Gottlieb Taschler

Gottlieb Taschler
Personal information
Full nameGottlieb Taschler
Born (1961-08-21) 21 August 1961 (age 63)
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
Club
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
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Lahti Team event
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 4 × 7.5 km relay

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.

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
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo — 19th 5th
Canada 1988 Calgary 11th — Bronze
France 1992 Albertville 44th — —

World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Team Relay
Italy 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 18th — — 10th
West Germany 1985 Ruhpolding 5th — — 8th
Norway 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 29th 6th — Bronze
United States 1987 Lake Placid 18th — — 8th
Austria 1989 Feistritz 23rd 16th — 4th
Soviet Union 1990 Minsk 50th — 9th —
Finland 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. ^ a b "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.