# 1999–2000 Biathlon World Cup

The 1999–2000 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 2 December 1999 in Hochfilzen, Austria, and ended on 19 March 2000 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. It was the 23rd season of the Biathlon World Cup.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 1999–2000 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
| Hochfilzen | 2–5 December | ● | | ● | | ● |
| Pokljuka | 8–12 December | | ● | ● | | ● |
| Pokljuka | 15–19 December | ● | ● | | ● | |
| Oberhof | 5–9 January | | ● | ● | | ● |
| Ruhpolding | 12–16 January | | ● | ● | ● | |
| Antholz-Anterselva | 20–23 January | | ● | ● | | ● |
| Östersund | 11–13 February | | ● | ● | | |
| Oslo | 19–27 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Lahti | 9–12 March | ● | | ● | | ● |
| Khanty-Mansiysk | 17–19 March | | ● | ● | ● | |
| Total | Total | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 |

## World Cup podiums
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 2 December 1999 | Hochfilzen | 20 km Individual | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Ruslan Lysenko | Frank Luck | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 1 | 4 December 1999 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Frank Luck | Sven Fischer | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 2 | 8 December 1999 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Frode Andresen | Pavel Rostovtsev | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 2 | 10 December 1999 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Pursuit | Frode Andresen | Peter Sendel | Vyacheslav Derkach | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 3 | 15 December 1999 | Brezno-Osrblie | 20 km Individual | Raphaël Poirée | Vadim Sashurin | Frank Luck | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 3 | 17 December 1999 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km Sprint | Frode Andresen | Sven Fischer | Frank Luck | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 3 | 19 December 1999 | Brezno-Osrblie | 15 km Mass Start | Vladimir Drachev | Vadim Sashurin | Sven Fischer | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 4 | 6 January 2000 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Frank Luck | Raphaël Poirée | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2000 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Peter Sendel | Zdeněk Vítek | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 5 | 12 January 2000 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Mass Start | Ricco Groß | Raphaël Poirée | Sven Fischer | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2000 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Ricco Groß | Vadim Sashurin | Raphaël Poirée | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 5 | 16 January 2000 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Pursuit | Halvard Hanevold | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Raphaël Poirée | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 6 | 20 January 2000 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Raphaël Poirée | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Frode Andresen | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 6 | 22 January 2000 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Frode Andresen | Raphaël Poirée | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 7 | 11 February 2000 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Frode Andresen | Wolfgang Rottmann | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 7 | 13 February 2000 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Frode Andresen | Pavel Rostovtsev | Ricco Groß | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| WC | 19 February 2000 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Frode Andresen | Pavel Rostovtsev | René Cattarinussi | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| WC | 20 February 2000 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Frank Luck | Pavel Rostovtsev | Raphaël Poirée | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| WC | 23 February 2000 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 20 km Individual | Wolfgang Rottmann | Ludwig Gredler | Frank Luck | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| WC | 26 February 2000 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Mass Start | Raphaël Poirée | Pavel Rostovtsev | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 8 | 9 March 2000 | Lahti | 20 km Individual | Halvard Hanevold | Carsten Heymann | Sven Fischer | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 8 | 12 March 2000 | Lahti | 12.5 km Pursuit | Sven Fischer | Peter Sendel | Frode Andresen | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 9 | 17 March 2000 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Sprint | Vadim Sashurin | Devis Da Canal | Sven Fischer | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 9 | 18 March 2000 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Pursuit | Sven Fischer | Raphaël Poirée | Sergei Rozhkov | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 9 | 19 March 2000 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 15 km Mass Start | René Cattarinussi | Pavel Rostovtsev | Frode Andresen | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 3 December 1999 | Hochfilzen | 15 km Individual | Galina Koukleva | Magdalena Forsberg | Corinne Niogret | Galina Koukleva | Detail |
