He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

[1] Thaler also won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in 1960 and a bronze in 1961.

He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1967 FIL European Luge Championships in Königssee, West Germany.

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