1988–89 Biathlon World Cup

{{Short description|Biathlon competition}}

{{Infobox Double Wintersport World Cup

| title = 1988–89 World Cup

| competition1 = Overall

| competition1men = {{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfoss

| competition1ladies = {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina

| competition2 = Nations Cup

| competition2men = {{flagicon|GDR}} East Germany

| competition2ladies = {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union

| competition3 = Individual

| competition3men = {{flagicon|URS}} Alexandr Popov

| competition3ladies = {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina

| competition4 = Sprint

| competition4men = {{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfoss

| competition4ladies = {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina

| previous = 1987–88

| next = 1989–90

}}

The 1988–89 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 December 1988 in Albertville, France, and ended on 19 March 1989 in Steinkjer Municipality, Norway. It was the 12th season of the Biathlon World Cup.

Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1988–89 season.{{cite book |last=Holm |first=Knut E. |title=Sportsboken 89-90 |trans-title=The Sports Book 89-90 |language=Norwegian |publisher=Sportsboken A/S |isbn=82-90773-02-1}} {{in lang|no}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wintersport-charts.info/bi_1989.html |title=Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1989 |author= |website=Wintersport Charts |access-date=1 February 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.neveitalia.it/sport/biathlon/statistiche/wc-all-races-male&season=1988/1989 |title=Statistiche Biathlon |author= |access-date=22 October 2015 |website=Neve Italia |language=Italian |trans-title=Statistics Biathlon}} {{in lang|it}} {{registration required}}{{cite news |author= |date=1 November 1988 |title=Det største i vintersesongen – Skiskyting |trans-title=The greatest in the winter season – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75272/21 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}

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Location

! Date

! Individual

! Sprint

! Team event

! Relay

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|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Albertville

|align=left| 15–18 December

| ● {{cite news |author= |date=16 December 1988 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75526/26 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP01SMIN |title=World Cup 1 - Albertville-Les Saisies (FRA) – Men 20 km Individual |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

| ● {{cite news |author= |date=19 December 1988 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75534/24 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP01SMSP |title=World Cup 1 - Albertville-Les Saisies (FRA) – Men 10 km Sprint |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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|align=left| {{flagicon|People's Republic of Bulgaria}} Borovets

|align=left| 19–22 January

| ● {{cite news |author= |date=20 January 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75627/28 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP02SMIN |title=World Cup 2 - Borovetz (BUL) – Men 20 km Individual |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

| ● {{cite news |author= |date=23 January 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75633/28 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP02SMSP |title=World Cup 2 - Borovetz (BUL) – Men 10 km Sprint |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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|align=left| {{flagicon|FRG}} Ruhpolding

|align=left| 26–29 January

| ● {{cite news |author= |date=30 January 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/74309/30 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP03SMIN |title=World Cup 3 - Ruhpolding (GER) – Men 20 km Individual |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

| ● {{cite news |author= |date=30 January 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/74309/30 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP03SMSP |title=World Cup 3 - Ruhpolding (GER) – Men 10 km Sprint |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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|align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Feistritz

|align=left| 7–12 February

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|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Hämeenlinna

|align=left| 2–5 March

| ● {{cite news |author= |date=3 March 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75719/30 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}

| ● {{cite news |author= |date=6 March 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75726/29 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}

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|align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund

|align=left| 9–12 March

| ● {{cite news |author= |date=10 March 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75743/31 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP05SMIN |title=World Cup 5 - Oestersund (SWE) – Men 20 km Individual |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

| ● {{cite news |author= |date=13 March 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75867/30 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP05SMSP |title=World Cup 5 - Oestersund (SWE) – Men 10 km Sprint |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Steinkjer

|align=left| 16–19 March

| ● {{cite news |author= |date=17 March 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75763/26 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP06SMIN |title=World Cup 6 - Steinkjer (NOR) – Men 20 km Individual |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

| ● {{cite news |author= |date=20 March 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75770/20 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP06SMSP |title=World Cup 6 - Steinkjer (NOR) – Men 10 km Sprint |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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! colspan="2" | Total

! 6

! 6

! 3

! 3

  • 1989 World Championship races were not included in the 1988–89 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=

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!width="10"| Stage

!width="125"| Date

!width="150"| Place

!width="110"| Discipline

!width="190"| Winner

!width="190"| Second

!width="190"| Third

!width="183"| Yellow bib
{{small|(After competition)}}

!width="8"| Det.

