Jürgen Pinter

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jürgen Pinter, Tour de Ski, Prague 2007

Jürgen Pinter (born March 30, 1979 in Villach , Carinthia ) is an Austrian cross-country skier .

Life

Born in Villacher, he currently lives in Latschach . His current job is a regular soldier in the Austrian Armed Forces. Jürgen Pinter has been in the ÖSV team since 1998. He is the brother of Austria's biathlete Friedrich Pinter . Pinters Ski is Atomic , the club is Union Rosenbach. In addition to Fritz, he has two other siblings who are also speculating with a biathlon or cross-country skiing career.

In April 2007, Pinter, his cross-country skiing colleagues Johannes Eder , Martin Tauber and Roland Diethart as well as two Austrian biathletes were banned from the Olympic Games for life by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In the opinion of the IOC, all were considered convicted of having jointly used doping substances. Reason for the severe penalty: "These cases go beyond the simple possession of prohibited substances and methods, and are clear example cases in which a network, including athletes, joined forces to manipulate blood and engage in doping practices." Your Turin results have been canceled. In the appeal to the CAS , the bans for Pinter, Eder and Tauber were confirmed on January 4, 2008. Diethart's exclusion was shortened up to and including the 2010 Olympic Games.

successes

  • Participation in the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin
  • 7 times Austrian national champion
  • Junior European Champion 1999
  • A victory in the European Cup

Web links

swell

  1. ↑ "... these cases go further than straightforward possession of prohibited substances and methods and are clear instances where a network, including athletes, colluded to manipulate blood and to engage into doping practices." IOC press release of April 25, 2007
  2. ↑ Maximum penalty: CAS bans cross-country skiers Pinter for four years tagesspiegel from November 21, 2008, accessed on March 25, 2014
  3. ↑ Only Diethart lock reduced to 2010 Central Bavarian from January 7, 2008, accessed on March 25, 2014


personal data
SURNAME Pinter, Jürgen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Villach