1980–81 Biathlon World Cup

The 1980–81 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 15 January 1981 in Jáchymov, Czechoslovakia, and ended on 5 April 1981 in Hedenäset, Sweden. It was the fourth season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men.

1980–81 World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall Frank Ullrich
Competition

Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1980–81 season.[1][2][3]

Location Date Individual Sprint Relay
Jáchymov 15–17 January ● ● ●
Antholz-Anterselva 22–25 January ● ● ●
Ruhpolding 29 January–1 February ● ● ●
Lahti 12–15 February ● ● ●
Hedenäset 2–5 April ● ● ●
Total 5 5 5

*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
(After competition)		 Det.
1 15 January 1981 Jáchymov 20 km Individual Terje Krokstad Viktor Tsiunel Jaromír Šimůnek Terje Krokstad Detail
1 16 January 1981 Jáchymov 10 km Sprint Kjell Søbak Viktor Avdeyev Hans Åhman Kjell Søbak Detail
2 22 January 1981 Antholz-Anterselva 20 km Individual Eirik Kvalfoss Toivo Mäkikyrö Anatoly Alyabyev Detail
2 24 January 1981 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint Anatoly Alyabyev Piotr Miloradov Bernd Hellmich Anatoly Alyabyev Detail
3 28 January 1981 Ruhpolding 20 km Individual Vladimir Alikin Frank Ullrich Anatoly Alyabyev Detail
3 31 January 1981 Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint Frank Ullrich Peter Angerer Eirik Kvalfoss Detail
WC 12 February 1981 Lahti 20 km Individual Heikki Ikola Frank Ullrich Erkki Antila Frank Ullrich Detail
WC 14 February 1981 Lahti 10 km Sprint Frank Ullrich Erkki Antila Yvon Mougel Detail
4 2 April 1981 Hedenäset 20 km Individual Fritz Fischer Peter Angerer Franz Bernreiter Detail
4 4 April 1981 Hedenäset 10 km Sprint Eirik Kvalfoss Peter Angerer Fritz Fischer Detail

Standings: Men

Overall
Pos. Points
   Frank Ullrich140
2. Anatoly Alyabyev130
3. Kjell Søbak128
4. Eirik Kvalfoss120
5. Peter Angerer117
  • Final standings after 10 races.

Achievements
First World Cup career victory
  •  Terje Krokstad (NOR), 24, in his 4th season — the WC 1 Individual in Jáchymov; first podium was 1978–79 Individual in Jáchymov
  •  Kjell Søbak (NOR), 23, in his 3rd season — the WC 1 Sprint in Jáchymov; first podium was 1978–79 Individual in Sodankylä
  •  Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR), 21, in his 1st season — the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
  •  Vladimir Alikin (URS), 23, in his 3rd season — the WC 3 Individual in Ruhpolding; first podium was 1978–79 Individual in Bardufoss
  •  Heikki Ikola (FIN), 33, in his 4th season — the World Championships Individual in Lahti; first podium was 1977–78 Sprint in Sodankylä
  •  Fritz Fischer (FRG), 24, in his 2nd season — the WC 4 Individual in Hedenäset; it also was his first podium
First World Cup podium
  •  Viktor Ciunkel (URS) — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Jáchymov
  •  Jaromír Šimůnek (TCH), 25, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Jáchymov; it also was the first podium for an Czechoslovakian biathlete
  •  Viktor Avdejev (URS), in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Jáchymov
  •  Hans Åhman (SWE), 28, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Jáchymov; it also was the first podium for a Swedishbiathlete
  •  Toivo Mäkikyrö (FIN), 23, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Pjotr Miloradov (URS) — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Bernd Hellmich (GDR), 22, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Peter Angerer (FRG), 21, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Sprint in Ruhpolding
  •  Erkki Antila (FIN), 26, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the World Championships Individual in Lahti
  •  Franz Bernreiter (FRG), 27, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Individual in Hedenäset
Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1980–81 season:

References
  1. Holm, Knut E. Sportsboken 81-82 [The Sports Book 81-82] (in Norwegian). Stavanger: Dreyer Bok. ISBN 82-7096-110-8. (in Norwegian)
  2. "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1981". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. "Statistiche Biathlon" [Statistics Biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2015. (in Italian) (registration required)
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