Markus Gandler

Markus Gandler (born 20 August 1966 in Kitzbühel) is an Austrian former cross-country skier who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.

At the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, his team ranked 11th in the 4 × 10 km relay. In the winter of 1989/1990 he had his best World Cup finish with a third in Canmore, Canada.

He won an Olympic silver medal in the men's 10 km at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.

At the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau, he won gold in 4 × 10 km relay with his relay teammates Alois Stadlober, Mikhail Botwinov, and Christian Hoffmann.

Since 2003, and also at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy he has been director of the Austrian biathlon and cross-country teams.

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 The bans on Gandler and 11 others were subsequently rescinded in 2009, after the International Ski Federation dropped doping charges against Gandler, biathlon coach Alfred Eder and cross-country ski coach Gerald Heigl.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 silver) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1988 21 — — — 1992 25 34 28 — 41 — 1998 31 Silver 7 — — 9

World Championships 1 medal – (1 gold) Year Age 10 km 15 km classical 15 km freestyle Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1987 20 — — — 9 1989 22 — 46 — — 11 1991 24 — 51 — 45 — 1995 28 23 12 — 16 5 1997 30 38 54 — 13 1999 32 12 — — Gold

World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint 1988 21 30 1989 22 1990 23 17 1991 24 1992 25 1993 26 55 1994 27 1995 28 17 1996 29 17 1997 30 42 24 1998 31 43 35 1999 32 36 21 2000 33 79 — — 44

Individual podiums 1 podium No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1989–90 16 December 1989 Canmore, Canada 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

2 victories 2 podiums

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.