Alfred Eder
FullnameAlfred Eder
Birth date28 December 1953 (age 72)
Birth placePiesendorf, Austria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
DisciplinesBiathlon
ClubHSV Saalfelden
Wcdebut13 January 1978
Olympicteams6 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994)
Olympicmedals0
Worldsteams17 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
Worldsmedals2
Worldsgolds0
Wcseasons18 (1977/78–1994/95)
Wcwins1
Wcpodiums11
Show-medalsyes

Alfred Eder (born 28 December 1953) is an Austrian former biathlete.

Life and career

Eder 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who were implicated in doping activity at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[3] The bans on Eder and 11 others were subsequently rescinded in 2009, after the Fédération Internationale de Ski dropped doping charges against Eder, biathlon director for the Austrian ski federation Markus Gandler and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

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[6]

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintRelay
1976 Innsbruck21st15th
1980 Lake Placid24th23rd6th
1984 Sarajevo34th22nd8th
1988 Calgary26th40th4th
1992 Albertville30th53rd—
1994 Lillehammer10th——
*Sprint was added as an event in 1980.

World Championships

2 medals (2 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintTeamRelay
1976 Antholz-Anterselva29th
1977 Lillehammer41st35th—
1978 Hochfilzen13th11th5th
1979 Ruhpolding10th8th6th
1981 Lahti19th14th10th
1982 Minsk22nd—9th
1983 Antholz-Anterselva12thBronze7th
1985 Ruhpolding21st4th10th
1986 Oslo HolmenkollenBronze10th7th
1987 Lake Placid29th29th6th
1989 Feistritz9th20th7th9th
1990 Minsk27th12th5th7th
1991 Lahti18th26th9th—
1992 Novosibirsk5th
1993 Borovets30th—4th—
1994 Canmore6th
1995 Antholz-Anterselva50th———
*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

1 victory (1 Sp)

SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1984–85
1 victory
(1 Sp)		26 January 1985Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon 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

References

  1. ^ "Family Business" (in German). Australian Olympic Committee. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Simon Eder - Biathlon: Red Bull Snow". Red Bull. Archived 2014-01-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ Oleksyn, Veronika (29 May 2007). "Austrian Olympic Committee bans 14 team officials for life after Turin doping scandal". usatoday.com. Archived 2014-01-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ^ Willemsen, Eric (8 September 2009). "Austria: Olympic ban on 12 biathlon coaches lifted". Seattle Times. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Alfred Eder". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2015.