# 1991–92 Biathlon World Cup

The 1991–92 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 19 December 1991 in Hochfilzen, Austria, and ended on 22 March 1992 in Novosibirsk, Russia. It was the 15th season of the Biathlon World Cup.
The men's individual and women's sprint were moved from Holmenkollen, Norway to Skrautvål, Norway, due to rain and fog, with the planned relays being cancelled. The fifth round of the World Cup was originally going to be held in Kokkola, Finland, but were moved to Skrautvål due to a lack of snow.

## Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1991–92 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Team event | Relay |
| Hochfilzen | 19–22 December | ● | ● | | ● |
| Ruhpolding | 16–19 January | ● | ● | | ● |
| Antholz-Anterselva | 23–26 January | ● | ● | | ● |
| Holmenkollen | 6–7 March | ● | ● | | ● |
| Skrautvål | 10–15 March | ● | ● | | ● |
| Novosibirsk | 19–21 March | ● | ● | | |
| Total | Total | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
* Results from the Olympics did not count toward the World Cup.
* 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) | Det. |
| 1 | 19 December 1991 | Hochfilzen | 20 km Individual | Jens Steinigen | Christian Dumont | Mark Kirchner | Jens Steinigen | |
| 1 | 21 December 1991 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Alexandr Popov | Sylfest Glimsdal | Sverre Istad | Mark Kirchner | |
| 2 | 16 January 1992 | Ruhpolding | 20 km Individual | Andreas Zingerle | Valeriy Medvedtsev | Josh Thompson | Pieralberto Carrara | |
| 2 | 18 January 1992 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Jens Steinigen | Tomáš Kos | Thierry Gerbier | Andreas Zingerle | |
| 3 | 23 January 1992 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Valeri Kiriyenko | Sergei Tchepikov | Geir Einang | Andreas Zingerle | |
| 3 | 25 January 1992 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Alexandr Popov | Ricco Groß | Jon Åge Tyldum | Jon Åge Tyldum | |
| 4 | 6 March 1992 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 20 km Individual | Cancelled, held later on in Fagernes | Cancelled, held later on in Fagernes | Cancelled, held later on in Fagernes | Jon Åge Tyldum | N/A |
| 4 | 8 March 1992 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Frode Løberg | Ludwig Gredler | Wolfgang Perner | Gisle Fenne | |
| 5 | 10 March 1992 | Fagernes | 20 km Individual | Mark Kirchner | Sergei Tchepikov | Mikael Löfgren | Frode Løberg | |
| 5 | 12 March 1992 | Fagernes | 10 km Sprint | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Jon Åge Tyldum | Sylfest Glimsdal | Jon Åge Tyldum | |
| 5 | 14 March 1992 | Fagernes | 20 km Individual | Geir Einang | Jon Åge Tyldum | Sergei Tchepikov | Jon Åge Tyldum | |
| 6 | 19 March 1992 | Novosibirsk | 20 km Individual | Wolfgang Perner | Sylfest Glimsdal | Hubert Leitgeb | Jon Åge Tyldum | |
| 6 | 21 March 1992 | Novosibirsk | 10 km Sprint | Wilfried Pallhuber | Ludwig Gredler | Mikael Löfgren | Jon Åge Tyldum | |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 19 December 1991 | Hochfilzen | 15 km Individual | Anne Elvebakk | Petra Schaaf | Elin Kristiansen | Anne Elvebakk | Detail |
| 1 | 21 December 1991 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Antje Misersky | Elena Belova | Elin Kristiansen | Anne Elvebakk | Detail |
| 2 | 16 January 1992 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Individual | Uschi Disl | Gabriela Suvová | Antje Misersky | Antje Misersky | Detail |
| 2 | 18 January 1992 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Anfisa Reztsova | Antje Misersky | Petra Schaaf | Antje Misersky | Detail |
| 3 | 23 January 1992 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Individual | Nadezhda Aleksieva | Anne Briand | Elena Golovina | Antje Misersky | Detail |
| 3 | 25 January 1992 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Svetlana Petcherskaia | Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo | Anfisa Reztsova | Elena Golovina | Detail |
| 4 | 6 March 1992 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Individual | Anfisa Reztsova | Anne Briand | Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo | Petra Schaaf | Detail |
| 4 | 8 March 1992 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Hildegunn Fossen | Anne Briand | Anfisa Reztsova | Anfisa Reztsova | Detail |
| 5 | 12 March 1992 | Skrautvål | 7.5 km Sprint | Anfisa Reztsova | Delphyne Burlet | Petra Schaaf | Anfisa Reztsova | Detail |
| 5 | 14 March 1992 | Skrautvål | 15 km Individual | Jiřina Adamičková | Anne Briand | Iva Shkodreva | Anfisa Reztsova | Detail |
| 6 | 19 March 1992 | Novosibirsk | 15 km Individual | Elin Kristiansen | Anfisa Reztsova | Iva Shkodreva | Anfisa Reztsova | Detail |
| 6 | 21 March 1992 | Novosibirsk | 7.5 km Sprint | Anfisa Reztsova | Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo | Petra Schaaf | Anfisa Reztsova | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 22 December 1991 | Hochfilzen | Team event | Soviet Union Anatoly Zhdanovich Sergei Tarasov Valeriy Medvedtsev Alexander Popov | France Xavier Blond Stéphane Bouthiaux Lionel Laurent Christian Dumont | Czechoslovakia Petr Garabík Tomáš Kos Martin Rypl Jiří Holubec |
| 2 | 19 January 1992 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Italy Pieralberto Carrara Johann Passler Edmund Zitturi Andreas Zingerle | Germany Frank Luck Mark Kirchner Jens Steinigen Fritz Fischer | CIS Sergei Tchepikov Sergei Tarasov Valeriy Medvedtsev Alexander Popov |
| 3 | 26 January 1992 | Antholz | 4x7.5 km Relay | Italy Hubert Leitgeb Johann Passler Pieralberto Carrara Andreas Zingerle | CIS Alexander Popov Sergei Tarasov Valeri Kiriyenko Sergei Tchepikov | Norway Geir Einang Jon Åge Tyldum Gisle Fenne Eirik Kvalfoss |
| 5 | 15 March 1992 | Fagernes | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway IGeir Einang Gisle Fenne Jon Åge Tyldum Frode Løberg | Austria Ludwig Gredler Wolfgang Perner Franz Schuler Alfred Eder | Norway IIEirik Kvalfoss Sylfest Glimsdal Jo Severin Matberg Halvard Hanevold |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2 | 19 January 1992 | Ruhpolding | 3x6 km Relay | Germany Uschi Disl Antje Misersky Petra Schaaf | CIS Elena Belova Anfisa Reztsova Svetlana Petcherskaia | Norway Signe Trosten Anne Elvebakk Hildegunn Fossen |
| 3 | 26 January 1992 | Antholz | 3x6 km Relay | France Corinne Niogret Veronique Claudel Anne Briand | Germany Uschi Disl Antje Misersky Petra Schaaf | CIS Elena Golovina Anfisa Reztsova Svetlana Petcherskaia |
| 5 | 15 March 1992 | Fagernes | 3x6 km Relay | France Corinne Niogret Veronique Claudel Anne Briand | Norway Signe Trosten Hildegunn Fossen Elin Kristiansen | Germany Uschi Disl Inga Kesper Petra Schaaf |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Jon Åge Tyldum | 173 |
| 2. | Mikael Löfgren | 145 |
| 3. | Sylfest Glimsdal | 131 |
| 4. | Patrice Bailly-Salins | 129 |
| 5. | Johann Passler | 129 |
* Final standings after 12 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Anfisa Reztsova | 212 |
| 2. | Anne Briand | 179 |
| 3. | Petra Schaaf | 173 |
| 4. | Svetlana Petcherskaia | 153 |
| 5. | Uschi Disl | 147 |
* Final standings after 12 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | CIS | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Norway | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Germany | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Italy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | France | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Austria | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |

