# 1982–83 Biathlon World Cup

The 1982–83 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 27 January 1983 in Ruhpolding, West Germany, and ended on 11 March 1983 in Holmenkollen, Norway. It was the sixth season of the Biathlon World Cup, and the first in which women were allowed to compete in their own European Cup. Though called the European Cup, participation was not restricted to Europeans.
The second World Cup round was originally going to be held in Oberhof, East Germany, but they had to cancel due to a lack of snow. The races were therefore moved to Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.
Originally the first round of the European Cup was to be held in Jáchymov, Czechoslovakia from 21 to 24 January 1983, but it was cancelled, thus the races in Lappeenranta, Finland were the only ones held.

## Men's calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1982–83 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
| Ruhpolding | 27–30 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Antholz-Anterselva | 9–12 February | ● | ● | ● |
| Antholz-Anterselva | 24–27 February | ● | ● | ● |
| Lahti | 4–5 March | ● | ● | |
| Holmenkollen | 9–11 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Total | Total | 5 | 5 | 4 |
*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.

## Women's calendar

| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
| Lappeenranta | 4–6 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Total | Total | 1 | 1 | 1 |
*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 | 27 January 1983 | Ruhpolding | 20 km Individual | Peter Angerer | Andreas Schweiger | Frank Ullrich | Peter Angerer |
| 1 | 28 January 1983 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Eirik Kvalfoss | Frank Ullrich | Odd Lirhus | Frank Ullrich |
| 2 | 9 February 1983 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Frank Ullrich | Odd Lirhus | Peter Angerer | Frank Ullrich |
| 2 | 11 February 1983 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Algimantas Šalna | Peter Angerer | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Frank Ullrich |
| WC | 23 February 1983 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Frank Ullrich | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Peter Angerer | Frank Ullrich |
| WC | 26 February 1983 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Eirik Kvalfoss | Peter Angerer | Alfred Eder | Peter Angerer |
| 3 | 4 March 1983 | Lahti | 20 km Individual | Algimantas Šalna | Odd Lirhus | Fritz Fischer | Peter Angerer |
| 3 | 5 March 1983 | Lahti | 10 km Sprint | Algimantas Šalna | Eirik Kvalfoss | Dmitry Vasilyev | Peter Angerer |
| 4 | 9 March 1983 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 20 km Individual | Dmitry Vasilyev | Johann Passler | Andreas Schweiger | Peter Angerer |
| 4 | 10 March 1983 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Peter Angerer | Johann Passler | Peter Angerer |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 4 March 1983 | Lappeenranta | 10 km Individual | Gry Østvik | Pirjo Aalto | Tuula Ylinen | Gry Østvik | Detail |
| 1 | 5 March 1983 | Lappeenranta | 5 km Sprint | Aino Kallunki | Siv Bråten | Aila Flyktman | Gry Østvik | Detail |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Peter Angerer | 143 |
| 2. | Eirik Kvalfoss | 136 |
| 3. | Frank Ullrich | 134 |
| 4. | Frank-Peter Roetsch | 128 |
| 5. | Odd Lirhus | 126 |
* Final standings after 10 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Gry Østvik | 47 |
| 2. | Siv Bråten | 45 |
| 3. | Aino Kallunki | 43 |
| 4. | Aila Flyktman | 42 |
| 5. | Tuula Ylinen | 42 |
* Final standings after 2 races.

## Achievements
### First World/European Cup career victory

* Peter Angerer (FRG), 23, in his 4th season — the WC 1 Individual in Ruhpolding; first podium was 1980–81 Sprint in Ruhpolding
* Algimantas Šalna (URS), 23, in his 2nd season — the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
* Gry Østvik (NOR), 19, in her 1st season — the EC 1 Individual in Lappeenranta; it also was her first podium
* Aino Kallunki (FIN), in her 1st season — the EC 1 Sprint in Lappeenranta; it also was her first podium
* Dmitry Vasilyev (URS), 20, in his 1st season — the WC 4 Individual in Holmenkollen; first podium was 1982–83 Sprint in Lahti
* Frank-Peter Roetsch (GDR), 18, in his 1st season — the WC 4 Sprint in Holmenkollen; first podium was 1982–83 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva

### First World/European Cup podium

* Frank-Peter Roetsch (GDR), 18, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
* Pirjo Mattila (FIN), in her 1st season — no. 2 in the EC 1 Individual in Lappeenranta
* Tuula Ylinen (FIN), in her 1st season — no. 3 in the EC 1 Individual in Lappeenranta
* Siv Bråten (NOR), 22, in her 1st season — no. 2 in the EC 1 Sprint in Lappeenranta
* Aila Flyktman (FIN), in her 1st season — no. 3 in the EC 1 Sprint in Lappeenranta
* Dmitry Vasilyev (URS), 20, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Sprint in Lahti
* Johann Passler (ITA), 21, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Individual in Holmenkollen

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

* Algimantas Šalna (URS), 3 (3) first places
* Frank Ullrich (GDR), 2 (16) first places
* Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR), 2 (5) first places
* Peter Angerer (FRG), 1 (1) first place
* Gry Østvik (NOR), 1 (1) first place
* Aino Kallunki (FIN), 1 (1) first place
* Dmitry Vasilyev (URS), 1 (1) first place
* Frank-Peter Roetsch (GDR), 1 (1) first place

## Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1982–83 season:
* Erkki Antila (FIN)