Gottlieb Taschler

Gottlieb Taschler (born 21 August 1961) is a former Italian biathlete. He competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics. Currently he is a Vice-President of the International Biathlon Union.

Gottlieb Taschler
Personal information
Full nameGottlieb Taschler
Born (1961-08-21) 21 August 1961
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
Club
  • Sportverein Antholz
  • Fiamme Gialle[1]
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1984, 1988, 1992)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams7 (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 (1981/82–1991/92)
Individual victories0
Individual podiums1

At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, he finished 5th in the 4 × 7.5 km relay with the Italian team.[2] At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he won a bronze medal in the relay, and finished 11th in the 20 km individual.[2]

In 2010 he contacted doping doctor Michele Ferrari to set up a meeting with his son Daniel Taschler. Wiretaps show that his son then acquired EPO from Dr. Ferrari.[3]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[4]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
1984 Sarajevo — 19th 5th
1988 Calgary 11th — Bronze
1992 Albertville 44th — —

World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Team Relay
1983 Antholz-Anterselva 18th — N/A 10th
1985 Ruhpolding 5th — N/A 8th
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 29th 6th N/A Bronze
1987 Lake Placid 18th — N/A 8th
1989 Feistritz 23rd 16th — 4th
1990 Minsk 50th — 9th —
1991 Lahti — — Gold —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was added as an event in 1989.
Further notable results
  • 1983: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1986: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1987: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon
  • 1988: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon

References
  1. "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "Profile: Gottlieb Taschler". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  3. "Doping involvement". Gazetta Dello Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. "Gottlieb Taschler". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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