## Achievements
### Men
#### First World Cup career victory

* Jens Steinigen (GER), 25, in his 4th season — the WC 1 Individual in Hochfilzen; it also was his first podium
* Valeri Kiriyenko (CIS), 26, in his 3rd season — the WC 3 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
* Frode Løberg (NOR), 29, in his 6th season — the WC 4 Sprint in Holmenkollen; first podium was the 1989–90 Individual in Walchsee
* Patrice Bailly-Salins (FRA), 27, in his 4th season — the WC 5 Sprint in Skrautvål; first podium was the 1990–91 Individual in Canmore
* Wolfgang Perner (AUT), 24, in his 2nd season — the WC 6 Individual in Novosibirsk; first podium was the 1991–92 Sprint in Holmenkollen
* Wilfried Pallhuber (ITA), 24, in his 6th season — the WC 6 Sprint in Novosibirsk; it also was his first podium

#### First World Cup podium

* Sylfest Glimsdal (NOR), 25, in his 5th season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Hochfilzen
* Sverre Istad (NOR), 26, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Hochfilzen
* Tomáš Kos (TCH), 24, in his 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Ruhpolding
* Jon Åge Tyldum (NOR), 23, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
* Ludwig Gredler (AUT), 24, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Sprint in Holmenkollen
* Wolfgang Perner (AUT), 24, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Holmenkollen
* Mikael Löfgren (SWE), 22, in his 6th season — no. 3 in the WC 5 Individual in Skrautvål

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

* Alexandr Popov (CIS), 2 (5) first places
* Jens Steinigen (GER), 2 (2) first places
* Mark Kirchner (GER), 1 (4) first place
* Andreas Zingerle (ITA), 1 (2) first place
* Geir Einang (NOR), 1 (2) first place
* Valeri Kiriyenko (CIS), 1 (1) first place
* Frode Løberg (NOR), 1 (1) first place
* Patrice Bailly-Salins (FRA), 1 (1) first place
* Wolfgang Perner (AUT), 1 (1) first place
* Wilfried Pallhuber (ITA), 1 (1) first place

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

* Anfisa Reztsova (CIS), 4 (4) first places
* Jiřina Adamičková (TCH), 1 (6) first place
* Anne Elvebakk (NOR), 1 (5) first place
* Svetlana Petcherskaia (CIS), 1 (5) first place
* Elin Kristiansen (NOR), 1 (3) first place
* Antje Misersky (GER), 1 (2) first place
* Uschi Disl (GER), 1 (2) first place
* Nadezhda Aleksieva (BUL), 1 (2) first place
* Hildegunn Fossen (NOR), 1 (1) first place

## Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1991–92 season:
* Frank-Peter Roetsch (GER)
* Gottlieb Taschler (ITA)
* Anatoly Zhdanovich (CIS)
* Josh Thompson (USA)
* Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR)
* Elena Golovina (RUS)