Richard Schallert is an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n ski jumper who competed from 1982 to 1988.

He won a bronze medal in the team large hill event at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987 took place 11–21 February 1987 in Oberstdorf, West Germany. Following the domination of the skating technique at the previous championships, the FIS introduced separate cross-country skiing races in the classical technique and the freestyle technique at...

 in Oberstdorf

Oberstdorf

Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide...

. Schallert finished 5th in the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1983

FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1983

The FIS Ski-Flying World Ski Championships 1983 took place in Harrachov, Czechoslovakia.-Individual:-Medal table:-References:* - accessed 25 November 2009....

 had his best individual career finish of 2nd in the normal hill in Strbske Pleso

Štrbské pleso

Štrbské pleso is a picturesque mountain lake of glacial origin and a top tourist destination in the High Tatras, Slovakia. It is the second largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras, after Hincovo pleso...

in 1985.

In 1989 he became a coach in the Austrian Ski Federation. In 2006 he took over as national team coach of the Czech Republic

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