Ernst Reiter (born 31 October 1962 in

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) is a former

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who represented

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. At the 1984 Olympics in

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, Reiter won a bronze medal with the West German relay team consisting of

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, Walter Pichler and

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. And at the 1988 Olympics in

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. Reiter won a

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with the West German

relay A relay Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off A relay is an electrically operated switch ...

team consisting of

, Stefan Höck and

References

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1962 births Living people German male biathletes Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic biathletes for West Germany West German male biathletes Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Biathlon World Championships medalists Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics People from Traunstein (district) Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria {{Germany-biathlon-bio-stub