1978–79 Biathlon World Cup
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The 1978–79 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) 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 10 January 1979 in Jáchymov, Czechoslovakia, and ended on 8 April 1979 in Bardufoss, Norway. It was the second season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men.
Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1978–79 season.[1][2][3]
Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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Jáchymov | 10–12 January | ● | ● | ● |
Antholz-Anterselva | 21–24 January | ● | ● | ● |
Ruhpolding | 28 February–2 March | ● | ● | ● |
Sodankylä | 30 March–1 April | ● | ● | ● |
Bardufoss | 6–8 April | ● | ● | ● |
Total | 5 | 5 | 5 |
*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.
World Cups
World Cup 1 in Jáchymov | |||
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Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
10 January | 20 km individual[1][2][3][4] | 1. Jürgen Grundler (GDR)[α] 1:15:06.2 (1) | 4. Terje Krokstad (NOR); 5. Zdeněk Pavlíček (TCH); 6. Thomas Klinger (GDR);[α] 7. Andreas Hess (GDR); 8. Viktor Avdejev (URS); 9. Wolfgang Schütze (GDR);[α] 10. Svein Engen (NOR); |
2. Roar Nilsen (NOR) +0:00.2 (2) | |||
3. Eberhard Rösch (GDR) +1:04.2 (2) | |||
11 January | 10 km sprint[1][2][3][5] | 1. Rudolf Horn (AUT) 36:38 (1) | 4. Stig Kvistad (NOR);[α] 5. Terje Krokstad (NOR); 6. Eberhard Rösch (GDR); 7. Gerold Eichhorn (GDR);[α] 8. Andreas Hess (GDR); 9. Jürgen Grundler (GDR); 10. Yuriy İvanov Mitev (BUL); |
2. Frank Ullrich (GDR) +0:36 (3) | |||
3. Sigvart Bjøntegaard (NOR)[α] +0:50 (1) | |||
12 January | 4 × 7.5 km relay[2][6] | 1. East Germany 1:57:19 | 4. Poland 2:04:04 (Trebunia, Michniak, Latawick, Rapacz); 5. Austria 2:05:00 (Horn, Dockner, Koll, Eder); 6. Italy 2:06:45 (Midali, Jordan, Tiraboschi, Weiss); 7. Czechoslovakia 2:09:01; 8. France 2:10:17; 9. Bulgaria 2:11:07; 10. United Kingdom 2:11:54; |
2. Soviet Union 1:58:36.9 (4) | |||
3. Norway 2:02:18 |
World Cup 2 in Antholz-Anterselva | |||
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Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
21 January (?)[7] | 10 km sprint[1][2][3][8] | 1. Alexander Tikhonov (URS) (1) | 5. Vladimir Alikin (URS); |
2. Vladimir Barnashov (URS) (0) | |||
3. Klaus Siebert (GDR) | |||
23 January (?) | 20 km individual[1][2][3][8] | 1. Vladimir Barnashov (URS) | 9. Frank Ullrich (GDR); 10. Eberhard Rösch (GDR); |
2. Heinz Böttcher (GDR) | |||
3. Klaus Siebert (GDR) | |||
24 January (?) | 4 × 7.5 km relay[2][8] | 1. Soviet Union | ... |
2. Norway | |||
3. East Germany |
World Championships in Ruhpolding | |||
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Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
28 January | 20 km individual[1][2][9] | 1. Klaus Siebert (GDR) 1:07:40.1 (0+0+1+0) | 4. Frank Ullrich (GDR); 5. Raimo Seppänen (FIN); 6. Jaromír Šimůnek (TCH); 7. Heikki Ikola (FIN); 8. Vladimir Alikin (URS); 9. Eberhard Rösch (GDR); 10. Alfred Eder (AUT); |
2. Alexander Tikhonov (URS) +1:42.0 (0+0+2+0) | |||