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| 15 December 1988

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Albertville

| 20 km Individual

| {{flagicon|GDR}} Birk Anders

| {{flagicon|URS}} Alexandr Popov

| {{flagicon|GDR}} Frank-Peter Roetsch

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GDR}} Birk Anders

| {{cite news |author= |date=16 December 1988 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75526/26 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP01SMIN |title=World Cup 1 - Albertville-Les Saisies (FRA) – Men 20 km Individual |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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| 17 December 1988

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Albertville

| 10 km Sprint

| {{flagicon|GDR}} Frank Luck

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfoss

| {{flagicon|GDR}} Birk Anders

| {{cite news |author= |date=19 December 1988 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75534/24 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP01SMSP |title=World Cup 1 - Albertville-Les Saisies (FRA) – Men 10 km Sprint |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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| 19 January 1989

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Borovets

| 20 km Individual

| {{flagicon|TCH}} Jan Matouš

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Gerbier

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfoss

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfoss

| {{cite news |author= |date=20 January 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75627/28 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP02SMIN |title=World Cup 2 - Borovetz (BUL) – Men 20 km Individual |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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| 21 January 1989

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Borovets

| 10 km Sprint

| {{flagicon|GDR}} Birk Anders

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Ernst Reiter

| {{flagicon|GDR}} Frank-Peter Roetsch

| {{cite news |author= |date=23 January 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75633/28 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP02SMSP |title=World Cup 2 - Borovetz (BUL) – Men 10 km Sprint |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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| 26 January 1989

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Ruhpolding

| 20 km Individual

| {{flagicon|URS}} Sergei Bulygin

| {{flagicon|URS}} Alexandr Popov

| {{flagicon|GDR}} Frank-Peter Roetsch

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GDR}} Frank-Peter Roetsch

| {{cite news |author= |date=30 January 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/74309/30 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP03SMIN |title=World Cup 3 - Ruhpolding (GER) – Men 20 km Individual |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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| 28 January 1989

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Ruhpolding

| 10 km Sprint

| {{flagicon|GDR}} Frank-Peter Roetsch

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfoss

| {{flagicon|URS}} Alexandr Popov

| {{cite news |author= |date=30 January 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/74309/30 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP03SMSP |title=World Cup 3 - Ruhpolding (GER) – Men 10 km Sprint |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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| 2 March 1989

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Hämeenlinna

| 20 km Individual

| {{flagicon|URS}} Alexandr Popov

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfoss

| {{flagicon|URS}} Sergei Tchepikov

| rowspan="6"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfoss

| {{cite news |author= |date=3 March 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75719/30 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}

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| 4 March 1989

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Hämeenlinna

| 10 km Sprint

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfoss

| {{flagicon|URS}} Juri Kashkarov

| {{flagicon|URS}} Valeriy Medvedtsev

| {{cite news |author= |date=6 March 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75726/29 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}

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| 9 March 1989

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund

| 20 km Individual

| {{flagicon|URS}} Sergei Tchepikov

| {{flagicon|URS}} Valeriy Medvedtsev

| {{flagicon|URS}} Alexandr Popov

| {{cite news |author= |date=10 March 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75743/31 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP05SMIN |title=World Cup 5 - Oestersund (SWE) – Men 20 km Individual |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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| 11 March 1989

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund

| 10 km Sprint

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Johann Passler

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Lars Wiklund

| {{flagicon|GDR}} André Sehmisch

| {{cite news |author= |date=13 March 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75867/30 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP05SMSP |title=World Cup 5 - Oestersund (SWE) – Men 10 km Sprint |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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| 16 March 1989

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Steinkjer

| 20 km Individual

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Fritz Fischer

| {{flagicon|URS}} Alexandr Popov

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Ernst Reiter

| {{cite news |author= |date=17 March 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75763/26 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP06SMIN |title=World Cup 6 - Steinkjer (NOR) – Men 20 km Individual |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

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| 18 March 1989

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Steinkjer

| 10 km Sprint

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Fritz Fischer

| {{flagicon|URS}} Sergei Tchepikov

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Gerbier

| {{cite news |author= |date=20 March 1989 |title=Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting |trans-title=Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon |url=http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/75770/20 |language=Norwegian |newspaper=Aftenposten |access-date=1 February 2015}} {{in lang|no}} {{subscription required}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP06SMSP |title=World Cup 6 - Steinkjer (NOR) – Men 10 km Sprint |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

=Women=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!width="10"| Stage

!width="125"| Date

!width="150"| Place

!width="110"| Discipline

!width="190"| Winner

!width="190"| Second

!width="190"| Third

!width="183"| Yellow bib
{{small|(After competition)}}

!width="8"| Det.

