The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of
biathlon
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, organised by the
International Biathlon Union. The season began on 29 November 2015 in
Östersund
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,
Sweden, and ended on 19 March 2016 in
Khanty-Mansiysk
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,
Russia
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.
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The defending overall champions from the
2014–15 Biathlon World Cup were
Martin Fourcade
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of
France
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and
Darya Domracheva
Darya Uladzimirauna Domracheva ( be, Дар’я Уладзіміраўна Домрачэва; born 3 August 1986) is a retired Belarusian biathlete and coach who competed in the Biathlon World Cup from 2006 to 2018. She won a gold medal in the ...
of
Belarus
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, but Domracheva missed the season due to illness.
Calendar
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2015–16 season.
Men
World Cup Podiums
Men's Relay Podiums
Standings
Overall
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Individual
Sprint
Pursuit
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Relay
A relay
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An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off
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Nation
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Women
World Cup Podiums
Women's Relay Podiums
Standings
Overall
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Individual
Sprint
Pursuit
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Mass start is a format of starting in some racing sports such as long-distance running in sport of athletics, speed skating, long-distance cross-country skiing and biathlon.
There are usually many competitors in ...
Relay
A relay
Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts
An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off
A relay is an electrically operated switch ...
Nation
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Mixed
Standings: Mixed
Mixed relay
*Final standings after 5 races.
Medal table
Achievements
;First World Cup career victory
;Men
* , 27, in his 9th season — the WC 3 Mass Start in Pokljuka; first podium was 2013–14 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva
* , 26, in his 9th season — the WC 7 Mass Start in Canmore; it also was his first podium
* , 29, in his 8th season — the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk; it also was his first podium
;Women
* , 25, in her 6th season — the WC 1 Individual in Östersund; first podium was 2013–14 Pursuit in Pokljuka
* , 28, in her 5th season — the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen; first podium was 2014–15 Sprint in Nové Město
* , 23, in her 4th season — the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva; first podium was 2014–15 Pursuit in Hochfilzen
;First World Cup podium:
;Men
* , 24, in his 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
* , 26, in his 9th season — no. 1 WC 7 Mass Start in Canmore
* , 29, in his 8th season — no. 1 in the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiyk
;Women
* , 25, in her 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund
* , 26, in her 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen
* , 25, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk
;Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses):
;Men
* , 10 (47) first places
* , 5 (10) first places
* , 3 (11) first places
* , 1 (94) first place
* , 1 (8) first place
* , 1 (3) first place
* , 1 (2) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
;Women
* , 5 (7) first places
* , 4 (19) first places
* , 4 (12) first places
* , 3 (5) first places
* , 3 (3) first places
* , 2 (2) first places
* , 1 (2) first place
* , 1 (2) first place
* , 1 (2) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
Retirements
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Footnotes
References
External links
IBU official siteIBU Guide 2015–16 season
(PDF)
RealBiathlon - statistics and analyses
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