The 1996–97 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 30 November 1996 in Lillehammer, Norway, and ended on 16 March 1997 in Novosibirsk, Russia. It was the 20th season of the Biathlon World Cup.
1996–97 World Cup | |||
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Discipline | Men | Women | |
Overall | Sven Fischer | Magdalena Forsberg | |
Nations Cup | Germany | Germany | |
Individual | Ricco Groß | Uschi Disl | |
Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Uschi Disl | |
Pursuit | Viktor Maigourov | Magdalena Forsberg | |
Relay | Germany | Russia | |
Competition | |||
Calendar
editBelow is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 1996–97 season.[1]
Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
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Lillehammer | 30 November–1 December | ● | ● | |||
Östersund | 5–8 December | ● | ● | ● | ||
Holmenkollen | 12–15 December | ● | ● | ● | ||
Oberhof | 4–5 January | ● | ● | |||
Ruhpolding | 9–12 January | ● | ● | |||
Antholz | 16–19 January | ● | ● | ● | ||
Osrblie | 1–17 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
Nagano | 6–9 March | ● | ● | ● | ||
Novosibirsk | 13–16 March | ● | ● | ● | ||
Total | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
World Cup Podium
editMen
editWomen
editMen's team
editEvent | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
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2 | 8 December 1996 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany | Norway | Belarus |
3 | 15 December 1996 | Holmenkollen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany | Norway | Russia |
5 | 12 January 1997 | Ruhpolding | Team event | Austria
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Norway | Russia
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6 | 19 January 1997 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany | Italy | Norway
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WC | 5 February 1997 | Osrblie | Team event | Belarus
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Germany | Poland |
WC | 9 February 1997 | Osrblie | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany | Norway | Italy |
7 | 9 March 1997 | Nagano | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia | Norway | Slovenia
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Women's team
editEvent | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
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2 | 8 December 1996 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia | Germany | Norway |
3 | 15 December 1996 | Holmenkollen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia | Germany | Norway |
6 | 19 January 1997 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia | Norway | France |
WC | 9 February 1997 | Osrblie | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany | Norway | Russia |
7 | 9 March 1997 | Nagano | 4x7.5 km Relay | Ukraine | Russia | China |
Standings: Men
editOverall
editPos. | Points | |
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1. | Sven Fischer | 314 |
2. | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 303 |
3. | Viktor Maigourov | 294 |
4. | Ricco Groß | 281 |
5. | Pavel Mouslimov | 255 |
- Final standings after 19 races.
Individualedit
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Sprintedit
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Pursuitedit
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Standings: Women
editOverall
editPos. | Points | |
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1. | Magdalena Forsberg | 340 |
2. | Uschi Disl | 333 |
3. | Simone Greiner-Petter-M. | 283 |
4. | Olga Romasko | 240 |
5. | Corinne Niogret | 240 |
- Final standings after 19 races.
Individualedit
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Sprintedit
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Pursuitedit
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Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany | 18 | 14 | 5 | 37 |
2 | Russia | 13 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
3 | Norway | 4 | 13 | 9 | 26 |
4 | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
5 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
6 | Ukraine | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
7 | Belarus | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
8 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
9 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
11 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | France | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
13 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
14 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (14 entries) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 144 |
Achievements
edit- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
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Retirements
editThe following notable biathletes retired after the 1996–97 season:
- Hervé Flandin (FRA)
- Stéphane Bouthiaux (FRA)
- Mariya Manolova (BUL)
- Veronique Claudel (FRA)
- Svetlana Panyutina (RUS)
References
edit- ^ Gregor, Jakub. "Schedule". biathlonresults.com. IBU. Retrieved 26 May 2018.