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Full name | Franz Bernreiter | ||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Bärnzell, West Germany |
13 February 1954 ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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.