Friedrich Pinter (born 22 February 1978) is an Austrian former biathlete.

Fritz Pinter
Personal information
Full nameFriedrich Pinter
NicknameFritz
Born (1978-02-22) 22 February 1978 (age 46)
Villach, Carinthia, Austria
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSC St. Ulrich am Pillersee
World Cup debut14 March 2002
Retired4 May 2016
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2006, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons15 (2001/02–2015/16)
Individual victories0
All victories2
Individual podiums3
All podiums11
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Austria
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Hochfilzen 4 × 7.5 km relay

Life and career

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Pinter announced his retirement after the 2015–16 season.[1]

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
  2006 Turin 26th 17th
  2014 Sochi 9th
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

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1 medal (1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
  2005 Hochfilzen 32nd 28th Bronze
  2007 Antholz-Anterselva 59th 28th 21st 6th
  2008 Östersund 31st 43rd 30th 4th
  2009 Pyeongchang 50th
  2012 Ruhpolding 21st
  2013 Nové Město 67th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

References

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  1. ^ Paone, Francesco (4 May 2016). "Si ritirano Fritz Pinter e Audrey Vaillancourt. Salgono a 9 gli addii nel biathlon" [Fritz Pinter and Audrey Vaillancourt retires. Rising to nine retirements in biathlon.]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 10 May 2016. (in Italian)
  2. ^ "Friedrich Pinter". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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