Friedrich Pinter

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Fritz Pinter
Personal information
Full nameFriedrich Pinter
Nickname(s)Fritz
Born (1978-02-22) 22 February 1978 (age 42)
Villach, Carinthia, Austria
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
ClubSC St. Ulrich am Pillersee
World Cup debut14 March 2002
Retired4 May 2016
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2006, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons15 (2001/02–2015/16)
Individual victories0
All victories2
Individual podiums3
All podiums11

Friedrich Pinter (born 22 February 1978) is an Austrian former biathlete.

Contents

Life and career

Pinter announced his retirement after the 2015–16 season. [1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [2]

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of Italy.svg 2006 Turin 26th17thN/A
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 9th
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

1 medal (1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of Austria.svg 2005 Hochfilzen 32nd28thBronze
Flag of Italy.svg 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 59th28th21st6th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2008 Östersund 31st43rd30th4th
Flag of South Korea.svg 2009 Pyeongchang 50th
Flag of Germany.svg 2012 Ruhpolding 21st
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2013 Nové Město 67th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

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References

  1. Paone, Francesco (4 May 2016). "Si ritirano Fritz Pinter e Audrey Vaillancourt. Salgono a 9 gli addii nel biathlon" [Fritz Pinter and Audrey Vaillancourt retires. Rising to nine retirements in biathlon.]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 10 May 2016.(in Italian)
  2. "Friedrich Pinter". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 May 2016.