| 1 | 4 December 1999 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Corinne Niogret | Albina Akhatova | Magdalena Forsberg | Corinne Niogret | Detail |
| 2 | 9 December 1999 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Forsberg | Maria Strelenko | Corinne Niogret | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 2 | 10 December 1999 | Pokljuka | 10 km Pursuit | Olena Zubrilova | Magdalena Forsberg | Tetyana Vodopyanova | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 3 | 16 December 1999 | Brezno-Osrblie | 15 km Individual | Uschi Disl | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Pavlina Filipova | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 3 | 18 December 1999 | Brezno-Osrblie | 7.5 km Sprint | Gro Marit Istad | Olena Petrova | Irina Nikulchina | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 3 | 19 December 1999 | Brezno-Osrblie | 12.5 km Mass Start | Andrea Henkel | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Olena Petrova | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 4 | 5 January 2000 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Olena Zubrilova | Emmanuelle Claret | Nathalie Santer | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2000 | Oberhof | 10 km Pursuit | Olena Zubrilova | Magdalena Forsberg | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 5 | 12 January 2000 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Mass Start | Galina Koukleva | Magdalena Forsberg | Olena Petrova | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2000 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Nathalie Santer | Katrin Apel | Olga Pyleva | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 5 | 16 January 2000 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Pursuit | Martina Zellner | Corinne Niogret | Magdalena Forsberg | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 6 | 21 January 2000 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Martina Glagow | Martina Zellner | Andrea Henkel | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 6 | 22 January 2000 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Pursuit | Andrea Henkel | Galina Koukleva | Magdalena Forsberg | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 7 | 12 February 2000 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Galina Koukleva | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Florence Baverel | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 7 | 13 February 2000 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Martina Glagow | Svetlana Tchernousova | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| WC | 19 February 2000 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Liv Grete Skjelbreid | Katrin Apel | Martina Zellner | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| WC | 20 February 2000 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Pursuit | Magdalena Forsberg | Uschi Disl | Florence Baverel | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| WC | 22 February 2000 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Individual | Corinne Niogret | Yu Shumei | Magdalena Forsberg | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| WC | 26 February 2000 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Mass Start | Liv Grete Skjelbreid | Galina Koukleva | Corinne Niogret | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 8 | 9 March 2000 | Lahti | 15 km Individual | Olena Zubrilova | Andrea Henkel | Magdalena Forsberg | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 8 | 12 March 2000 | Lahti | 10 km Pursuit | Olena Zubrilova | Magdalena Forsberg | Andrea Henkel | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 9 | 16 March 2000 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 7.5 km Sprint | Olena Zubrilova | Olga Pyleva | Martina Glagow | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 9 | 18 March 2000 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Pursuit | Magdalena Forsberg | Corinne Niogret | Olena Zubrilova | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 9 | 19 March 2000 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Mass Start | Martina Zellner | Olena Zubrilova | Olena Petrova | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 5 December 1999 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Austria Wolfgang Perner Ludwig Gredler Günther Beck Wolfgang Rottmann | Norway Egil Gjelland Frode Andresen Dag Bjørndalen Halvard Hanevold | Germany Ricco Groß Frank Luck Peter Sendel Sven Fischer |
