1985–86 Biathlon World Cup
Biathlon competition
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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.
| 1985–86 World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |
 André Sehmisch | ||
| Nations Cup |
East Germany | ||
| Competition | |||
Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1985–86 season.[1][2][3]
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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
Men
Standings: Men
Overall
| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Achievements
- 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
Following notable biathletes retired after the 1985–86 season:
- Mette Mestad (NOR)