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1977–78 Biathlon World Cup
The 1977–78 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 13 January 1978 in Ruhpolding, West Germany, and ended in April 1978 in Sodankylä, Finland. It was the first ever season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men. Calendar Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1977–78 season. ''*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.'' World Cup podium Men Standings Overall *Final standings after 10 races. Achievements ;First World Cup career victory: *, 22, in his 1st season — the WC 1 Individual in Ruhpolding; it also was his first podium and the first podium for an East German biathlete *, 29, in his 1st season — the WC 1 Sprint in Ruhpolding; it also was his first podium and the first podium for a Norwegian biathlete *, 20, in his 1st season&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich (, ; born 24 January 1958) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD and former biathlete and athletic trainer, trainer of the German national team. Since 2021 German federal election, 2021, he has been a member of the Bundestag. Career Biathlon was in Ullrich's family as his father was a biathlon referee. His first appearance was in 1967 at the East Germany, GDR Children Championships. In 1972, he placed second over 5 km at the Spartakiad, in 1975 he became Youth World Champion in relay race, relay. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics with the 4 × 7.5 km relay team. At the 1980 Winter Olympics he won 3 medals with silvers in the 20 km individual and the 4 × 7.5 km relay and a gold medal in the 10 km sprint, an event he dominated at world level between 1978 and 1981. In 1982 his wife fell ill and died, soon after which he switched to training. He undertook a period of study at the :de:Deutsche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |