Alfred Eder

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

Alfred Eder
Personal information
Full nameAlfred Eder
Born (1953-12-28) 28 December 1953
Piesendorf, Austria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubHSV Saalfelden
World Cup debut13 January 1978
Olympic Games
Teams6 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams17 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons18 (1977/78–1994/95)
Individual victories1
Individual podiums11
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Austria
World Championships
1983 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprint
1986 Holmenkollen20 km individual

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who were implicated in doping activity at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[3] The bans on Eder and 11 others were subsequently rescinded in 2009, after the Fédération Internationale de Ski dropped doping charges against Eder, biathlon director for the Austrian ski federation Markus Gandler and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 N/A 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 N/A 29th N/A N/A
1977 Lillehammer 41st 35th N/A —
1978 Hochfilzen 13th 11th N/A 5th
1979 Ruhpolding 10th 8th N/A 6th
1981 Lahti 19th 14th N/A 10th
1982 Minsk 22nd — N/A 9th
1983 Antholz-Anterselva 12th Bronze N/A 7th
1985 Ruhpolding 21st 4th N/A 10th
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen Bronze 10th N/A 7th
1987 Lake Placid 29th 29th N/A 6th
1989 Feistritz 9th 20th 7th 9th
1990 Minsk 27th 12th 5th 7th
1991 Lahti 18th 26th 9th —
1992 Novosibirsk N/A N/A 5th N/A
1993 Borovets 30th — 4th —
1994 Canmore N/A N/A 6th N/A
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-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". Australian Olympic Committee (in German). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. "Simon Eder - Biathlon: Red Bull Snow". Red Bull. 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. 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.
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