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| 15 December 1988

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Les Saisies

| 15 km Individual

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Mariya Manolova

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Anne Elvebakk

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Petra Schaaf

| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Mariya Manolova

| Detail

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| 17 December 1988

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Les Saisies

| 7.5 km Sprint

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Nadezhda Aleksieva

| {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Prikazchikova

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Tsvetana Krasteva

| Detail

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| 19 January 1989

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Borovets

| 15 km Individual

| {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Ivanova

| {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina

| {{flagicon|URS}} Luiza Tcherepanova

| rowspan="10"| {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina

| Detail

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| 21 January 1989

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Borovets

| 7.5 km Sprint

| {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Tsvetana Krasteva

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Elin Kristiansen

| Detail

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| 26 January 1989

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Ruhpolding

| 15 km Individual

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Martina Stede

| {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Prikazchikova

| {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina

| Detail

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| 28 January 1989

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Ruhpolding

| 7.5 km Sprint

| {{flagicon|URS}} Svetlana Davidova

| {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Mariya Manolova

| Detail

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| 2 March 1989

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Hämeenlinna

| 15 km Individual

| {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina

| {{flagicon|URS}} Svetlana Davidova

| {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Prikazchikova

| Detail

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| 4 March 1989

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Hämeenlinna

| 7.5 km Sprint

| {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina

| {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Prikazchikova

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Seija Hyytiäinen

| Detail

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| 9 March 1989

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund

| 15 km Individual

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Iva Shkodreva

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Tsvetana Krasteva

| {{flagicon|URS}} Svetlana Davidova

| Detail

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| 11 March 1989

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund

| 7.5 km Sprint

| {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Prikazchikova

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Anne Elvebakk

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Tsvetana Krasteva

| Detail

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| 16 March 1989

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Steinkjer

| 15 km Individual

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Martina Stede

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Mona Bollerud

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Elin Kristiansen

| Detail

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| 18 March 1989

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Steinkjer

| 7.5 km Sprint

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Anne Elvebakk

| {{flagicon|URS}} Svetlana Davidova

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Synnøve Thoresen

| Detail

=Men's team=

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!width="30"| Event

!width="120"| Date

!width="169"| Place

!width="130"| Discipline

!width="200"| Winner

!width="200"| Second

!width="200"| Third

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| 18 December 1988

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Albertville

| Team event

| {{Relay| {{GDR}} | Birk Anders | André Sehmisch | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Frank Luck}}

| {{Relay| {{TCH}} | Tomáš Kos | Martin Rypl | Jaroslav Pinc | Jan Matouš}}

| {{Relay| {{FRA}} | Christian Dumont | Thierry Gerbier | Francis Mougel | Hervé Flandin}}

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| 22 January 1989

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Borovets

| 4x7.5 km Relay

| {{Relay| {{FRG}} | Ernst Reiter | Alois Reiter | Herbert Fritzenwenger | Fritz Fischer}}

| {{Relay| {{GDR}} | Frank Luck | André Sehmisch | Birk Anders | Frank-Peter Roetsch}}

| {{Relay| {{TCH}} | Tomáš Kos | Martin Rypl | Jan Matouš | Jiří Holubec}}

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| 29 January 1989

| {{flagicon|GER}} Ruhpolding{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP03SMRL |title=World Cup 3 - Ruhpolding (GER) – Men 4 x 7,5 km Relay |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

| 4x7.5 km Relay

| {{Relay| {{GDR}} | Frank Luck | André Sehmisch | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Birk Anders}}

| {{Relay| {{URS}} | Dmitry Vasilyev | Sergei Tchepikov | Alexandr Popov | Valeriy Medvedtsev}}

| {{Relay| {{FRG}} | Ernst Reiter | Franz Wudy | Herbert Fritzenwenger | Fritz Fischer}}

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| 5 March 1989

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Hämeenlinna

| Team event

| {{Relay| {{URS}} | Juri Kashkarov | Valeriy Medvedtsev | Sergei Tchepikov | Anatoly Zhdanovich}}

| {{Relay| {{SWE}} | Karl-Gunnar Grenemark | Roger Westling | Lars Wiklund | Peter Sjoeden}}

| {{Relay| {{FRA}} | Francis Mougel | Lionel Laurent | Thierry Dusserre | Hervé Flandin}}

align=center| 5

| 12 March 1989

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund

| 4x7.5 km Relay

| {{Relay| {{URS}} | Juri Kashkarov | Sergei Tchepikov | Alexandr Popov | Valeriy Medvedtsev}}

| {{Relay| {{NOR}} | Geir Einang | Frode Løberg | Gisle Fenne | Eirik Kvalfoss}}

| {{Relay| {{GDR}} | Frank Luck | André Sehmisch | Raik Dittrich | Birk Anders}}

align=center| 6

| 19 March 1989

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Steinkjer

| Team event

| {{Relay| {{NOR}} | Frode Løberg | Geir Einang | Gisle Fenne | Eirik Kvalfoss}}

| {{Relay| {{ITA}} | Werner Kiem | Andreas Zingerle | Johann Passler | Gottlieb Taschler}}

| {{Relay| {{URS}} | Juri Kashkarov | Valeriy Medvedtsev | Alexandr Popov | Sergei Tchepikov}}

