Franz Bernreiter

Franz Bernreiter (born 13 February 1954) is a German former biathlete.

Franz Bernreiter
Personal information
Full nameFranz Bernreiter
Born (1954-02-13) 13 February 1954
Bärnzell-Zwiesel, West Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubWSV Rabenstein
Olympic Games
Teams1 (1980)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 (1981, 1982, 1983)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons5 (1979/80–1983/84)
Individual victories0
Individual podiums1
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1981 Lahti4 × 7.5 km relay

His best individual finish in the Biathlon World Cup was his only podium finish, a third place in the 1980–81 20 km individual in Hedenäset. In the same season, he also finished second as a part of the West German relay team at the World Championships in Lahti. He won bronze in the 1980 Winter Olympics once again as a bart of the West German relay team.[1]

Bernreiter retired as an athlete after the 1983–84 season and the German Championships that year. After his retirement, he worked as a coach first in the West German team and later in the unified German team. He resigned from his coaching position after the 2009–10 season.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franz Bernreiter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  2. Ohlson, Tanja (3 May 2010). "Franz Bernreiter Retires After 40 Years in Biathlon". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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