins Johann Passler Detail 6 20 March 1993 Kontiolahti 10 km Sprint Sven Fischer Patrice Bailly-Salins Jens Steinigen Detail
Women Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Det. 1 17 December 1992 Pokljuka 15 km Individual Anne Briand Eva Háková Corinne Niogret Anne Briand Detail 1 19 December 1992 Pokljuka 7.5 km Sprint Petra Schaaf Svetlana Paramygina Anne Briand Detail 2 15 January 1993 Oberhof 15 km Individual Anfisa Reztsova Corinne Niogret Eva Háková Detail 2 16 January 1993 Oberhof 7.5 km Sprint Anfisa Reztsova Uschi Disl Anne Briand Detail 3 21 January 1993 Antholz-Anterselva 15 km Individual Iva Shkodreva Myriam Bédard Nathalie Santer Detail 3 23 January 1993 Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km Sprint Antje Misersky Nadiya Billova Anfisa Reztsova Detail 4 4 March 1993 Lillehammer 15 km Individual Anfisa Reztsova Nathalie Santer Myriam Bédard Anfisa Reztsova Detail 4 6 March 1993 Lillehammer 7.5 km Sprint Anfisa Reztsova Svetlana Paramygina Antje Misersky Detail 5 11 March 1993 Östersund 15 km Individual Martina Jašicová Nathalie Santer Iva Shkodreva Detail 5 13 March 1993 Östersund 7.5 km Sprint Anfisa Reztsova Myriam Bédard Nathalie Santer Detail 6 18 March 1993 Kontiolahti 15 km Individual Antje Misersky Anfisa Reztsova Véronique Claudel Detail 6 20 March 1993 Kontiolahti 7.5 km Sprint Anfisa Reztsova Elena Belova Delphyne Burlet Detail
Men's team Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third 1 20 December 1992 Pokljuka 4x7.5 km Relay 2 17 January 1993 Oberhof 4x7.5 km Relay 3 24 January 1993 Antholz 4x7.5 km Relay 4 7 March 1993 Lillehammer 4x7.5 km Relay 5 14 March 1993 Östersund 4x7.5 km Relay 6 21 March 1993 Kontiolahti 4x7.5 km Relay
Women's team Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third 1 20 December 1992 Pokljuka 4x6 km Relay 2 17 January 1993 Oberhof 4x6 km Sprint 4 7 March 1993 Lillehammer 4x6 km Relay 5 14 March 1993 Östersund 4x6 km Relay 6 21 March 1993 Kontiolahti 4x6 km Relay
Standings: Men
Overall Pos.Points 1. Mikael Löfgren 168 2. Mark Kirchner 151 3. Pieralberto Carrara 147 4. Patrice Bailly-Salins 146 5. Johann Passler 139 Final standings after 12 races.
Individual Pos.Points 1. Mikael Löfgren 85 2. Andreas Zingerle 76 3. Wilfried Pallhuber 75 4. Johann Passler 70 5. Sergei Tchepikov 70 Final standings after 6 races.
Sprint Pos.Points 1. Sven Fischer 101 2. Mark Kirchner 88 3. Ludwig Gredler 86 4. Mikael Löfgren 83 5. Pieralberto Carrara 80 Final standings after 6 races.
Nation Pos.Points 1. 5966 2. 5342 3. 5223 4. 5220 5. 4879 Final standings after 18 races.
Standings: Women
Overall Pos.Points 1. Anfisa Reztsova 225 2. Myriam Bédard 183 3. Anne Briand 163 4. Nathalie Santer 160 5. Petra Schaaf 149 Final standings after 12 races.
Individual Pos.Points 1. Anfisa Reztsova 105 2. Nathalie Santer 97 3. Myriam Bédard 93 4. Corinne Niogret 88 5. Anne Briand 79 Final standings after 6 races.
Sprint Pos.Points 1. Anfisa Reztsova 120 2. Myriam Bédard 90 3. Anne Briand 84 4. Delphyne Burlet 82 5. Antje Misersky 81 Final standings after 6 races.
Nation Pos.Points 1. 5421 2. 5392 3. 5345 4. 5117 5. 5103 Final standings after 18 races.
Medal table
Achievements Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
Men , 2 (6) first places , 1 (3) first place , 1 (3) first place , 1 (3) 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
Women , 6 (10) first places , 2 (4) first places , 1 (3) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place
Retirements Following notable biathletes retired during or after the 1992–93 season:
External links IBU official site
References