Alfred Eder

Who is Alfred Eder?

Alfred Eder is an Austrian biathlete and soldier, who competed as a member of the Heeressportverein Saalfelden. He was born in Piesendorf. He is the father of biathlete Simon Eder and 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 The bans on Eder and 11 others were subsequently rescinded in 2009, after the Fédération Internationale de Ski dropped doping charges against Eder, biathlon director for the Austrian ski federation Markus Gandler and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.