1985–86 Biathlon World Cup

1985–1986 season of the IBU Biathlon World Cup

1985–86 World Cup

Discipline|  Men|  Women
Overall|  André Sehmisch|
Nations Cup|  East Germany|
Competition

←1984–85

1986–87→

The 1985–86 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 16 January 1986 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy, and ended on 16 March 1986 in Boden, Sweden. It was the ninth season of the Biathlon World Cup.

## Calendar[edit]

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1985–86 season.[1][2][3]

Location  | Date  | Individual  | Sprint  | Relay

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Antholz-Anterselva | 16–19 January  | ●  | ●  | ●
Feistritz | 23–26 January  | ●  | ●  | ●
Oberhof | 30 January–2 February  | ●  | ●  | ●
Holmenkollen | 20–23 February  | ●  | ●  | ●
Lahti | 7–9 March  | ●  | ●  | ●
Boden | 14–16 March  | ●  | ●  | ●
Total  | 6  | 6  | 6

* 1986 World Championship races were not included in the 1985–86 World Cup scoring system.

*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.

## World Cup Podium[edit]

### Men[edit]

Stage  | Date  | Place  | Discipline  | Winner  | Second  | Third  | Yellow bib
(After competition) | Det.

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1  | 16 January 1986  |  Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual  |  Valeriy Medvedtsev |  Gottlieb Taschler |  Sergei Antonov |  Valeriy Medvedtsev | [1][2][3][4][5]
1  | 18 January 1986  |  Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint  |  Peter Angerer |  Andrei Nepein |  Gisle Fenne |  Peter Angerer | [1][2][3][6][7]
2  | 23 January 1986  |  Feistritz | 20 km Individual  |  Sergei Antonov |  Dmitry Vasilyev |  André Sehmisch | [1][2][3][8][9]
2  | 25 January 1986  |  Feistritz | 10 km Sprint  |  Andrei Nepein |  André Sehmisch |  Frank-Peter Roetsch | [1][2][3][10][11]
3  | 30 January 1986  |  Oberhof | 20 km Individual  |  Peter Angerer |  André Sehmisch |  Anatoly Zhdanovich | [1][2][3][12]
3  | 1 February 1986  |  Oberhof | 10 km Sprint  |  Matthias Jacob |  André Sehmisch |  Frank-Peter Roetsch | [1][2][3][13]
4  | 8 March 1986  |  Lahti | 20 km Individual  |  Peter Angerer |  Jan Matouš |  Andreas Zingerle | [1][2][3][14]
4  | 9 March 1986  |  Lahti | 10 km Sprint  |  André Sehmisch |  Fritz Fischer |  Johann Passler |  André Sehmisch | [1][2][3][14]
5  | 14 March 1986  |  Boden | 20 km Individual  |  Tapio Piipponen |  André Sehmisch |  Alfred Eder | [1][2][3][15][16]
5  | 15 March 1986  |  Boden | 10 km Sprint  |  Matthias Jacob |  Sergei Antonov |  Eirik Kvalfoss | [1][2][3][17][18]

## Standings: Men[edit]

### Overall[edit]

Pos.  |  | Points

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1. |  André Sehmisch | 158
2. |  Peter Angerer | 146
3. |  Matthias Jacob | 124
4. |  Tapio Piipponen | 123
5. |  Alfred Eder | 120

* Final standings after 10 races.

[1][2][17]

## Achievements[edit]

First World Cup career victory

* Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS), 21, in his 1st season — the WC 1 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
* Andrei Nepein (URS), in his 3rd season — the WC 2 Sprint in Feistritz; first podium was 1985–86 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
* André Sehmisch (GDR), 21, in his 3rd season — the WC 4 Sprint in Lahti; first podium was 1984–85 Sprint in Lahti
* Tapio Piipponen (FIN), 28, in his 7th season — the WC 5 Individual in Boden; first podium was 1981–82 Sprint in Ruhpolding

First World Cup podium

* Gottlieb Taschler (ITA), 24, in his 5th season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
* Andrei Nepein (URS), in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
* Gisle Fenne (NOR), 22, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
* Anatoly Zhdanovich (URS), 23, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Oberhof
* Jan Matouš (TCH), 24, in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Individual in Lahti
* Andreas Zingerle (ITA), 24, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Individual in Lahti
* André Sehmisch (GDR), 20, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Lahti

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

* Peter Angerer (FRG), 3 (9) first places
* Matthias Jacob (GDR), 2 (4) first places
* Sergei Antonov (URS), 1 (2) first place
* Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS), 1 (1) first place
* Andrei Nepein (URS), 1 (1) first place
* André Sehmisch (GDR), 1 (1) first place
* Tapio Piipponen (FIN), 1 (1) first place

## Retirements[edit]

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1985–86 season:

* Mette Mestad (NOR)

## References[edit]

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2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1986". Wintersport Charts. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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13. ^ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 3 February 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
14. ^ a b "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 10 March 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
15. ^ "Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 15 March 1986. Retrieved 10 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
16. ^ "World Cup 5 - Boden (SWE) – Men 20 km Individual". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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18. ^ "World Cup 5 - Boden (SWE) – Men 10 km Sprint". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

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