Walter Pichler (biathlete)
Appearance
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Men's Biathlon | ||
1984 Sarajevo | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
Walter Georg Pichler (born 23 October 1959) is a former German biathlete from Bad Reichenhall, who represented West Germany. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Pichler won a bronze medal with the West German relay team consisting of Peter Angerer, Ernst Reiter and Fritz Fischer.
Walter Pichler is the cousin of biathlon coach Wolfgang Pichler.[1] He served as coach of the United States national biathlon team from 1989.[2] He was appointed as head coach of the British biathlon team in May 2008.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Becker, Thomas (1 March 2012). "Der Russe und der Ruhpoldinger" [The Russian and the Ruhpoldinger]. Abendzeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Today's feature: The Executive Director of US Biathlon - Max Cobb". United States Olympic Committee. 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Brits with new coaching structure and new vision". International Biathlon Union. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- Kubatko, Justin. "Walter Pichler Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
Categories:
- German male biathletes
- 1959 births
- Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- Olympic biathletes for West Germany
- West German male biathletes
- Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- German cross-country skiing coaches
- People from Bad Reichenhall
- Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria
- German Winter Olympic medalist stubs
- German biathlon biography stubs