Career
He has been a part of the Austrian national biathlon team since 1992. He failed to qualify for the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, but his career improved afterwards, firstly with a third place in Holmenkollen, and afterwards with his first World Cup in Novosibirsk. This was Austria"s first in biathlon.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, aged almost 39, he came in fifth place in the sprint(He was later diqualified after a positive doping test).
The International Olympic Committee has banned Perner for life from competing in the Olympics as the result of a doping scandal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.