The 1979–80 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of

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, organised by the UIPMB ( Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon). The season started on 18 January 1980 in

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, and ended on 30 March 1980 in

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. It was the third season of the

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, and it was only held for men.

Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1979–80 season. *

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races were not included in the 1979–80 World Cup scoring system. ''*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.''

World Cup Podium

Men

Standings: Men

Overall

*Final standings after 10 races.

Achievements

;First World Cup career victory: *, — the WC 3 Individual in Lahti; it also was his first podium *, 25, in his 3rd season — the WC 5 Sprint in Murmansk; first podium was 1977–78 Individual in Ruhpolding ;First World Cup podium: *, 19, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Ruhpolding *, 23, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Ruhpolding; it also was the first podium for a French biathlete *, 26, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva *, 21, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva *, 26, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva *, 26, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Lahti *, 20, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Individual in Murmansk; it also was the first podium for a Bulgarian biathlete ;Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses): *, 4 (8) first places *, 3 (8) first places *, 2 (2) first places *, 1 (1) first place

Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1979–80 season: * * * *

Notes

:1. This team was a regional team from Finland called ''Suomussalmen Rasti''. :2. The Aftenposten source gives the French team a time of 1:59:58.

References

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