Achim Walcher

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Achim Walcher
CountryAustria
Born (1967-12-01) 1 December 1967 (age 55)
Schladming, Austria
Ski clubWSV Ramsau
World Cup career
Seasons 19932003
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums7
Indiv. starts79
Team starts22
Overall titles0 – (29th in 2000)
Discipline titles0

Achim Walcher (born 1 December 1967) is an Austrian cross-country skier. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics. [1] He was disqualified from the 2002 Winter Olympics for using blood doping. [2]

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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [3]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km 15 km Pursuit  30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1998 30 23 11 38 9
2002 34 DSQ DSQ

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km 15 km Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1995 2761
1997 2935226013
1999 311910
2001 3335245
2003 35DSQDSQ

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age 
OverallLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint
1993 25NC
1994 26NC
1995 27NC
1996 2841
1997 2987NC
1998 30503868
1999 31392566
2000 3229661635
2001 3340
2002 34100
2003 35DSQ

Team podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 7 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1  1997–98  11 January 1998 Flag of Austria.svg Ramsau, Austria4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Botvinov / Stadlober / Hoffmann
2  1998–99  20 December 1998 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Marent / Stadlober / Botvinov
3  1999–00  28 November 1999 Flag of Sweden.svg Kiruna, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rd Marent / Botvinov / Urain
413 January 2000 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Marent / Botvinov / Hoffmann
527 February 2000 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rd Urain / Botvinov / Hoffmann
65 March 2000 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1st Urain / Botvinov / Hoffmann
7  2000–01  9 December 2000 Flag of Italy.svg Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Urain / Botvinov / Hoffmann

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Achim Walcher Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. "Achim Walcher". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. "WALCHER Achim". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 December 2019.