3. Sigleif Johansen (NOR) +1:57.3 (0+0+0+1) | |||
31 January | 10 km sprint[1][2][10] | 1. Frank Ullrich (GDR) 40:35.3 (0+0) | 4. Vladimir Alikin (URS); 5. Franz Weber (AUT); 6. Alexander Tikhonov (URS); 7. Jaromír Šimůnek (TCH); 8. Alfred Eder (AUT); 9. Andrezj Rapacz (POL); 10. Svein Engen (NOR); |
2. Odd Lirhus (NOR) +0:53.2 (1+2) | |||
3. Luigi Weiss (ITA) +1:11.0 (0+2) | |||
2 February | 4 × 7.5 km relay[1][11] | 1. East Germany 1:54:48.5 (1)
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4. Norway 1:58:48.6 (4) (Lirhus (0+2), Søbak (0+1), Nilsen (0+0), Johansen (1+0)); 5. Italy 2:01:59.0 (1) (Midali (0+0), Tiraboschi (0+0), Zingerle (0+0), Weiss (1+0)); 6. Austria 2:02:12.5 (0) (Horn (0+0), Weber (0+0), Koll (0+0), Eder (0+0)); 7. Czechoslovakia 2:02:47.9 (2) (Suchánek (0+1), Šimůnek (0+0), Zelinka (0+0), Pavlíček (0+1)); 8. West Germany 2:02:58.0 (2) (Estner (0+2), Schweiger (0+0), Kanamüller (0+0), Winkler (0+0)); 9. Poland 2:03:09.7 (6) (Trebunia (2+0), Rapacz (1+1), Latawiec (0+2), Michniak (0+0)); 10. Sweden 2:03:56.1 (1) (Andersson (0+0), Korpela (0+1), Joki (0+0), Adolfsson (0+0)); |
2. Finland 1:56:26.7 (1)
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3. Soviet Union 1:58:14.6 (3)
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World Cup 3 in Sodankylä | |||
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Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
30 March | 20 km individual[1][2][3][12] | 1. Anatoly Alyabyev (URS) 1:08:22 (0) | 4. Eberhard Rösch (GDR); 6. Frank Ullrich (GDR); |
2. Klaus Siebert (GDR) +2:22 (1) | |||
3. Kjell Søbak (NOR) +3:37 (2) | |||
31 March | 10 km sprint[1][2][3][13] | 1. Klaus Siebert (GDR) 32:24 (0+0) | 4. Anatoly Alyabyev (URS); 5. Frank Ullrich (GDR); 6. Arto Sutinen (FIN); 7. Alexander Tikhonov (URS); |
2. Kjell Søbak (NOR) +0:27 (0+2) | |||
3. Vladimir Barnashov (URS) +0:44 (0+1) | |||
1 April | 4 × 7.5 km relay[2][13] | 1. East Germany 1:48:51 (2) | 4. Norway 1:52:38 (6) (Lirhus, Nilsen, Søbak, Johansen); 5. West Germany 1:53:06 (5); 6. Austria 1:53:29 (4); |
2. Finland 1:50:23 (1) | |||
3. Soviet Union 1:51:48 |
World Cup 4 in Bardufoss | |||
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Date | Event | Podium | Top 10 |
6 April | 20 km individual[1][2][3][14] | 1. Alexander Tikhonov (URS) 1:06:45 (2) | 4. Vladimir Baranchov (URS); 5. Anatoly Alyabyev (URS); 6. Gerd Winkler (FRG); 7. Sigleif Johansen (NOR); 8. Klaus Siebert (GDR); 9. Jürgen Koll (GDR); 10. Heinz Böttcher (GDR); |
2. Frank Ullrich (GDR) +0:41 (1) | |||
3. Vladimir Alikin (URS) +1:17 (3) | |||
7 April | 10 km sprint[1][2][3][15] | 1. Sigleif Johansen (NOR) 36:15 (0) | 4. Roar Nilsen (NOR); 5. Anatoly Alyabyev (URS); 6. Frank Ullrich (GDR); 7. Mauri Lahtila (FIN); 8. Heinz Böttcher (GDR); 9. Yves Mougel (FRA); 10. Vladimir Alikin (URS); |
2. Vladimir Barnashov (URS) +0:02 (1) | |||
3. Klaus Siebert (GDR) +0:12 (0) | |||
8 April | 4 × 7.5 km relay[2][15] | 1. Soviet Union 1:38:56 (3) | 4. Finland 1:42:48; 5. Sweden 1:43:38; |
2. East Germany 1:39:32 (1) | |||
3. Norway 1:41:29 (2) |
Results
Overall World Cup[1][2][15] | ||
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Rank | Name | Points |
