Jürgen Pinter (born 30 March 1979 in Villach) is an Austrian cross-country skier. He competed in cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He participated at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011. In November 2008 he was handed a four-year ban from sports for doping.
Doping scandal in Turin Pinter was banned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for life from the Olympic Games for his involvement in a doping scandal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.Reuters: Six Austrian Winter Olympians banned for life by IOC, Daily News, 26 April 2007 The International Ski Federation (FIS) cleared him in their anti-doping hearing of the case while three other Austrian cross-country skiers were handed doping bans. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed Pinters case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and in November 2008 he was handed a four-year ban from sports.Associated Press : CAS bans Pinter four years for role in Turin doping scandal, espn.com, 21 November 2008
Olympic results Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2006 26 — — — — World Championship results Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2007 27 — — 2011 31 — 40 47 — — —
World Cup results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
World Cup standings Season Age Season standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 1999 20 2000 21 2001 22 2002 23 86 2003 24 2004 25 2005 26 2006 27 155 113 2007 28 2008 29 2011 32
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