# 1985–86 Biathlon World Cup

The 1985–86 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 16 January 1986 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy, and ended on 16 March 1986 in Boden, Sweden. It was the ninth season of the Biathlon World Cup.

## Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1985–86 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
| Antholz-Anterselva | 16–19 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Feistritz | 23–26 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Oberhof | 30 January–2 February | ● | ● | ● |
| Holmenkollen | 20–23 February | ● | ● | ● |
| Lahti | 7–9 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Boden | 14–16 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Total | Total | 6 | 6 | 6 |
* 1986 World Championship races were not included in the 1985–86 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 | 16 January 1986 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Valeriy Medvedtsev | Gottlieb Taschler | Sergei Antonov | Valeriy Medvedtsev |
| 1 | 18 January 1986 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Peter Angerer | Andrei Nepein | Gisle Fenne | Peter Angerer |
| 2 | 23 January 1986 | Feistritz | 20 km Individual | Sergei Antonov | Dmitry Vasilyev | André Sehmisch | Peter Angerer |
| 2 | 25 January 1986 | Feistritz | 10 km Sprint | Andrei Nepein | André Sehmisch | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Peter Angerer |
| 3 | 30 January 1986 | Oberhof | 20 km Individual | Peter Angerer | André Sehmisch | Anatoly Zhdanovich | Peter Angerer |
| 3 | 1 February 1986 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Matthias Jacob | André Sehmisch | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Peter Angerer |
| 4 | 8 March 1986 | Lahti | 20 km Individual | Peter Angerer | Jan Matouš | Andreas Zingerle | Peter Angerer |
| 4 | 9 March 1986 | Lahti | 10 km Sprint | André Sehmisch | Fritz Fischer | Johann Passler | André Sehmisch |
| 5 | 14 March 1986 | Boden | 20 km Individual | Tapio Piipponen | André Sehmisch | Alfred Eder | André Sehmisch |
| 5 | 15 March 1986 | Boden | 10 km Sprint | Matthias Jacob | Sergei Antonov | Eirik Kvalfoss | André Sehmisch |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | André Sehmisch | 158 |
| 2. | Peter Angerer | 146 |
| 3. | Matthias Jacob | 124 |
| 4. | Tapio Piipponen | 123 |
| 5. | Alfred Eder | 120 |
* Final standings after 10 races.

## Achievements
### First World Cup career victory

* Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS), 21, in his 1st season — the WC 1 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
* Andrei Nepein (URS), in his 3rd season — the WC 2 Sprint in Feistritz; first podium was 1985–86 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
* André Sehmisch (GDR), 21, in his 3rd season — the WC 4 Sprint in Lahti; first podium was 1984–85 Sprint in Lahti
* Tapio Piipponen (FIN), 28, in his 7th season — the WC 5 Individual in Boden; first podium was 1981–82 Sprint in Ruhpolding

### First World Cup podium

* Gottlieb Taschler (ITA), 24, in his 5th season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
* Andrei Nepein (URS), in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
* Gisle Fenne (NOR), 22, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
* Anatoly Zhdanovich (URS), 23, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Oberhof
* Jan Matouš (TCH), 24, in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Individual in Lahti
* Andreas Zingerle (ITA), 24, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Individual in Lahti
* André Sehmisch (GDR), 20, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Lahti

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

* Peter Angerer (FRG), 3 (9) first places
* Matthias Jacob (GDR), 2 (4) first places
* Sergei Antonov (URS), 1 (2) first place
* Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS), 1 (1) first place
* Andrei Nepein (URS), 1 (1) first place
* André Sehmisch (GDR), 1 (1) first place
* Tapio Piipponen (FIN), 1 (1) first place

## Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1985–86 season:
* Mette Mestad (NOR)