=Women's team=

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!width="30"| Event

!width="120"| Date

!width="169"| Place

!width="130"| Discipline

!width="200"| Winner

!width="200"| Second

!width="200"| Third

align=center| 2

| 22 January 1989

| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Borovets

| 3x6 km Relay

| {{Relay| {{FRG}} | Martina Stede | Dorina Pieper | Petra Schaaf}}

| {{Relay| {{NOR}} | Synnøve Thoresen | Elin Kristiansen | Anne Elvebakk}}

| {{Relay| {{URS}} | Natalia Prikazchikova | Tatiana Sharamtchevskaia | Anna Kuzmina}}

align=center| 3

| 29 January 1989

| {{flagicon|GER}} Ruhpolding{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT8889SWRLCP03SMRL |title=World Cup 3 - Ruhpolding (GER) – Men 4 x 7,5 km Relay |author= |website=IBU Datacenter |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=1 February 2015}}

| 3x6 km Relay

| {{Relay| {{URS}} | Natalia Prikazchikova | Svetlana Davidova | Elena Golovina}}

| {{Relay| {{FIN}} | Tuija Vuoksiala | Pirjo Mattila | Seija Hyytiäinen}}

| {{Relay| {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} | Cvetana Krasteva | Nadezhda Aleksieva | Mariya Manolova}}

align=center| 5

| 12 March 1989

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund

| 3x6 km Relay

| {{Relay| {{URS}} | Natalia Prikazchikova | Elena Golovina | Svetlana Davidova}}

| {{Relay| {{flagcountry|BUL|1971}} | Cvetana Krasteva | Iva Shkodreva | Nadezhda Aleksieva}}

| {{Relay| {{NOR}} | Synnøve Thoresen | Elin Kristiansen | Anne Elvebakk}}

Standings: Men

= [[1988-89 Biathlon World Cup - Overall Men|Overall]] =

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!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=10|Pos.

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!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=20|Points

align="center" | 1.{{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfossalign="right"| 195
align="center" | 2.{{flagicon|URS}} Alexandr Popovalign="right"| 184
align="center" | 3.{{flagicon|URS}} Sergei Tchepikovalign="right"| 164
align="center" | 4.{{flagicon|GDR}} Birk Andersalign="right"| 157
align="center" | 5.{{flagicon|URS}} Valeriy Medvedtsevalign="right"| 149

  • Final standings after 12 races.

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= Individual =

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!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=10|Pos.

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=200|

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=20|Points

align="center" | 1.{{flagicon|URS}} Alexandr Popovalign="right"| 108
align="center" | 2.{{flagicon|URS}} Sergei Tchepikovalign="right"| 96
align="center" | 3.{{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfossalign="right"| 92
align="center" | 4.{{flagicon|FRG}} Fritz Fischeralign="right"| 80
align="center" | 5.{{flagicon|GDR}} Birk Andersalign="right"| 78

  • Final standings after 6 races.

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= Sprint =

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!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=10|Pos.

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=200|

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=20|Points

align="center" | 1.{{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfossalign="right"| 103
align="center" | 2.{{flagicon|URS}} Valeriy Medvedtsevalign="right"| 80
align="center" | 3.{{flagicon|GDR}} Birk Andersalign="right"| 79
align="center" | 4.{{flagicon|URS}} Alexandr Popovalign="right"| 76
align="center" | 5.{{flagicon|GDR}} André Sehmischalign="right"| 75

  • Final standings after 6 races.

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= Nation =

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!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=10|Pos.

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=200|

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=20|Points

align="center" | 1.{{flagcountry|GDR}}align="right"| 5655
align="center" | 2.{{flagcountry|URS}}align="right"| 5543
align="center" | 3.{{flagcountry|FRG}}align="right"| 5328
align="center" | 4.{{flagcountry|ITA}}align="right"| 5254
align="center" | 5.{{flagcountry|AUT}}align="right"| 5063

  • Final standings after 15 races.

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Standings: Women

= [[1988-89 Biathlon World Cup - Overall Women|Overall]] =

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!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=10|Pos.

