.jpg) Markus Gandler in 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1966-08-20)20 August 1966 (age 59) Kitzbühel, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kitzbüheler SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (1988–2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (17th in1990,1995,1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Markus Gandler (born 20 August 1966 inKitzbühel) is anAustrian formercross-country skier who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.
At the1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships inLahti, his team ranked 11th in the 4 × 10 km relay. In the winter of 1989/1990 he had his best World Cup finish with a third inCanmore,Canada.
He won an Olympic silver medal in the men's 10 km at the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano.
At the1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships inRamsau, he won gold in 4 × 10 km relay with his relay teammatesAlois Stadlober,Mikhail Botwinov, andChristian Hoffmann.
Since 2003, and also at the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin,Italy he has been director of the Austrian biathlon and cross-country teams.
He received a life ban from theAustrian Olympic Committee in 2007 as one of 14 team officials who were implicated in doping activity at the2006 Winter Olympics.[1] The bans on Gandler and 11 others were subsequently rescinded in 2009, after theInternational Ski Federation dropped doping charges against Gandler, biathlon coachAlfred Eder and cross-country ski coach Gerald Heigl.[2]
All results are sourced from theInternational Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21 | — | — | — | DNS | — | — |
| 1992 | 25 | 34 | — | 28 | — | 41 | — |
| 1998 | 31 | Silver | — | 7 | — | — | 9 |
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km classical | 15 km freestyle | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 22 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 1995 | 28 | 23 | — | — | 12 | — | 16 | 5 |
| 1997 | 30 | 38 | — | — | DNF | 54 | — | 13 |
| 1999 | 32 | 12 | — | — | DNF | — | — | Gold |
| Season | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1988 | 21 | 30 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 22 | NC | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 23 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 24 | NC | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 25 | NC | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 26 | 55 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 27 | NC | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 28 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 29 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 30 | 42 | NC | — | 24 |
| 1998 | 31 | 43 | NC | — | 35 |
| 1999 | 32 | 36 | NC | — | 21 |
| 2000 | 33 | 79 | — | — | 44 |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1989–90 | 16 December 1989 |  Canmore, Canada | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998–99 | 10 January 1999 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Marent /Botvinov /Hoffmann |
| 2 | 26 February 1999 | Ramsau, Austria | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 1st | Stadlober /Botvinov /Hoffmann |
Note:1 Until the1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
