# 1986–87 Biathlon World Cup

The 1986–87 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 18 December 1986 in Obertauern, Austria, and ended on 15 March 1987 in Lillehammer, Norway. It was the tenth season of the Biathlon World Cup. The first round of the World Cup was originally going to be held in Hochfilzen, Austria, but the races were moved to Obertauern due to a lack of snow.

## Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1986–87 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
| Obertauern | 18–21 December | ● | ● | ● |
| Borovets | 8–11 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Antholz-Anterselva | 15–18 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Ruhpolding | 22–25 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Lake Placid | 12–15 February | ● | ● | ● |
| Canmore | 19–22 February | ● | ● | ● |
| Lillehammer | 12–15 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Total | Total | 7 | 7 | 7 |
* 1987 World Championship races were not included in the 1986–87 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

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) |
| 1 | 17 December 1986 | Hochfilzen | 20 km Individual | Valeriy Medvedtsev | František Chládek | Alexandr Popov | Valeriy Medvedtsev |
| 1 | 20 December 1986 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Roger Westling | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Franz Schuler | Valeriy Medvedtsev |
| 2 | 8 January 1987 | Borovets | 20 km Individual | Jan Matouš | Fritz Fischer | Valeriy Medvedtsev | Valeriy Medvedtsev |
| 2 | 10 January 1987 | Borovets | 10 km Sprint | Fritz Fischer | Dmitry Vasilyev | Valeriy Medvedtsev | Valeriy Medvedtsev |
| 3 | 15 January 1987 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Alexandr Popov | Anatoly Zhdanovich | Fritz Fischer |
| 3 | 17 January 1987 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Alexandr Popov | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Dmitry Vasilyev | Fritz Fischer |
| 4 | 22 January 1987 | Ruhpolding | 20 km Individual | Andrei Zenkov | Fritz Fischer | Ernst Reiter | Fritz Fischer |
| 4 | 24 January 1987 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Fritz Fischer | Jan Matouš | Eirik Kvalfoss | Fritz Fischer |
| 5 | 19 February 1987 | Canmore | 20 km Individual | Valeriy Medvedtsev | Matthias Jacob | André Sehmisch | Fritz Fischer |
| 5 | 21 February 1987 | Canmore | 10 km Sprint | Alexandr Popov Juri Kashkarov | | Peter Angerer | Frank-Peter Roetsch |
| 6 | 12 March 1987 | Lillehammer | 20 km Individual | Matthias Jacob | Frank-Peter Roetsch | André Sehmisch | Frank-Peter Roetsch |
| 6 | 14 March 1987 | Lillehammer | 10 km Sprint | Peter Angerer | André Sehmisch | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Frank-Peter Roetsch |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Frank-Peter Roetsch | 188 |
| 2. | Fritz Fischer | 183 |
| 3. | Jan Matouš | 166 |
| 4. | Valeriy Medvedtsev | 163 |
| 5. | Alexandr Popov | 154 |
* Final standings after 12 races.

## Achievements
### First World Cup career victory

* Roger Westling (SWE), 25, in his 5th season — the WC 1 Sprint in Obertauern; it also was his first podium
* Jan Matouš (TCH), 25, in his 5th season — the WC 2 Individual in Borovets; first podium was 1985–86 Individual in Lahti
* Alexandr Popov (URS), 21, in his 2nd season — the WC 3 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva; first podium was 1986–87 Individual in Obertauern

### First World Cup podium

* František Chládek (TCH), 28, — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Obertauern
* Alexandr Popov (URS), 21, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Obertauern
* Franz Schuler (AUT), 24, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Obertauern
* Ernst Reiter (FRG), 24, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Individual in Ruhpolding

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

* Fritz Fischer (FRG), 2 (4) first places
* Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS), 2 (3) first places
* Peter Angerer (FRG), 1 (10) first place
* Frank-Peter Roetsch (GDR), 1 (7) first place
* Matthias Jacob (GDR), 1 (5) first place
* Juri Kashkarov (URS), 1 (3) first place
* Andrei Zenkov (URS), 1 (2) first place
* Roger Westling (SWE), 1 (1) first place
* Jan Matouš (TCH), 1 (1) first place
* Alexandr Popov (URS), 1 (1) first place

## Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1986–87 season:
* Andrei Zenkov (URS)
* Aino Kallunki (FIN)
* Sanna Gronlid (NOR)
* Siv Bråten (NOR)