1 | Klaus Siebert | 143 |
2 | Frank Ullrich | 136 |
3 | Vladimir Barnashov | 128 |
4 | Alexander Tikhonov | 114 |
4 | Eberhard Rösch | 114 |
4 | Vladimir Alikin | 114 |
7 | Sigleif Johansen | 110 |
7 | Heinz Böttcher | 110 |
9 | Alfred Eder | 102 |
10 | Heikki Ikola | 98 |
... | ||
12 | Kjell Søbak | 82 |
... | ||
15 | Roar Nilsen | 69 |
... | ||
18 | Svein Engen | 62 |
... | ||
20 | Terje Krokstad | 59 |
21 | Odd Lirhus | 58 |
Achievements
- First World Cup career victory
- Roar Nilsen (NOR), 26, in his 2nd season — the WC 1 Individual in Jáchymov; it also was his first podium
- Rudolf Horn (AUT), 24, in his 2nd season — the WC 1 Sprint in Jáchymov; it also was his first podium and the first podium for an Austrian biathlete
- Alexander Tikhonov (URS), 32, in his 2nd season — the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva; first podium was 1977–78 Sprint in Sodankylä
- Anatoly Alyabyev (URS), 27, in his 2nd season — the WC 3 Individual in Sodankylä; first podium was 1977–78 Individual in Murmansk
- First World Cup podium
- Terje Krokstad (NOR), 22, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Jáchymov
- Luigi Weiss (ITA), 27, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the World Championships Sprint in Ruhpolding; it also was the first podium for an Italian biathlete
- Kjell Søbak (NOR), 21, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Sodankylä
- Vladimir Alikin (URS), 21, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Individual in Bardufoss
- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
- Klaus Siebert (GDR), 2 (5) first places
- Alexander Tikhonov (URS), 2 (2) first places
- Frank Ullrich (GDR), 1 (4) first places
- Vladimir Barnashov (URS), 1 (2) first places
- Sigleif Johansen (NOR), 1 (2) first places
- Roar Nilsen (NOR), 1 (1) first places
- Rudolf Horn (AUT), 1 (1) first places
- Anatoly Alyabyev (URS), 1 (1) first places
Notes
- 1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 In the individual races in Jáchymov some non-World Cup racers participated. In the 20 km individual Jürgen Grundler, Thomas Klinger and Wolfgang Schütze, among others, were non-World Cup racers, and so for World Cup purposes Roar Nilsen won the race, with Rösch and Krokstad coming 2nd and 3rd. Pavlíček, Hess, Avdejev, Engen, Tor Svendsberget, Mathias Jung and Heinz Böttcher came 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th respectively and received the appropriate World Cup points.[4][16] In the 10 km sprint, some of the non-World Cup racers were Sigvart Bjøntegaard, Stig Kvistad and Gerold Eichhorn, and so they did not receive any World Cup points, and for World Cup purposes Terje Krokstad came 3rd in that race and received the appropriate World Cup points, with Rösch, Hess, Grundler and Mitev coming 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th, respectively, and receiving the appropriate World Cup points.[5]
Retirements
Following notable biathletes retired after the 1978–79 season:
- Simo Halonen (FIN)
- Tor Svendsberget (NOR)[17]
- Nikolay Kruglov (URS)
References
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