Alfred Eder (born 28 December 1953) is an Austrian former biathlete.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alfred Eder | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 1953 Piesendorf, Austria | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | HSV Saalfelden | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 13 January 1978 | |||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 17 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 18 (1977/78–1994/95) | |||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Life and career
editEder was born in Piesendorf, and has been a soldier and thus competed as a member of the Heeressportverein (army sports club) Saalfelden. He competed in six Winter Olympics, and jointly holds the Austrian record for most Winter Olympic appearances along with Mario Stecher and Markus Prock.[1] He is the father of biathlete Simon Eder and was a coach of the Austrian biathlon team.[2] He received a life ban from the Austrian Olympic Committee in 2007 as one of 14 team officials who were implicated in doping activity at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[3] The bans on Eder and 11 others were subsequently rescinded in 2009, after the Fédération Internationale de Ski dropped doping charges against Eder, biathlon director for the Austrian ski federation Markus Gandler and cross-country ski coach Gerald Heigl.[4]
Eder was appointed as Klaus Siebert's replacement as coach of the Belarusian biathlon squad ahead of the 2014–15 season.[5]
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[6]
Olympic Games
edit| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1976 Innsbruck
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21st | — | 15th |
 1980 Lake Placid
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24th | 23rd | 6th |
 1984 Sarajevo
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34th | 22nd | 8th |
 1988 Calgary
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26th | 40th | 4th |
 1992 Albertville
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30th | 53rd | — |
 1994 Lillehammer
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10th | — | — |
- *Sprint was added as an event in 1980.
World Championships
edit2 medals (2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Team | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1976 Antholz-Anterselva
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— | 29th | — | — |
| 1977 Lillehammer
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41st | 35th | — | — |
| 1978 Hochfilzen
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13th | 11th | — | 5th |
 1979 Ruhpolding
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10th | 8th | — | 6th |
 1981 Lahti
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19th | 14th | — | 10th |
 1982 Minsk
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22nd | — | — | 9th |
| 1983 Antholz-Anterselva
|
12th | Bronze | — | 7th |
| 1985 Ruhpolding
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21st | 4th | — | 10th |
| 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen
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Bronze | 10th | — | 7th |
| 1987 Lake Placid
|
29th | 29th | — | 6th |
| 1989 Feistritz
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9th | 20th | 7th | 9th |
| 1990 Minsk
|
27th | 12th | 5th | 7th |
| 1991 Lahti
|
18th | 26th | 9th | — |
 1992 Novosibirsk
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— | — | 5th | — |
 1993 Borovets
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30th | — | 4th | — |
| 1994 Canmore
|
— | — | 6th | — |
| 1995 Antholz-Anterselva
|
50th | — | — | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Team was added as an event in 1989.
Individual victories
edit1 victory (1 Sp)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–85 1 victory (1 Sp) |
26 January 1985 | Antholz-Anterselva |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Family Business". Australian Olympic Committee (in German). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Simon Eder - Biathlon: Red Bull Snow". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ Oleksyn, Veronika (29 May 2007). "Austrian Olympic Committee bans 14 team officials for life after Turin doping scandal". usatoday.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ Willemsen, Eric (8 September 2009). "Austria: Olympic ban on 12 biathlon coaches lifted". Seattle Times. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "France, Belarus, Czech & More: Alfred Eder Interview". International Biathlon Union. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Alfred Eder". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
External links
edit- Alfred Eder at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Alfred Eder at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Eder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.