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. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he won a bronze medal in the relay, and finished 11th in the 20 km individual.
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.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games 1 medal (1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintRelay 1984 Sarajevo — 19th 5th 1988 Calgary 11th — Bronze 1992 Albertville 44th — —
World Championships 2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintTeamRelay 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 18th — 10th 1985 Ruhpolding 5th — 8th 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 29th 6th Bronze 1987 Lake Placid 18th — 8th 1989 Feistritz 23rd 16th — 4th 1990 Minsk 50th — 9th — 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
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