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Biathlon At The 1980 Winter Olympics – Individual
The Men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1980 Winter Olympics was held on 16 February, at Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center. Each miss of the target cost two minutes, while hitting the outer circle cost one minute. Results Anatoly Alyabyev had never had a major result on the international scene, but had a great debut at Lake Placid. He had only the 10th best ski time, but won as a result of shooting clear, the only man in the field to do so. Frank Ullrich had a spectacular ski performance, having the best time by more than 30 seconds, meaning his three penalties still left in him silver medal position. Eberhard Rösch took bronze with just two minutes in penalties; only Alyabyev skied under 1 hour 10 with less. World champion Klaus Siebert had a good ski time, but faced 6 minutes in penalties, and ended up 15th. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics - Individual Individual An individual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center
The Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center is a venue located in the Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex at Lake Placid, New York. During the 1980 Winter Olympics, it hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing, and the cross-country skiing portion of the Nordic combined events. The center was constructed in 1978 and today has over of trails for cross country skiing along with a biathlon venue. It also plays hosts to a ski marathon Competitive cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of race formats and course lengths. Rules of cross-country skiing are sanctioned by the International Ski Federation and by various national organizations. International competitions incl ... called the Lake Placid Loppet, that takes places in early February. The men's event is long while the women's event is long. References 1980 Winter Olympics official reportVolume 1. pp. 29–35, 39–42.Cross Country Biathlon Center at Lake Placid profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sören Wikström
Sören Wikström (born 29 September 1960) is a Swedish biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event 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 .... References 1960 births Living people Swedish male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Sweden Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics People from Malung-Sälen Municipality 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Horn
Rudolf Horn (born 8 February 1954) is a former Austrian biathlete and cross-country skier. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics, the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics. Olympic results Cross-country skiing * 1976: ** 8th, Winter Olympics 4 × 10 kilometres relay (together with Reinhold Feichter, Werner Vogel and Herbert Wachter) ** 42nd, Winter Olympics 15 kilometres Biathlon * 1980: ** 6th, Winter Olympics 4 × 7.5 kilometres relay (together with Alfred Eder, Franz-Josef Weber and Josef Koll) ** 26th, Winter Olympics 20 kilometres ** 28th, Winter Olympics 10 kilometres * 1984: ** 8th, Winter Olympics 4 × 7.5 kilometres relay (together with Alfred Eder, Walter Hörl and Franz Schuler Franz Schuler (born 3 October 1962) is a former Austrian biathlete and police officer, who competed as a member of the Polizeisportverein (police sports club) Innsbruck. He was born in Kufstein. Selected results * 1984: ** 8th, Winter Olym ...) ** 36th, Winter O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Wood (biathlete)
Jim Wood (13 October 1952 – 26 August 2020) was a British biathlete. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... References 1952 births 2020 deaths British male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Great Britain Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics People from Sherborne Sportspeople from Dorset {{UK-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] |
Odd Lirhus
Odd Lirhus (born 18 September 1956) is a former Norwegian biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo he won a silver medal in the relay. He also won a gold medal in the 20 km individual at the 1978 Biathlon World Championship. In addition, he won the 20 km individual in Falun in the 1983–84 season. After that season, Lirhus took a gap year as an active biathlete to be a coach for the Canadian biathlon team, intending to return to biathlon and compete at the World Championships in Holmenkollen. He did not, however, return. From 2002 to 2005, Lirhus was the head coach for Norwegian women's biathlon team. Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée has attributed much of her success at the 2004 World Championships to him. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games ''1 medal (1 silver)'' World Championships ''5 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Zelinka
Peter Zelinka (1 May 1957 – 27 October 2021) was a Slovak biathlete. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... Zelinka died on 27 October 2021, at the age of 64. References External links * 1957 births 2021 deaths Slovak male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Czechoslovakia Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Bratislava {{Slovakia-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelo Carrara
Angelo Carrara (born 13 December 1954) is an Italian biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event 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 .... References External links * 1954 births Living people Italian male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Italy Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from the Province of Bergamo {{Italy-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Sandona
Denis Sandona (born 5 October 1955) is a French biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event 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 .... References 1955 births Living people French male biathletes Olympic biathletes for France Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{France-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriano Darioli
Adriano Darioli (born 14 January 1956) is an Italian former biathlete. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... References External links * 1956 births Living people Italian male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Italy Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola {{Italy-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Ikola
Heikki Johannes Ikola (born 9 September 1947) is a Finnish former biathlete. Together with his countryman Juhani Suutarinen he became dominant in the 1970s and the early 1980s. In 1975 he became double world champion in both the 20 km and the relay. He also won the sprint title in 1977 and 1981. Nowadays Ikola works as a commentator for Finnish channel Yle. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games ''3 medals (3 silver)'' :''*Sprint was added as an event in 1980.'' World Championships ''7 medals (4 gold, 3 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.'' Individual victories ''1 victory (1 In)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siegfried Dockner
Siegfried Dockner (born 22 July 1956) is an Austrian biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event 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 .... References 1956 births Living people Austrian male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Austria Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Styria People from Murau District {{Austria-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |