2003–04 Biathlon World Cup

The 2003–04 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The Biathlon World Championships 2004 were part of the Biathlon World Cup.

The men's overall World Cup was won by Raphaël Poirée, while Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée of Norway claimed the women's overall World Cup.

Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 2003–04 season.

Overall

 * Final standings after 26 races.

Individual

 * Final standings after 3 races.

Sprint

 * Final standings after 10 races.

Pursuit

 * Final standings after 9 races.

Mass Start

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Relay

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Nation

 * Final standings after 17 races.

Overall

 * Final standings after 26 races.

Individual

 * Final standings after 3 races.

Sprint

 * Final standings after 10 races.

Pursuit

 * Final standings after 9 races.

Mass Start

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Relay

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Nation

 * Final standings after 17 races.

Achievements

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


 * Men
 * 🇫🇷 Raphaël Poirée (FRA), 11 (34) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), 5 (43) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Lars Berger (NOR), 3 (3) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Sven Fischer (GER), 2 (25) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Halvard Hanevold (NOR), 2 (8) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Ricco Groß (GER), 1 (8) first place
 * 🇷🇺 Sergei Tchepikov (RUS), 1 (6) first place
 * 🇷🇺 Sergei Rozhkov (RUS), 1 (3) first place


 * Women
 * 🇳🇴 Liv Grete Poirée (NOR), 7 (20) first places
 * 🇷🇺 Olga Pyleva (RUS), 6 (8) first places
 * 🇫🇷 Sandrine Bailly (FRA), 4 (7) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Uschi Disl (GER), 3 (24) first places
 * 🇷🇺 Anna Bogaliy (RUS), 2 (2) first places
 * 🇧🇾 Olena Zubrilova (BLR), 1 (19) first place
 * 🇩🇪 Martina Glagow (GER), 1 (5) first place
 * 🇳🇴 Linda Tjørhom (NOR), 1 (2) first place
 * 🇷🇺 Natalia Guseva (RUS), 1 (1) first place

Retirements
The following notable biathletes retired after the 2003–04 season:


 * 🇩🇪 Frank Luck (GER)
 * 🇩🇪 Peter Sendel (GER)
 * 🇮🇹 Patrick Favre (ITA)
 * Marko Dolenc
 * 🇳🇴 Ann Elen Skjelbreid (NOR)
 * 🇺🇦 Iryna Merkushina (UKR)