| 2 | 11 December 1999 | Pokljuka | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Egil Gjelland Frode Andresen Halvard Hanevold Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Russia Sergei Rozhkov Vyacheslav Kunayev Vladimir Drachev Pavel Rostovtsev | Germany Frank Luck Peter Sendel Carsten Heymann Sven Fischer |
| 4 | 9 January 2000 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Egil Gjelland Halvard Hanevold Dag Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Germany Frank Luck Sven Fischer Ricco Gross Peter Sendel | Czech Republic Ivan Masařík Roman Dostál Marian Málek Zdeněk Vítek |
| 5 | 13 January 2000 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Frank Luck Sven Fischer Peter Sendel Ricco Gross | Norway Egil Gjelland Halvard Hanevold Dag Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Russia Viktor Maigourov Sergei Rozhkov Vladimir Drachev Pavel Rostovtsev |
| 6 | 23 January 2000 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Viktor Maigourov Sergei Rozhkov Pavel Rostovtsev Vladimir Drachev | Germany Frank Luck Alexander Wolf Ricco Gross Sven Fischer | Norway Halvard Hanevold Egil Gjelland Sylfest Glimsdal Stig-Are Eriksen |
| WC | 11 March 2000 | Lahti | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Viktor Maigourov Sergei Rozhkov Vladimir Drachev Pavel Rostovtsev | Norway Egil Gjelland Frode Andresen Halvard Hanevold Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Germany Frank Luck Peter Sendel Sven Fischer Ricco Gross |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 5 December 1999 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Gro Marit Istad Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Liv Grete Skjelbreid Gunn Margit Andreassen | Germany Uschi Disl Simone Greiner Katja Beer Martina Zellner | Russia Mariya Strelenko Galina Kukleva Svetlana Tchernousova Albina Akhatova |
| 2 | 12 December 1999 | Pokljuka | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Albina Akhatova Galina Kukleva Mariya Strelenko Svetlana Ishmouratova | Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Olena Petrova Nataliya Tereshchenko Tetyana Vodopyanova | Bulgaria Pavlina Filipova Irina Nikulchina Radka Popova Iva Karagiozova |
| 4 | 8 January 2000 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Olga Pyleva Galina Kukleva Svetlana Tchernousova Svetlana Ishmouratova | Germany Uschi Disl Katrin Apel Katja Beer Andrea Henkel | France Sylvie Becaert Emmanuelle Claret Delphyne Burlet Corinne Niogret |
| 5 | 14 January 2000 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Uschi Disl Katrin Apel Andrea Henkel Martina Zellner | Russia Olga Pyleva Galina Kukleva Svetlana Tchernousova Svetlana Ishmouratova | Ukraine Iryna Merkushina Olena Petrova Nina Lemesh Olena Zubrilova |
| 6 | 23 January 2000 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Andrea Henkel Martina Glagow Katrin Apel Martina Zellner | Russia Olga Pyleva Galina Kukleva Mariya Strelenko Svetlana Ishmouratova | Ukraine Iryna Merkushina Olena Petrova Nina Lemesh Olena Zubrilova |
| WC | 25 February 2000 | Oslo | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Olga Pyleva Svetlana Tchernousova Galina Kukleva Albina Akhatova | Germany Uschi Disl Katrin Apel Andrea Henkel Martina Zellner | Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Olena Petrova Nina Lemesh Tetyana Vodopyanova |
| 8 | 10 March 2000 | Lahti | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Uschi Disl Katrin Apel Andrea Henkel Martina Zellner | Russia Olga Pyleva Svetlana Tchernousova Galina Kukleva Albina Akhatova | Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Olena Petrova Nina Lemesh Nataliya Tereshchenko |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Raphaël Poirée | 470 |
| 2. | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 448 |
| 3. | Sven Fischer | 434 |
| 4. | Pavel Rostovtsev | 384 |
| 5. | Frank Luck | 379 |
* Final standings after 25 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Magdalena Forsberg | 510 |
| 2. | Olena Zubrilova | 424 |
| 3. | Corinne Niogret | 411 |
| 4. | Galina Kukleva | 389 |
| 5. | Andrea Henkel | 378 |
* Final standings after 25 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 19 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| 2 | Germany | 16 | 17 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Russia | 9 | 19 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | France | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 6 | Sweden | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Belarus | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 189 |

## Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1999–2000 season:
* Harri Eloranta (FIN)
* Jan Wüstenfeld (GER)
* Pieralberto Carrara (ITA)
* Sylfest Glimsdal (NOR)
* Emmanuelle Claret (FRA)
* Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (GER)

## Footnotes

* ↑ Originally scheduled to be held in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia