Achim Walcher (born 1 December 1967) is an Austrian cross-country skier. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics.[1] He was disqualified from the 2002 Winter Olympics for using blood doping.[2]

Achim Walcher
CountryAustria
Born (1967-12-01) 1 December 1967 (age 56)
Schladming, Austria
Ski clubWSV Ramsau
World Cup career
Seasons19932003
Starts79
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (29th in 2000)
Discipline titles0

Cross-country skiing results edit

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games edit

 Year   Age   10 km  15 km  Pursuit   30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1998 30 23 11 38 9
2002 34 DSQ DSQ

World Championships edit

 Year   Age   10 km  15 km  Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1995 27 61
1997 29 35 22 60 13
1999 31 19 10
2001 33 35 24 5
2003 35 DSQ DSQ

World Cup edit

Season standings edit

 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1993 25 NC
1994 26 NC
1995 27 NC
1996 28 41
1997 29 87 NC
1998 30 50 38 68
1999 31 39 25 66
2000 32 29 66 16 35
2001 33 40
2002 34 100
2003 35 DSQ

Team podiums edit

  • 1 victory
  • 7 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1997–98  11 January 1998   Ramsau, Austria 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Botvinov / Stadlober / Hoffmann
2  1998–99  20 December 1998   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Marent / Stadlober / Botvinov
3  1999–00  28 November 1999   Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Marent / Botvinov / Urain
4 13 January 2000   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Marent / Botvinov / Hoffmann
5 27 February 2000   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Urain / Botvinov / Hoffmann
6 5 March 2000   Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Urain / Botvinov / Hoffmann
7  2000–01  9 December 2000   Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Urain / Botvinov / Hoffmann

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Achim Walcher Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Achim Walcher". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ "WALCHER Achim". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 December 2019.