Alfred Eder

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Alfred Eder
Personal information
Full nameAlfred Eder
Born (1953-12-28) 28 December 1953 (age 71)
Piesendorf, Austria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
ClubHSV Saalfelden
World Cup debut13 January 1978
Olympic Games
Teams6 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams17 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons18 (1977/78–1994/95)
Individual victories1
Individual podiums11
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Holmenkollen 20 km individual

Alfred Eder (born 28 December 1953) is an Austrian former biathlete.

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Life and career

Eder was born in Piesendorf, and has been a soldier and thus competed as a member of the Heeressportverein (army sports club) Saalfelden. He competed in six Winter Olympics, and jointly holds the Austrian record for most Winter Olympic appearances along with Mario Stecher and Markus Prock. [1] He is the father of biathlete Simon Eder and was a coach of the Austrian biathlon team. [2] He received a life ban from the Austrian Olympic Committee in 2007, as one of 14 team officials who were implicated in doping activity at the 2006 Winter Olympics. [3] The bans on Eder and 11 others were subsequently rescinded in 2009, after the Fédération Internationale de Ski dropped doping charges against Eder, biathlon director for the Austrian ski federation Markus Gandler and cross-country ski coach Gerald Heigl. [4]

Eder was appointed as Klaus Siebert's replacement as coach of the Belarusian biathlon squad ahead of the 2014–15 season. [5]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [6]

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintRelay
Flag of Austria.svg 1976 Innsbruck 21st15th
Flag of the United States.svg 1980 Lake Placid 24th23rd6th
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1984 Sarajevo 34th22nd8th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1988 Calgary 26th40th4th
Flag of France.svg 1992 Albertville 30th53rd
Flag of Norway.svg 1994 Lillehammer 10th
*Sprint was added as an event in 1980.

World Championships

2 medals (2 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintTeamRelay
Flag of Italy.svg 1976 Antholz-Anterselva 29th
Flag of Norway.svg 1977 Lillehammer 41st35th
Flag of Austria.svg 1978 Hochfilzen 13th11th5th
Flag of Germany.svg 1979 Ruhpolding 10th8th6th
Flag of Finland.svg 1981 Lahti 19th14th10th
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1982 Minsk 22nd9th
Flag of Italy.svg 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 12thBronze7th
Flag of Germany.svg 1985 Ruhpolding 21st4th10th
Flag of Norway.svg 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen Bronze10th7th
Flag of the United States.svg 1987 Lake Placid 29th29th6th
Flag of Austria.svg 1989 Feistritz 9th20th7th9th
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1990 Minsk 27th12th5th7th
Flag of Finland.svg 1991 Lahti 18th26th9th
Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg 1992 Novosibirsk 5th
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1993 Borovets 30th4th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1994 Canmore 6th
Flag of Italy.svg 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 50th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was added as an event in 1989.

Individual victories

1 victory (1 Sp)

SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1984–85
1 victory
(1 Sp)
26 January 1985 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

See also

References

  1. "Family Business". Australian Olympic Committee (in German). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. "Simon Eder - Biathlon: Red Bull Snow". Red Bull . Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. Oleksyn, Veronika (29 May 2007). "Austrian Olympic Committee bans 14 team officials for life after Turin doping scandal". usatoday.com . Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. Willemsen, Eric (8 September 2009). "Austria: Olympic ban on 12 biathlon coaches lifted". Seattle Times . Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. "France, Belarus, Czech & More: Alfred Eder Interview". International Biathlon Union . 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  6. "Alfred Eder". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2015.