Alfred Eder


Alfred Eder is an Austrian former biathlete.

Life and career

Eder was born in Piesendorf, and has been a soldier and thus competed as a member of the Heeressportverein Saalfelden. He competed in six Winter Olympics, and jointly holds the Austrian record for most Winter Olympic appearances along with Mario Stecher and Markus Prock. He is the father of biathlete Simon Eder and was a coach of the Austrian biathlon team. He received a life ban from the Austrian Olympic Committee in 2007 as one of 14 team officials who were implicated in doping activity at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The bans on Eder and 11 others were subsequently rescinded in 2009, after the Fédération Internationale de Ski dropped doping charges against Eder, biathlon director for the Austrian ski federation Markus Gandler and cross-country ski coach Gerald Heigl.
Eder was appointed as Klaus Siebert's replacement as coach of the Belarusian biathlon squad ahead of the 2014–15 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

World Championships

2 medals
EventIndividualSprintTeamRelay
1976 Antholz-Anterselva29th
1977 Lillehammer41st35th—
1978 Hochfilzen13th11th5th
1979 Ruhpolding10th8th6th
1981 Lahti19th14th10th
1982 Minsk22nd—9th
1983 Antholz-Anterselva12thBronze7th
1985 Ruhpolding21st4th10th
1986 Oslo HolmenkollenBronze10th7th
1987 Lake Placid29th29th6th
1989 Feistritz9th20th7th9th
1990 Minsk27th12th5th7th
1991 Lahti18th26th9th—
1992 Novosibirsk5th
1993 Borovets30th—4th—
1994 Canmore6th
50th———

Individual victories

1 victory
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1984–85
1 victory
26 January 1985 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup