Fritz Pinter

Austrian biathlete Fritz, brother of Jürgen Pinter, finished 17th with the Austrian relay and 26th in the 20 kilometres individual race at the 2006 Torino Olympics. In 2014, he returned to the Olympics at Sochi and came eighth with the Austrian relay.

In 2005, Pinter won his only international medal when he won bronze with the Austrian relay team with Daniel Mesotitsch, Wolfgang Rottmann, and Christoph Sumann. Pinter also won two World Cup races with the relays. His best individual result was a second place in the 2008 pursuit.

Fritz Pinter was not found during a doping control conducted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Italian police on the night before the cross-country relay event at the 2006 Torino Games — during which 30 Carabinieri searched the lodgings of the Austrian cross-country skiers — an operation in which his brother was also caught. Because he was not found, he could not be banned for doping.