Franz Bernreiter | |
Fullname: | Franz Bernreiter |
Birth Date: | 1954 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bärnzell-Zwiesel, West Germany |
Disciplines: | Biathlon |
Club: | WSV Rabenstein |
Olympicteams: | 1 (1980) |
Olympicmedals: | 1 |
Olympicgolds: | 0 |
Worldsteams: | 3 (1981, 1982, 1983) |
Worldsmedals: | 1 |
Worldsgolds: | 0 |
Wcseasons: | 5 (1979/80–1983/84) |
Wcwins: | 0 |
Wcpodiums: | 1 |
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.[1]
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.[2]