Alfred Eder

Alfred Eder

Personal information
Full name	Alfred Eder
Born	(1953-12-28) 28 December 1953 (age 71) 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 Men's biathlon Representing  Austria World Championships 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint 1986 Holmenkollen 20 km individual

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were implicated in doping activity at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[3] The bans on Eder and 11 others were subsequently rescinded in 2009, after the Fédération Internationale de Ski dropped doping charges against Eder, biathlon director for the Austrian ski federation Markus Gandler and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

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
1976 Innsbruck	21st	—	15th
1980 Lake Placid	24th	23rd	6th
1984 Sarajevo	34th	22nd	8th
1988 Calgary	26th	40th	4th
1992 Albertville	30th	53rd	—
1994 Lillehammer	10th	—	—

*Sprint was added as an event in 1980.

World Championships

2 medals (2 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Team	Relay
1976 Antholz-Anterselva	—	29th	—	—
1977 Lillehammer	41st	35th	—	—
1978 Hochfilzen	13th	11th	—	5th
1979 Ruhpolding	10th	8th	—	6th
1981 Lahti	19th	14th	—	10th
1982 Minsk	22nd	—	—	9th
1983 Antholz-Anterselva	12th	Bronze	—	7th
1985 Ruhpolding	21st	4th	—	10th
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen	Bronze	10th	—	7th
1987 Lake Placid	29th	29th	—	6th
1989 Feistritz	9th	20th	7th	9th
1990 Minsk	27th	12th	5th	7th
1991 Lahti	18th	26th	9th	—
1992 Novosibirsk	—	—	5th	—
1993 Borovets	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

1 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

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

References

1. "Family Business". Australian Olympic Committee (in German). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
2. "Simon Eder - Biathlon: Red Bull Snow". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. 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 from the original on 2014-01-10. 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.

External links

• 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.