Gottlieb Taschler

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Gottlieb Taschler
Personal information
Full nameGottlieb Taschler
Born (1961-08-21) 21 August 1961 (age 60)
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1984, 1988, 1992)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams7 (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 (1981/82–1991/92)
Individual victories0
Individual podiums1

Gottlieb Taschler (born 21 August 1961) is a former Italian biathlete. He competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics. Currently he is a Vice-President of the International Biathlon Union.

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At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, he finished 5th in the 4 × 7.5 km relay with the Italian team. [2] At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he won a bronze medal in the relay, and finished 11th in the 20 km individual. [2]

In 2010 he contacted doping doctor Michele Ferrari to set up a meeting with his son Daniel Taschler. Wiretaps show that his son then acquired EPO from Dr. Ferrari. [3]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [4]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintRelay
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1984 Sarajevo 19th5th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1988 Calgary 11thBronze
Flag of France.svg 1992 Albertville 44th

World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintTeamRelay
Flag of Italy.svg 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 18thN/A10th
Flag of Germany.svg 1985 Ruhpolding 5thN/A8th
Flag of Norway.svg 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 29th6thN/ABronze
Flag of the United States.svg 1987 Lake Placid 18thN/A8th
Flag of Austria.svg 1989 Feistritz 23rd16th4th
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1990 Minsk 50th9th
Flag of Finland.svg 1991 Lahti Gold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was added as an event in 1989.
Further notable results

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References

  1. "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Profile: Gottlieb Taschler". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  3. "Doping involvement". Gazetta Dello Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. "Gottlieb Taschler". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.