Reinhold Bachler
Reinhold Bachler ( born December 26, 1944 in iron ore, Styria ) is a former Austrian ski jumper and ski coach. Prior to his sports career Bachler worked as a miner at Erzberg.
The Early Years
His first successes came in 1967 with six victories in FIS - jumping. The climax he presented on 12 March 1967, 154 meters to set a new world record in ski jumping at the hill in Vikersund. In 1968 Bachler the silver medal on the normal hill at the Olympic Games in Grenoble. After Grenoble Reinhold Bachler was for many years one of the few Austrian ski jumper who could keep up with the world leaders. His greatest handicap was his problem at bounce, which he parallel - as so-called Kacherl - executed, which he could always be valuable points.
Austrian ski Wonder Team
1974/75 the Austrian Ski Team, and so Austria an overnight ski jumping nation 's number one was. Baldur Preiml, a former teammate of Reinhold Bachler, had become head coach of the team. Preimls training and that he initiated in material innovation had everything what had previously been in the ski jumping found on the head.
To the older Springer Reinhold Bachler, Rudi Wanner and Walter Schwabl built Professor Baldur Preiml a team of young daredevils on: Toni Innauer, Karl Schnabl, Alois Lipburger, Willi Pürstl, Hans Wallner, Hans Millonig, Edi Federer, Rupert Gürtler and Alfred Pungg outdated at a rapid pace the competition from all over the world.
In the wake of this development Bach Jewellers career was once again a crucial turning point: For air Vikersund week in 1975, he reached the 1st and 2nd place, and had for the Ski Flying World Championships 1975 in Kulm in Tauplitz / Bad Mitterndorf great expectations. However, he crashed in the first passage difficult and suffered a concussion, a kidney contusion and rib fractures, but he fought his way back again. 1975/76 he was third at the Four Hills Tournament and finished at the Olympic Games in Innsbruck places 5 and 6 He won in Sapporo, Malmesbury and Planica three jumping, taking with 172 meters improved his personal best in ski flying in Planica. In sum, he was able to achieve remarkable 60 podium finishes during his 14-year career as a world class ski jumpers at the FIS Ski Jumping events. Shortly before the Ski Jumping World Cup was introduced, Reinhold Bachler ended his career.
Sporting successes
Olympic Winter Games
- Grenoble 1968: 2nd place normal hill, large hill 6th place
- Innsbruck 1976: 6th place normal hill, large hill 5th Place
World Championships
- Oslo 1966: 12th Place large hill, 19th place normal hill
- Grenoble 1968: 2nd place normal hill, large hill 6th place
- Strbske Pleso 1970: 37th place normal hill, large hill 9th place
- Sapporo 1972: 30th place normal hill, 24th Place large hill
- Planica 1972: 41st place Flugschanze
- Obert village 1973: 11th Place Flugschanze
- Falun 1974: 59th place large hill, 24th place normal hill
- Kulm 1975: 40th place ski jump
- Innsbruck 1976: 6th place normal hill, large hill 5th Place
- Vikersund 1977 20th Place Flugschanze
Four Hills Tournament
FIS Jumping
Ski - Flying
Austrian Championships
Rankings placement
Coach in his home
From 1982 to 2000 Reinhold Bachler was a coach in the Nordic training center iron ore. Since 2000 he is retired.