1983–84 Biathlon World Cup
# 1983–84 Biathlon World Cup

The 1983–84 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 6 January 1984 in Falun, Sweden, and ended on 11 March 1984 in Lygna, Norway. It was the seventh season of the Biathlon World Cup.

## Men's calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1983–84 season.

| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Falun | 6–8 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Pontresina | 12–15 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Ruhpolding | 19–22 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Sarajevo | 11–17 February | ● | ● | ● |
| Oberhof | 1–4 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Holmenkollen | 7–10 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Total | Total | 6 | 6 | 6 |

* 1984 Winter Olympics races were not included in the 1983–84 World Cup scoring system.

*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.

## Women's calendar

| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Falun | 6–8 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Ruhpolding | 19–22 February | ● | ● | ● |
| Chamonix | 29 February – 4 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Lygna | 10–12 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Total | Total | 4 | 4 | 4 |

*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.

## World Cup Podium

### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 January 1984 | Falun | 20 km Individual | Odd Lirhus | Yvon Mougel | Tapio Piipponen | Odd Lirhus |
| 1 | 7 January 1984 | Falun | 10 km Sprint | Algimantas Šalna | Risto Punkka | Eirik Kvalfoss | Eirik Kvalfoss |
| 2 | 12 January 1984 | Pontresina | 20 km Individual | Fritz Fischer | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Holger Wick | Eirik Kvalfoss |
| 2 | 14 January 1984 | Pontresina | 10 km Sprint | Eirik Kvalfoss | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Ralf Göthel | Eirik Kvalfoss |
| 3 | 19 January 1984 | Ruhpolding | 20 km Individual | Peter Angerer | Tapio Piipponen | Rolf Storsveen | Eirik Kvalfoss |
| 3 | 21 January 1984 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Peter Angerer | Terje Krokstad | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Frank-Peter Roetsch |
| 4 | 1 March 1984 | Oberhof | 20 km Individual | Juri Kashkarov | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Dmitry Vasilyev | Frank-Peter Roetsch |
| 4 | 3 March 1984 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Algimantas Šalna | Peter Angerer | Frank-Peter Roetsch |
| 5 | 7 March 1984 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 20 km Individual | Peter Angerer | Fritz Fischer | Alfred Eder | Frank-Peter Roetsch |
| 5 | 8 March 1984 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Eirik Kvalfoss | Peter Angerer | Frank-Peter Roetsch | Frank-Peter Roetsch |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 January 1984 | Falun | 10 km Individual | Gry Østvik | Siv Bråten | Aino Kallunki | Gry Østvik | Detail |
| 1 | 7 January 1984 | Falun | 5 km Sprint | Aino Kallunki | Annette Bouvin | Sanna Grønlid | Gry Østvik | Detail |
| 2 | 19 January 1984 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Individual | Mette Mestad | Siv Bråten | Sanna Grønlid | Mette Mestad | Detail |
| 2 | 21 January 1984 | Ruhpolding | 5 km Sprint | Gry Østvik | Mette Mestad | Siv Bråten | Mette Mestad | Detail |
| WC | 29 February 1984 | Chamonix | 10 km Individual | Venera Chernyshova | Lyudmila Zabolotnaia | Tatiana Brylina | Mette Mestad | Detail |
| WC | 3 March 1984 | Chamonix | 5 km Sprint | Venera Chernyshova | Sanna Grønlid | Andrea Grossegger | Mette Mestad | Detail |
| 3 | 7 March 1984 | Lygna | 10 km Individual | Sanna Grønlid | Siv Bråten | Gry Østvik | Mette Mestad | Detail |
| 3 | 8 March 1984 | Lygna | 5 km Sprint | Annette Bouvin | Eva Korpela | Mette Mestad | Mette Mestad | Detail |

## Standings: Men

### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Frank-Peter Roetsch | 139 |
| 2. | Peter Angerer | 138 |
| 3. | Eirik Kvalfoss | 134 |
| 4. | Fritz Fischer | 130 |
| 5. | Ralf Göthel | 122 |

* Final standings after 10 races.

## Standings: Women

### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Mette Mestad | 93 |
| 2. | Sanna Grønlid | 86 |
| 3. | Gry Østvik | 85 |
| 4. | Venera Chernyshova | 83 |
| 5. | Siv Bråten | 82 |

* Final standings after 8 races.

## Achievements

### First World/European Cup career victory

* Mette Mestad (NOR), 25, in her 2nd season — the WC 2 Individual in Ruhpolding; it also was her first podium
* Juri Kashkarov (URS), 20, in his 2nd season — the WC 4 Individual in Oberhof; it also was his first podium
* Sanna Grønlid (NOR), 24, in her 2nd season — the EC 3 Individual in Lygna; first podium was 1983–84 Sprint in Falun
* Anette Bouvin (SWE), 23, — the EC 3 Sprint in Lygna; first podium was 1983–84 Sprint in Falun

### First World/European Cup podium

* Risto Punkka (FIN), 26, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Falun
* Anette Bouvin (SWE), 23, — no. 2 in the EC 1 Sprint in Falun
* Sanna Grønlid (NOR), 24, in her 2nd season — no. 3 in the EC 1 Sprint in Falun
* Holger Wick (GDR), 21, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Individual in Pontresina
* Ralf Göthel (GDR), 22, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Pontresina
* Rolf Storsveen (NOR), 24, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Ruhpolding
* Eva Lundgren (SWE), 25, — no. 2 in the EC 3 Sprint in Lygna

### Victory in this World/European Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

* Peter Angerer (FRG), 3 (4) first places
* Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR), 2 (7) first places
* Gry Østvik (NOR), 2 (3) first places
* Algimantas Šalna (URS), 1 (4) first place
* Odd Lirhus (NOR), 1 (2) first place
* Aino Kallunki (FIN), 1 (2) first place
* Fritz Fischer (FRG), 1 (2) first place
* Frank-Peter Roetsch (GDR), 1 (2) first place
* Mette Mestad (NOR), 1 (1) first place
* Juri Kashkarov (URS), 1 (1) first place
* Sanna Grønlid (NOR), 1 (1) first place
* Anette Bouvin (SWE), 1 (1) first place

## Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1983–84 season:

* Risto Punkka (FIN)
* Yvon Mougel (FRA)
* Frank Ullrich (GDR)
* Mathias Jung (GDR)
* Odd Lirhus (NOR)
* Svein Engen (NOR)
* Terje Krokstad (NOR)
