# 1995–96 Biathlon World Cup

The 1995–96 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 7 December 1995 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 17 March 1996 in Hochfilzen, Austria. It was the 19th season of the Biathlon World Cup.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 1995–96 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
| Östersund | 7–10 December | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Holmenkollen | 14–17 December | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Antholz | 11–14 January | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Osrblie | 18–21 January | ● | ● | | | |
| Ruhpolding | 3–11 February | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Pokljuka | 7–10 March | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Hochfilzen | 14–17 March | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Total | Total | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

## World Cup Podium
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 7 December 1995 | Östersund | 20 km Individual | Vesa Hietalahti | Sergei Tarasov | Pavel Mouslimov | Vesa Hietalahti | Detail |
| 1 | 9 December 1995 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Ludwig Gredler | Sven Fischer | Pieralberto Carrara | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 2 | 14 December 1995 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 20 km Individual | Sven Fischer | Mikael Löfgren | Vladimir Drachev | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 2 | 16 December 1995 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Sven Fischer | Viktor Maigourov | Ricco Groß | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 3 | 11 January 1996 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Vladimir Drachev | Halvard Hanevold | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 3 | 13 January 1996 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Ludwig Gredler | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Vladimir Drachev | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 4 | 18 January 1996 | Brezno-Osrblie | 20 km Individual | Vladimir Drachev | Raphaël Poirée | Vesa Hietalahti | Vladimir Drachev | Detail |
| 4 | 20 January 1996 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km Sprint | Vladimir Drachev | Ludwig Gredler | René Cattarinussi | Vladimir Drachev | Detail |
| WC | 4 February 1996 | Ruhpolding | 20 km Individual | Sergei Tarasov | Vladimir Drachev | Vadim Sashurin | Vladimir Drachev | Detail |
| WC | 9 February 1996 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Vladimir Drachev | Viktor Maigourov | René Cattarinussi | Vladimir Drachev | Detail |
| 5 | 7 March 1996 | Pokljuka | 20 km Individual | Sergei Rozhkov | Vladimir Drachev | Viktor Maigourov | Vladimir Drachev | Detail |
| 5 | 9 March 1996 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Vladimir Drachev | Viktor Maigourov | Sven Fischer | Vladimir Drachev | Detail |
| 6 | 14 March 1996 | Hochfilzen | 20 km Individual | Viktor Maigourov | Halvard Hanevold | Vladimir Drachev | Vladimir Drachev | Detail |
| 6 | 16 March 1996 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Vladimir Drachev | Raphaël Poirée | Sven Fischer | Vladimir Drachev | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 7 December 1995 | Östersund | 15 km Individual | Uschi Disl | Tetyana Vodopyanova | Magdalena Forsberg | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 1 | 9 December 1995 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Svetlana Paramygina | Olga Melnik | Mari Lampinen | Svetlana Paramygina | Detail |
| 2 | 14 December 1995 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Individual | Magdalena Forsberg | Petra Behle | Soňa Mihoková | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 2 | 16 December 1995 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Uschi Disl | Petra Behle | Svetlana Paramygina | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 3 | 11 January 1996 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Individual | Uschi Disl | Andreja Grašič | Petra Behle | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 3 | 13 January 1996 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Uschi Disl | Emmanuelle Claret | Magdalena Forsberg | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 4 | 18 January 1996 | Brezno-Osrblie | 15 km Individual | Andreja Grašič | Ann-Elen Skjelbreid | Hildegunn Mikkelsplass | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 4 | 20 January 1996 | Brezno-Osrblie | 7.5 km Sprint | Emmanuelle Claret | Florence Baverel | Andreja Grašič | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| WC | 3 February 1996 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Individual | Emmanuelle Claret | Olga Melnik | Olena Petrova | Emmanuelle Claret | Detail |
| WC | 8 February 1996 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Olga Romasko | Ann-Elen Skjelbreid | Magdalena Forsberg | Emmanuelle Claret | Detail |
| 5 | 7 March 1996 | Pokljuka | 15 km Individual | Tetyana Vodopyanova | Natalia Permiakova | Katrin Apel | Emmanuelle Claret | Detail |
| 5 | 9 March 1996 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Petra Behle | Uschi Disl | Yu Shumei | Emmanuelle Claret | Detail |
| 6 | 14 March 1996 | Hochfilzen | 15 km Individual | Simone Greiner-Petter-M. | Myriam Bédard | Florence Baverel | Emmanuelle Claret | Detail |
