Achim Walcher
{{short description|Austrian cross-country skier}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
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| nationality = Austria
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|12|01}}
| birth_place = Schladming, Austria
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| club = WSV Ramsau
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| wins =
| teamwins = 1
| totalpodiums = 0
| teampodiums = 7
| individual_starts = 79
| team_starts = 22
| wcoveralls = 0 – (29th in 2000)
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Achim Walcher (born 1 December 1967) is an Austrian cross-country skier. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/achim-walcher-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191313/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/achim-walcher-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Achim Walcher Olympic Results |accessdate=7 July 2019}} He was disqualified from the 2002 Winter Olympics for using blood doping.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/100065 |title=Achim Walcher |work=Olympedia |accessdate=10 November 2020}}
Cross-country skiing results
=Olympic Games=
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 10 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Pursuit ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 50 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km | ||||||||
| 1998 | 30 | 23 | {{n/a}} | 11 | — | 38 | {{n/a}} | 9 |
| 2002 | 34 | {{n/a}} | — | style="background:#000; color:#fff;"|Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 2 × 10 kilometre pursuit | style="background:#000; color:#fff;"|Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre classical | — | — | — |
=World Championships=
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 10 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Pursuit ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 50 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km | ||||||||
| 1995 | 27 | — | {{n/a}} | — | 61 | — | {{n/a}} | — |
| 1997 | 29 | 35 | {{n/a}} | 22 | 60 | — | {{n/a}} | 13 |
| 1999 | 31 | — | {{n/a}} | — | 19 | 10 | {{n/a}} | — |
| 2001 | 33 | {{n/a}} | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2003 | 35 | {{n/a}} | — | — | — | style="background:#000000; color:white"|{{Abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}} | — | style="background:#000000; color:white"|{{Abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}} |
=World Cup=
==Season standings==
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| style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall
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| 1993 | 25 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1994 | 26 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1995 | 27 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1996 | 28 | 41 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 1997 | 29 | 87 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} | — |
| 1998 | 30 | 50 | 38 | {{n/a}} | 68 |
| 1999 | 31 | 39 | 25 | {{n/a}} | 66 |
| 2000 | 32 | 29 | 66 | 16 | 35 |
| 2001 | 33 | 40 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | — |
| 2002 | 34 | 100 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | — |
| 2003 | 35 | style="background:#000000; color:white"|{{Abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | — |
==Team podiums==
- 1 victory
- 7 podiums
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No. ! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:185px;"| Location ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammates | |||||||
| align=center|1 | rowspan=1 align=center| 1997–98 | align=right| 11 January 1998 | align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Ramsau, Austria | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Botvinov / Stadlober / Hoffmann |
| align=center|2 | rowspan=1 align=center| 1998–99 | align=right| 20 December 1998 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Marent / Stadlober / Botvinov |
| align=center|3 | rowspan=4 align=center| 1999–00 | align=right| 28 November 1999 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Kiruna, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Marent / Botvinov / Urain |
| align=center|4 | align=right| 13 January 2000 | align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Marent / Botvinov / Hoffmann | |
| align=center|5 | align=right| 27 February 2000 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Urain / Botvinov / Hoffmann | |
| align=center|6 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 5 March 2000 | align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | Urain / Botvinov / Hoffmann | |
| align=center|7 | rowspan=1 align=center| 2000–01 | align=right| 9 December 2000 | align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Santa Caterina, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Urain / Botvinov / Hoffmann |
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Category:Austrian male cross-country skiers
Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for Austria
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Category:People from Liezen District
Category:Austrian sportspeople in doping cases
Category:Doping cases in cross-country skiing