Franz Bernreiter (born 13 February 1954) is a

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former

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. His best individual finish in the

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was his only podium finish, a third place in the 1980–81 20 km individual in Hedenäset. In the same season, he also finished second as a part of the West German relay team at the

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. He won bronze in the

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once again as a bart of the West German relay team. Bernreiter retired as an athlete after the 1983–84 season and the German Championships that year. After his retirement, he worked as a coach first in the West German team and later in the unified German team. He resigned from his coaching position after the 2009–10 season.

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