Johann Passler (born 18 August 1961) is a former

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. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Passler won bronze medals in the 20 km and in the relay. At the

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, Passler won two gold medals and two bronze.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

''2 medals (2 bronze)''

World Championships

''4 medals (2 gold, 2 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Team was added as an event in 1989.''

Individual victories

''3 victories (1 In, 2 Sp)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

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, Biathlon World Championships and the

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.'' ;Further notable results * 1982: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon * 1983: ** 1st, Italian championships of biathlon ** 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint * 1986: 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint * 1988: ** 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint ** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon * 1990: ** 1st, Italian championships of biathlon ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint * 1991: ** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon ** 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint * 1992: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint * 1993: ** 1st, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint ** 3rd, Italian championships of biathlon * 1994: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon, sprint * 1995: 2nd, Italian championships of biathlon

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Passler, Johann 1961 births Living people People from Rasen-Antholz Germanophone Italian people Italian male biathletes Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes of Italy Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Biathlon World Championships medalists Biathletes of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri Sportspeople from Südtirol