|
Biathlon At The 1976 Winter Olympics – Individual
The Men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1976 Winter Olympics was held on 6 February, at Seefeld. Each miss of the target cost two minutes, while hitting the outer circle cost one minute. Summary Defending world champion Heikki Ikola was among the leaders after the first shooting around, but he trailed Soviet Aleksandr Tikhonov, who set a torrid pace. Tikhonov led by thirty seconds at the halfway point, despite missing a shot, and after shooting clear the third time, the Soviet was up by more than a minute on Ikola and Nikolay Kruglov, the worlds silver medalist. However, at the final shot, Tikhonov collapsed, taking six penalty minutes to fall out of medal contention. Ikola took two minutes in penalties as well, meaning Kruglov, who had just one minute penalty, was able to pass him to win the gold medal. Aleksandr Elizarov could have taken silver with a better shooting performance than Ikola, but matched the Finn with two minutes in penalties, and whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seefeld In Tirol
Seefeld in Tirol is an old farming village, now a major tourist resort, in Innsbruck-Land District in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol with a local population of 3,312 (as of 1 January 2013). The village is located about northwest of Innsbruck on a plateau between the Wetterstein mountains and the Karwendel on a historic road from Mittenwald to Innsbruck that has been important since the Middle Ages. It was first mentioned in 1022 and since the 14th century has been a pilgrimage church, pilgrimage site, benefiting not only from the visit of numerous pilgrims but also from its stacking rights as a trading station between Augsburg and the Republic of Venice, Venice. Also since the 14th century, Tyrolean shale oil has been extracted in the area. Seefeld was a popular holiday resort even before 1900 and, since the 1930s, has been a well known winter sports area, winter sports centres and amongst the most popular tourist resorts in Austria. The municipality, which has been the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhani Suutarinen
Taisto Juhani Suutarinen (born 24 May 1943) is a Finnish former biathlete. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; german: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the .... Olympic Games ''2 medals (2 silver)'' World Championships ''4 medals (3 gold, 1 silver)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Sprint was added as an event in 1974.'' References External links * 1943 births Living people People from Parikkala Finnish male biathletes Biathletes at the 1968 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes of Finland Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Winter Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Niedermeier
Josef Niedermeier (born 7 November 1942) is a German biathlete. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a .... References External links * 1942 births Living people German male biathletes Olympic biathletes for West Germany West German male biathletes Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics People from Traunstein (district) Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria 20th-century German sportspeople {{Germany-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Mächler
Albert Mächler (born 20 March 1950) is a Swiss biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a .... References 1950 births Living people Swiss male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Switzerland Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Switzerland-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladislav Žižka
Ladislav Žižka (born 8 March 1945) is a Czech biathlete. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics, the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a .... References External links * 1945 births Living people Czech male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Czechoslovakia Biathletes at the 1968 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics People from Dvůr Králové nad Labem Sportspeople from the Hradec Králové Region {{CzechRepublic-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierantonio Clementi
Pierantonio Clementi (born 4 September 1947) is an Italian biathlete. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a .... References External links * 1947 births Living people Italian male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Italy Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics People from Schilpario Sportspeople from the Province of Bergamo {{Italy-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Arpin
René Arpin (born 7 July 1943) is a French biathlete. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a .... References External links * 1943 births Living people French male biathletes Olympic biathletes for France Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{France-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Eder
Alfred Eder (born 28 December 1953) is an Austrian former biathlete. Life and career Eder was born in Piesendorf, and has been a soldier and thus competed as a member of the Heeressportverein (army sports club) Saalfelden. He competed in six Winter Olympics, and jointly holds the Austrian record for most Winter Olympic appearances along with Mario Stecher and Markus Prock. He is the father of biathlete Simon Eder and was a coach of the Austrian biathlon team. He received a life ban from the Austrian Olympic Committee in 2007 as one of 14 team officials who were implicated in doping activity at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The bans on Eder and 11 others were subsequently rescinded in 2009, after the Fédération Internationale de Ski dropped doping charges against Eder, biathlon director for the Austrian ski federation Markus Gandler and cross-country ski coach Gerald Heigl. Eder was appointed as Klaus Siebert's replacement as coach of the Belarusian biathlon squad ahead of the 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svein Engen
Svein Engen (born 27 March 1953, in Hønefoss) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ... in Lake Placid. He won five Norwegian biathlon championships. References 1953 births Living people People from Ringerike (municipality) Norwegian male biathletes Olympic biathletes of Norway Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Viken (county) {{Norway-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Szpunar
Jan Szpunar (30 October 1952 – 17 March 2017) was a Polish biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a .... References 1952 births 2017 deaths Polish male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Poland Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics People from Tatra County Sportspeople from Lesser Poland Voivodeship {{Poland-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell Hovda
Kjell Hovda (born 27 October 1945 in Veggli) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He participated on the Norwegian team that received silver medals in 4 × 7.5 km relay in the 1973 Biathlon World Championships 1973 in Lake Placid."Biathlon – World Championships – Men: 4 x 7.5 km Relay" – ''sports123.com'' (Retrieved on April 26, 2008) He won a bronze medal in the relay in the 1974 World Championships in , and participated in the . Hovda coached the Norwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonín Kříž (biathlete)
Antonín Kříž (born 24 August 1953) is a Czech Biathlon, biathlete. He competed in the Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Individual, 20 km individual event at the 1976 Winter Olympics. References External links * 1953 births Living people Czech male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Czechoslovakia Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Jilemnice {{CzechRepublic-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