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=200|

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=20|Points

align="center" | 1.{{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovinaalign="right"| 210
align="center" | 2.{{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Prikazchikovaalign="right"| 187
align="center" | 3.{{flagicon|URS}} Svetlana Davidovaalign="right"| 185
align="center" | 4.{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Cvetana Krastevaalign="right"| 176
align="center" | 5.{{flagicon|NOR}} Anne Elvebakkalign="right"| 165

  • Final standings after 12 races.

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{{col-3}}

= Individual =

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!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=10|Pos.

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=200|

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=20|Points

align="center" | 1.{{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovinaalign="right"| 102
align="center" | 2.{{flagicon|URS}} Svetlana Davidovaalign="right"| 92
align="center" | 3.{{flagicon|NOR}} Mona Bollerudalign="right"| 88
align="center" | 4.{{flagicon|NOR}} Elin Kristiansenalign="right"| 86
align="center" | 5.{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Mariya Manolovaalign="right"| 84

  • Final standings after 6 races.

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= Sprint =

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!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=10|Pos.

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=200|

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=20|Points

align="center" | 1.{{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovinaalign="right"| 108
align="center" | 2.{{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Prikazchikovaalign="right"| 104
align="center" | 3.{{flagicon|URS}} Svetlana Davidovaalign="right"| 93
align="center" | 4.{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Cvetana Krastevaalign="right"| 93
align="center" | 5.{{flagicon|NOR}} Anne Elvebakkalign="right"| 92

  • Final standings after 6 races.

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= Nation =

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!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=10|Pos.

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=200|

!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=20|Points

align="center" | 1.{{flagcountry|URS}}align="right"| 6004
align="center" | 2.{{flagcountry|BUL|1971}}align="right"| 5231
align="center" | 3.{{flagcountry|NOR}}align="right"| 5228
align="center" | 4.{{flagcountry|FIN}}align="right"| 4980
align="center" | 5.{{flagcountry|FRG}}align="right"| 4761

  • Final standings after 15 races.

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Medal table

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| gold_NOR = 2 | silver_NOR = 8 | bronze_NOR = 5

| gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 0

| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 1

| gold_GDR = 5 | silver_GDR = 1 | bronze_GDR = 6

| gold_FRG = 6 | silver_FRG = 1 | bronze_FRG = 3

| gold_URS = 12 | silver_URS = 14 | bronze_URS = 9

| gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 1 | bronze_FIN = 1

| gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 0

| gold_BUL = 3 | silver_BUL = 3 | bronze_BUL = 4

| gold_TCH = 1 | silver_TCH = 0 | bronze_TCH = 1

}}

Achievements

=Men=

;First World Cup career victory:

  • {{flagathlete|Birk Anders|GDR}}, 21, in his 3rd season — the WC 1 Individual in Albertville; it also was his first podium
  • {{flagathlete|Frank Luck|GDR}}, 21, in his 3rd season — the WC 1 Sprint in Albertville; it also was his first podium
  • {{flagathlete|Sergei Bulygin|URS}}, 25, in his 7th season — the WC 3 Individual in Ruhpolding; first podium was the 1984–85 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
  • {{flagathlete|Sergei Tchepikov|URS}}, 22, in his 3rd season — the WC 5 Individual in Östersund; first podium was the 1988–89 Individual in Hämeenlinna

;First World Cup podium:

  • {{flagathlete|Thierry Gerbier|FRA}}, 23, in his 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Individual in Borovets
  • {{flagathlete|Sergei Tchepikov|URS}}, 22, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Individual in Hämeenlinna
  • {{flagathlete|Lars Wiklund|SWE}}, in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Sprint in Östersund

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

=Women=

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

  • {{flagathlete|Elena Golovina|URS}}, 3 (3) first places
  • {{flagathlete|Martina Stede|GER}}, 2 (2) first places
  • {{flagathlete|Mariya Manolova|BUL|1971}}, 1 (1) first place
  • {{flagathlete|Nadezhda Aleksieva|BUL|1971}}, 1 (1) first place
  • {{flagathlete|Natalia Ivanova|URS}}, 1 (1) first place
  • {{flagathlete|Svetlana Davidova|URS}}, 1 (1) first place
  • {{flagathlete|Iva Shkodreva|BUL|1971}}, 1 (1) first place
  • {{flagathlete|Natalia Prikazchikova|URS}}, 1 (1) first place
  • {{flagathlete|Anne Elvebakk|NOR}}, 1 (1) first place

Retirements

The following notable biathletes retired after the 1988–89 season:

References

{{reflist|2}}

{{Biathlon World Cup seasons}}

{{Wintersport season 1988–89}}

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