# 1992–93 Biathlon World Cup

The 1992–93 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne. The season started on 17 December 1992 in Pokljuka, Slovenia, and ended on 21 March 1993 in Kontiolahti, Finland. It was the 16th season of the Biathlon World Cup.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 1992–93 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
| Pokljuka | 17–19 December | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Oberhof | 15–17 January | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Antholz | 21–24 January | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Borovec | 9–14 February | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Lillehammer | 4–7 March | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Östersund | 11–14 March | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Kontiolahti | 18–21 March | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Total | Total | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
* Results from the World Championships 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 | 17 December 1992 | Pokljuka | 20 km Individual | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Mark Kirchner | Jens Steinigen | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Detail |
| 1 | 19 December 1992 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Mark Kirchner | Jon Åge Tyldum | Oleg Ryzhenkov | Mark Kirchner | Detail |
| 2 | 15 January 1993 | Oberhof | 20 km Individual | Andreas Zingerle | Valeriy Medvedtsev | Alfred Eder | Mark Kirchner | Detail |
| 2 | 16 January 1993 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Johann Passler | Ulf Johansson | Gilles Marguet | Mikael Löfgren | Detail |
| 3 | 21 January 1993 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Ulf Johansson | Fredrik Kuoppa | Elmar Mutschlechner | Mikael Löfgren | Detail |
| 3 | 23 January 1993 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Pieralberto Carrara | Mikael Löfgren | Ricco Groß | Mikael Löfgren | Detail |
| 4 | 4 March 1993 | Lillehammer | 20 km Individual | Wilfried Pallhuber | Ricco Groß | Andreas Zingerle | Mikael Löfgren | Detail |
| 4 | 6 March 1993 | Lillehammer | 10 km Sprint | Frank Luck | Sven Fischer | Ludwig Gredler | Mikael Löfgren | Detail |
| 5 | 11 March 1993 | Östersund | 20 km Individual | Mark Kirchner | Mikael Löfgren | Jaakko Niemi | Mikael Löfgren | Detail |
| 5 | 13 March 1993 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Jon Åge Tyldum | Alexandr Popov | Sven Fischer | Mikael Löfgren | Detail |
| 6 | 18 March 1993 | Kontiolahti | 20 km Individual | Ludwig Gredler | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Johann Passler | Mikael Löfgren | Detail |
| 6 | 20 March 1993 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Sprint | Sven Fischer | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Jens Steinigen | Mikael Löfgren | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 17 December 1992 | Pokljuka | 15 km Individual | Anne Briand | Eva Háková | Corinne Niogret | Anne Briand | Detail |
| 1 | 19 December 1992 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Petra Schaaf | Svetlana Paramygina | Anne Briand | Anne Briand | Detail |
| 2 | 15 January 1993 | Oberhof | 15 km Individual | Anfisa Reztsova | Corinne Niogret | Eva Háková | Anne Briand | Detail |
| 2 | 16 January 1993 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Anfisa Reztsova | Uschi Disl | Anne Briand | Anne Briand | Detail |
| 3 | 21 January 1993 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Individual | Iva Shkodreva | Myriam Bédard | Nathalie Santer | Anne Briand | Detail |
| 3 | 23 January 1993 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Antje Misersky | Nadiya Billova | Anfisa Reztsova | Anne Briand | Detail |
| 4 | 4 March 1993 | Lillehammer | 15 km Individual | Anfisa Reztsova | Nathalie Santer | Myriam Bédard | Anfisa Reztsova | Detail |
| 4 | 6 March 1993 | Lillehammer | 7.5 km Sprint | Anfisa Reztsova | Svetlana Paramygina | Antje Misersky | Anfisa Reztsova | Detail |
| 5 | 11 March 1993 | Östersund | 15 km Individual | Martina Jašicová | Nathalie Santer | Iva Shkodreva | Anfisa Reztsova | Detail |
| 5 | 13 March 1993 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Anfisa Reztsova | Myriam Bédard | Nathalie Santer | Anfisa Reztsova | Detail |
