1995–96 Biathlon World Cup

The 1995–96 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 7 December 1995 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 17 March 1996 in Hochfilzen, Austria. It was the 19th season of the Biathlon World Cup.

Calendar
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 1995–96 season.

Overall

 * Final standings after 14 races.

Individual

 * Final standings after 7 races.

Sprint

 * Final standings after 7 races.

Nation

 * Final standings after 20 races.

Overall

 * Final standings after 14 races.

Individual

 * Final standings after 7 races.

Sprint

 * Final standings after 7 races.

Nation

 * Final standings after 20 races.

Achievements

 * Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses):


 * Men
 * 🇷🇺 Vladimir Drachev (RUS), 5 (6) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Sven Fischer (GER), 2 (5) first places
 * 🇦🇹 Ludwig Gredler (AUT), 2 (4) first places
 * 🇷🇺 Sergei Tarasov (RUS), 1 (3) first place
 * 🇷🇺 Viktor Maigourov (RUS), 1 (3) first place
 * 🇫🇮 Vesa Hietalahti (FIN), 1 (2) first place
 * 🇳🇴 Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇷🇺 Sergei Rozhkov (RUS), 1 (1) first place


 * Women
 * 🇩🇪 Uschi Disl (GER), 4 (8) first places
 * 🇫🇷 Emmanuelle Claret (FRA), 2 (3) first places
 * 🇧🇾 Svetlana Paramygina (BLR), 1 (8) first place
 * 🇸🇪 Magdalena Wallin (SWE), 1 (2) first place
 * 🇩🇪 Petra Behle (GER), 1 (2) first place
 * 🇩🇪 Simone Greiner (GER), 1 (2) first place
 * 🇸🇮 Andreja Grašič (SVN), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇷🇺 Olga Romasko (RUS), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇺🇦 Tetyana Vodopyanova (UKR), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇸🇰 Soňa Mihoková (SVK), 1 (1) first place

Retirements
Following notable biathletes retired during or after the 1995–96 season:


 * 🇫🇮 Jaakko Niemi (FIN)
 * 🇩🇪 Jens Steinigen (GER)
 * 🇮🇹 Johann Passler (ITA)
 * 🇷🇺 Valeri Kiriyenko (RUS)
 * 🇷🇺 Svetlana Petcherskaia (RUS)