Walter Pichler (biathlete)

Walter Georg Pichler (born 23 October 1959) is a former German biathlete from Bad Reichenhall, who represented West Germany. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Pichler won a bronze medal with the West German relay team consisting of Peter Angerer, Ernst Reiter and Fritz Fischer.

Olympic medal record
Men's Biathlon
Bronze medal – third place1984 Sarajevo 4 x 7.5 km relay
Walter Pichler

Walter Pichler is the cousin of biathlon coach Wolfgang Pichler.[1] He served as coach of the United States national biathlon team from 1989.[2] He was appointed as head coach of the British biathlon team in May 2008.[3]

References

  1. Becker, Thomas (1 March 2012). "Der Russe und der Ruhpoldinger" [The Russian and the Ruhpoldinger]. Abendzeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. "Today's feature: The Executive Director of US Biathlon - Max Cobb". United States Olympic Committee. 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. "Brits with new coaching structure and new vision". International Biathlon Union. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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