| 6 | 18 March 1993 | Kontiolahti | 15 km Individual | Antje Misersky | Anfisa Reztsova | Véronique Claudel | Anfisa Reztsova | Detail |
| 6 | 20 March 1993 | Kontiolahti | 7.5 km Sprint | Anfisa Reztsova | Elena Belova | Delphyne Burlet | Anfisa Reztsova | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 20 December 1992 | Pokljuka | 4x7.5 km Relay | Austria Bruno Hofstätter Ludwig Gredler Wolfgang Perner Franz Schuler | Russia Valeriy Medvedtsev Valeri Kiriyenko Alexei Kobelev Sergei Tchepikov | Norway Eirik Kvalfoss Jon Age Tyldum Jo Severin Matberg Frode Loberg |
| 2 | 17 January 1993 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Italy Andreas Zingerle Johann Passler Pieralberto Carrara Wilfried Pallhuber | Russia Sergei Tchepikov Sergei Tarasov Alexei Kobelev Valeri Kiriyenko | Germany Ricco Gross Frank Luck Mark Kirchner Fritz Fischer |
| 3 | 24 January 1993 | Antholz | 4x7.5 km Relay | Sweden Ulf Johansson Tord Wiksten Leif Andersson Mikael Löfgren | Norway Eirik Kvalfoss Jon Age Tyldum Ilvar Ulekleiv Frode Loberg | Germany Ricco Gross Frank Luck Mark Kirchner Jens Steinigen |
| 4 | 7 March 1993 | Lillehammer | 4x7.5 km Relay | Sweden Mikael Löfgren Anders Mannelqvist Fredrik Kuoppa Ulf Johansson | Germany Ricco Gross Frank Luck Mark Kirchner Sven Fischer | France Lionel Laurent Patrice Bailly-Salins Thierry Dusserre Hervé Flandin |
| 5 | 14 March 1993 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Ricco Gross Jens Steinigen Mark Kirchner Sven Fischer | Belarus Viktor Maigourov Igor Khokhriakov Oleg Ryzhenkov Alexander Popov | Italy Hubert Leitgeb Wilfried Pallhuber Edmund Zitturi Elmar Mutschlechner |
| 6 | 21 March 1993 | Kontiolahti | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Valeriy Medvedtsev Valeri Kiriyenko Alexei Kobelev Sergei Tchepikov | Germany Jens Steinigen Ricco Gross Sven Fischer Frank Luck | France Gilles Marguet Patrice Bailly-Salins Christian Dumont Hervé Flandin |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 20 December 1992 | Pokljuka | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Uschi Disl Antje Misersky Inga Schneider Petra Schaaf | France Corinne Niogret Veronique Claudel Delphyne Burlet Anne Briand | Czechoslovakia Gabriela Suvová Eva Háková Jana Kulhavá Jiřina Adamičková |
| 2 | 17 January 1993 | Oberhof | 4x6 km Sprint | Russia Olga Simushina Svetlana Panyutina Elena Belova Anfisa Reztsova | France Corinne Niogret Veronique Claudel Delphyne Burlet Anne Briand | Czech Republic Jana Kulhavá Petra Nosková Iveta Knížková Helena Garabíková |
| 4 | 7 March 1993 | Lillehammer | 4x6 km Relay | France Corinne Niogret Veronique Claudel Delphyne Burlet Anne Briand | Russia Olga Simushina Elena Belova Tamara Volkova Anfisa Reztsova | Norway Signe Trosten Annette Sikveland Gunn Margit Andreassen Hildegunn Fossen |
| 5 | 14 March 1993 | Östersund | 4x6 km Relay | Norway Elin Kristiansen Annette Sikveland Signe Trosten Hildegunn Fossen | France Corinne Niogret Veronique Claudel Delphyne Burlet Anne Briand | Czech Republic Jana Kulhavá Jiřina Adamičková Iveta Knížková Eva Háková |
| 6 | 21 March 1993 | Kontiolahti | 4x6 km Relay | Norway Elin Kristiansen Annette Sikveland Signe Trosten Hildegunn Fossen | Russia Olga Simushina Elena Belova Nadezhda Talanova Anfisa Reztsova | Czech Republic Jana Kulhavá Jiřina Adamičková Irena Novotná Eva Háková |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Mikael Löfgren | 168 |
| 2. | Mark Kirchner | 151 |
| 3. | Pieralberto Carrara | 147 |
| 4. | Patrice Bailly-Salins | 146 |
| 5. | Johann Passler | 139 |
* Final standings after 12 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Anfisa Reztsova | 225 |
| 2. | Myriam Bédard | 183 |
| 3. | Anne Briand | 163 |
| 4. | Nathalie Santer | 160 |
| 5. | Petra Schaaf | 149 |
* Final standings after 12 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 | Russia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | France | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Sweden | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Belarus | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 |

## Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired during or after the 1992–93 season:
* Thierry Gerbier (FRA)
* Fritz Fischer (GER)
* Frode Loberg (NOR)
* Geir Einang (NOR)
* Gisle Fenne (NOR)
* Seija Hyytiäinen (FIN)
* Inga Kesper (GER)
* Siri Grundnes (NOR)