Franz Bernreiter (born 13 February 1954) is a German former biathlete.
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Full name | Franz Bernreiter | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bärnzell-Zwiesel, West Germany | 13 February 1954||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | WSV Rabenstein | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 1 (1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 (1981, 1982, 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 5 (1979/80–1983/84) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.