Jürgen Pinter (born 30 March 1979 in

Villach Villach (; ; ; ) is the seventh-largest city in Austria and the second-largest in the federal state of Carinthia. It is an important traffic junction for southern Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. , the population is 61,887. Together wit ...

) is an Austrian cross-country skier. He competed in

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activity; however, some still use it as a m ...

at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...

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. He participated at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 took place from 23 February to 6 March 2011
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. In November 2008 he was handed a four-year ban from sports for doping.

Doping scandal in Turin

Pinter was banned by the

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(IOC) for life from the Olympic Games for his involvement in a doping scandal at the

in Turin. The

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(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 The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; , AMA) is an international organization co-founded by the governments of over 140 nations along with the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against d ...

(WADA) appealed Pinters case to the

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(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

World Championship results

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Cup standings

References

External links

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