Franz Bernreiter

Franz Bernreiter
Personal information
Full name Franz Bernreiter
Born (1954-02-13) 13 February 1954
Bärnzell, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club WSV Rabenstein
Olympic Games
Teams 1 (1980)
Medals 1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams 3 (1981, 1982, 1983)
Medals 1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 5 (1979/80–1983/84)
Individual victories 0
Individual podiums 1

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

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. "Olympics". sports-reference. 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. Retrieved 1 November 2014.


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