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}}
- 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=
=Women=
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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 |
align=center| 1
| 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 |
align=center| 2
| 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 |
align=center| 2
| 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 |
align=center| 3
| 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 |
align=center| 4
| 2 March 1989 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Hämeenlinna | 15 km Individual | {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina | {{flagicon|URS}} Svetlana Davidova | {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Prikazchikova | Detail |
align=center| 4
| 4 March 1989 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Hämeenlinna | 7.5 km Sprint | {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina | {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Prikazchikova | {{flagicon|FIN}} Seija Hyytiäinen | Detail |
align=center| 5
| 9 March 1989 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund | 15 km Individual | {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Iva Shkodreva | {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Tsvetana Krasteva | {{flagicon|URS}} Svetlana Davidova | Detail |
align=center| 5
| 11 March 1989 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Prikazchikova | {{flagicon|NOR}} Anne Elvebakk | {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Tsvetana Krasteva | Detail |
align=center| 6
| 16 March 1989 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Steinkjer | 15 km Individual | {{flagicon|FRG}} Martina Stede | {{flagicon|NOR}} Mona Bollerud | {{flagicon|NOR}} Elin Kristiansen | Detail |
align=center| 6
| 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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| 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}} |
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}} | 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}} |
align=center| 4
| 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=
Standings: Men
= [[1988-89 Biathlon World Cup - Overall Men|Overall]] =
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align="center" | 1. | {{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfoss | align="right"| 195 |
align="center" | 2. | {{flagicon|URS}} Alexandr Popov | align="right"| 184 |
align="center" | 3. | {{flagicon|URS}} Sergei Tchepikov | align="right"| 164 |
align="center" | 4. | {{flagicon|GDR}} Birk Anders | align="right"| 157 |
align="center" | 5. | {{flagicon|URS}} Valeriy Medvedtsev | align="right"| 149 |
- Final standings after 12 races.
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= Individual =
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align="center" | 1. | {{flagicon|URS}} Alexandr Popov | align="right"| 108 |
align="center" | 2. | {{flagicon|URS}} Sergei Tchepikov | align="right"| 96 |
align="center" | 3. | {{flagicon|NOR}} Eirik Kvalfoss | align="right"| 92 |
align="center" | 4. | {{flagicon|FRG}} Fritz Fischer | align="right"| 80 |
align="center" | 5. | {{flagicon|GDR}} Birk Anders | align="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 Kvalfoss | align="right"| 103 |
align="center" | 2. | {{flagicon|URS}} Valeriy Medvedtsev | align="right"| 80 |
align="center" | 3. | {{flagicon|GDR}} Birk Anders | align="right"| 79 |
align="center" | 4. | {{flagicon|URS}} Alexandr Popov | align="right"| 76 |
align="center" | 5. | {{flagicon|GDR}} André Sehmisch | align="right"| 75 |
- Final standings after 6 races.
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= Nation =
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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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align="center" | 1. | {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina | align="right"| 210 |
align="center" | 2. | {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Prikazchikova | align="right"| 187 |
align="center" | 3. | {{flagicon|URS}} Svetlana Davidova | align="right"| 185 |
align="center" | 4. | {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Cvetana Krasteva | align="right"| 176 |
align="center" | 5. | {{flagicon|NOR}} Anne Elvebakk | align="right"| 165 |
- Final standings after 12 races.
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= Individual =
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align="center" | 1. | {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina | align="right"| 102 |
align="center" | 2. | {{flagicon|URS}} Svetlana Davidova | align="right"| 92 |
align="center" | 3. | {{flagicon|NOR}} Mona Bollerud | align="right"| 88 |
align="center" | 4. | {{flagicon|NOR}} Elin Kristiansen | align="right"| 86 |
align="center" | 5. | {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Mariya Manolova | align="right"| 84 |
- Final standings after 6 races.
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= Sprint =
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align="center" | 1. | {{flagicon|URS}} Elena Golovina | align="right"| 108 |
align="center" | 2. | {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Prikazchikova | align="right"| 104 |
align="center" | 3. | {{flagicon|URS}} Svetlana Davidova | align="right"| 93 |
align="center" | 4. | {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Cvetana Krasteva | align="right"| 93 |
align="center" | 5. | {{flagicon|NOR}} Anne Elvebakk | align="right"| 92 |
- Final standings after 6 races.
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= Nation =
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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
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagcountry
| event =
| team =
| 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):
- {{flagathlete|Fritz Fischer|FRG}}, 2 (7) first places
- {{flagathlete|Birk Anders|GDR}}, 2 (2) first places
- {{flagathlete|Frank-Peter Roetsch|GDR}}, 1 (10) first place
- {{flagathlete|Eirik Kvalfoss|NOR}}, 1 (10) first place
- {{flagathlete|Jan Matouš|TCH}}, 1 (2) first place
- {{flagathlete|Alexandr Popov|URS}}, 1 (2) first place
- {{flagathlete|Johann Passler|ITA}}, 1 (2) first place
- {{flagathlete|Frank Luck|GDR}}, 1 (1) first place
- {{flagathlete|Sergei Bulygin|URS}}, 1 (1) first place
- {{flagathlete|Sergei Tchepikov|URS}}, 1 (1) first place
=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:
- {{flagathlete|Juha Tella|FIN}}
- {{flagathlete|Ernst Reiter|FRG}}
- {{flagathlete|Herbert Fritzenwenger|FRG}}
- {{flagathlete|Stefan Höck|FRG}}
- {{flagathlete|Roger Westling|SWE}}
- {{flagathlete|Sergei Bulygin|URS}}
- {{flagathlete|Marie-Pierre Baby|FRA}}
- {{flagathlete|Mona Bollerud|NOR}}
- {{flagathlete|Natalia Prikazchikova|URS}}
References
{{reflist|2}}
{{Biathlon World Cup seasons}}
{{Wintersport season 1988–89}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1988-89 Biathlon World Cup}}