Achim Walcher Explained

Achim Walcher
Nationality:	Austria
Birth Date:	1967 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	Schladming, Austria
Club:	WSV Ramsau
Seasons:	1993–2003
Teamwins:	1
Totalpodiums:	0
Teampodiums:	7
Individual Starts:	79
Team Starts:	22
Wcoveralls:	0 – (29th in 2000)
Wctitles:	0

Achim Walcher (born 1 December 1967) is an Austrian cross-country skier. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics.^[1] He was disqualified from the 2002 Winter Olympics for using blood doping.^[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[3]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay
	30							9
	34							—

World Championships

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay
	27	—		—	61	—		—
	29	35		22	60	—		13
	31	—		—	19	10		—
	33		35	24	—	—	—	5
	35		—	—	—		—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age
		Overall	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint
	25
	26
	27
	28	41
	29	87			—
	30	50	38		68
	31	39	25		66
	32	29	66	16	35
	33	40			—
	34	100			—
	35				—

Team podiums

• 1 victory
• 7 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1997–98	11 January 1998	Ramsau, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Botvinov / Stadlober / Hoffmann
2	1998–99	20 December 1998	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Marent / Stadlober / Botvinov
3	1999–00	28 November 1999	Kiruna, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Marent / Botvinov / Urain
4	13 January 2000	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Marent / Botvinov / Hoffmann
5	27 February 2000	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Urain / Botvinov / Hoffmann
6	5 March 2000	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Urain / Botvinov / Hoffmann
7	2000–01	9 December 2000	Santa Caterina, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Urain / Botvinov / Hoffmann

Notes and References

1. Achim Walcher Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191313/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/achim-walcher-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 7 July 2019.
2. Web site: Achim Walcher . Olympedia . 10 November 2020.
3. Web site: WALCHER Achim . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 3 December 2019.