| 6 | 16 March 1996 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Soňa Mihoková | Yu Shumei | Simone Greiner-Petter-M. | Emmanuelle Claret | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 10 December 1995 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Viktor Maigourov Vladimir Drachev Pavel Mouslimov Alexei Kobelev | Germany Ricco Gross Mark Kirchner Frank Luck Sven Fischer | Austria Hannes Obererlacher Wolfgang Perner Reinhard Neuner Ludwig Gredler |
| 2 | 17 December 1995 | Holmenkollen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Viktor Maigourov Vladimir Drachev Sergei Tarasov Pavel Mouslimov | Germany Ricco Gross Mark Kirchner Frank Luck Sven Fischer | Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Egil Gjelland Frode Andresen Jon Åge Tyldum |
| 3 | 14 January 1996 | Antholz | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Viktor Maigourov Vladimir Drachev Sergei Tarasov Alexei Kobelev | Belarus Alexei Aidarov Oleg Ryzhenkov Vadim Sashurin Alexander Popov | Italy Rene Cattarinussi Wilfried Pallhuber Patrick Favre Pieralberto Carrara |
| 4 | 21 January 1996 | Brezno-Osrblie | Team event | Austria Wolfgang Perner Martin Pfurtscheller Reinhard Neuner Ludwig Gredler | Norway Frode Andresen Halvard Hanevold Ole Einar Bjørndalen Egil Gjelland | Finland Paavo Puurunen Erkki Latvala Vesa Hietalahti Ville Räikkönen |
| WC | 6 February 1996 | Ruhpolding | Team event | Belarus Vadim Sashurin Oleg Ryzhenkov Alexander Popov Petr Ivashko | Russia Vladimir Drachev Pavel Mouslimov Sergei Rozhkov Viktor Maigourov | Italy Rene Cattarinussi Pieralberto Carrara Patrick Favre Hubert Leitgeb |
| WC | 11 February 1996 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Viktor Maigourov Vladimir Drachev Sergei Tarasov Alexei Kobelev | Germany Ricco Gross Peter Sendel Frank Luck Sven Fischer | Belarus Alexei Aidarov Oleg Ryzhenkov Vadim Sashurin Alexander Popov |
| 5 | 10 March 1996 | Pokljuka | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Pavel Mouslimov Vladimir Drachev Eduard Ryabov Alexei Kobelev | Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Halvard Hanevold Frode Andresen Dag Bjørndalen | Germany Peter Sendel Frank Luck Mark Kirchner Sven Fischer |
| 6 | 17 March 1996 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Halvard Hanevold Frode Andresen Dag Bjørndalen | Russia Viktor Maigourov Alexei Kobelev Sergei Tarasov Vladimir Drachev | Belarus Alexei Aidarov Oleg Ryzhenkov Alexander Popov Vadim Sashurin |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 10 December 1995 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Uschi Disl Katrin Apel Martina Zellner Petra Behle | Ukraine Tetyana Vodopyanova Olena Petrova Olena Zubrilova Valentina Tserbe-Nessina | Russia Olga Anisimova Olga Melnik Galina Kukleva Irina Mileshina |
| 2 | 17 December 1995 | Holmenkollen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Uschi Disl Katrin Apel Martina Zellner Petra Behle | Norway Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Annette Sikveland Hildegunn Mikkelsplass Liv Grete Skjelbreid | France Corinne Niogret Florence Baverel Emmanuelle Claret Anne Briand |
| 3 | 14 January 1996 | Antholz | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Corinne Niogret Florence Baverel Emmanuelle Claret Anne Briand | Germany Uschi Disl Simone Greiner Katrin Apel Petra Behle | Ukraine Tetyana Vodopyanova Nina Lemesh Olena Petrova Olena Zubrilova |
| WC | 10 February 1996 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Uschi Disl Simone Greiner Katrin Apel Petra Behle | France Corinne Niogret Florence Baverel Emmanuelle Claret Anne Briand | Ukraine Tetyana Vodopyanova Valentina Tserbe-Nessina Olena Petrova Olena Zubrilova |
| 5 | 10 March 1996 | Pokljuka | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Florence Baverel Emmanuelle Claret Anne Briand Corinne Niogret | Germany Uschi Disl Simone Greiner Katrin Apel Petra Behle | Norway Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Annette Sikveland Hildegunn Mikkelsplass Gunn Margit Andreassen |
| 6 | 17 March 1996 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Florence Baverel Emmanuelle Claret Anne Briand Corinne Niogret | Norway Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Annette Sikveland Hildegunn Mikkelsplass Gunn Margit Andreassen | Germany Uschi Disl Simone Greiner Katrin Apel Petra Behle |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Vladimir Drachev | 276 |
| 2. | Viktor Maigourov | 204 |
| 3. | Sven Fischer | 184 |
| 4. | Pieralberto Carrara | 166 |
| 5. | Ludwig Gredler | 162 |
* Final standings after 14 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Emmanuelle Claret | 226 |
| 2. | Uschi Disl | 212 |
| 3. | Petra Behle | 191 |
| 4. | Andreja Grašič | 187 |
| 5. | Magdalena Wallin | 178 |
* Final standings after 14 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 2 | Germany | 11 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 3 | France | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Norway | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Austria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Belarus | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 |

## Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired during or after the 1995–96 season:
* Jaakko Niemi (FIN)
* Jens Steinigen (GER)
* Johann Passler (ITA)
* Valeri Kiriyenko (RUS)
* Svetlana Petcherskaia (RUS)