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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Further personal information
Family
One child
Occupation
Coach
Languages
English, German
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began para-alpine skiing in 1993, 14 months after his accident..
Why this sport?
His doctor Robert Maier suggested he try skiing. "The sport helped me to see that having an amputated leg was a new challenge."
International debut
Year
1996
Competing for
Austria
General interest
Hobbies
Playing golf, mountain biking, hiking. (m-auer.at, 06 Dec 2011 )
Sporting philosophy / motto
"He who fights, can lose. Anyone who does not fight has already lost." (stolperstein.com, 06 Dec 2011)
Impairment
His left leg was amputated 18 centimetres below his knee in 1992, after he was involved in a motorcycle accident in Slovenia. "The road was wet and in a left turn, I fell off my bike. My foot was amputated just 17 days after the accident. There were ups and downs in my emotions but only for a short time." (stolperstein.com, 06 Dec 2011; m-auer.at, 06 Dec 2011)
Other information
ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVE
He has acted as the winter sport athlete representative on the executive board of the Austrian National Paralympic Committee. (lookandfeel.at, 25 Oct 2012)
He has acted as the winter sport athlete representative on the executive board of the Austrian National Paralympic Committee. (lookandfeel.at, 25 Oct 2012)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Downhill LW4 | Final Round | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Downhill Standing | Final Round | 13 | ||
| Men's Super-G Standing | Final Round | 9999 | ||
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Final Round | 11 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Slalom Standing | Final Round | 20 | ||
| Men's Super-G Standing | Final Round | 27 | ||
| Men's Downhill Standing | Final Round | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Final | 2009-02-21 | 18 | |
| Men's Super-Combined Standing | Final | 2009-02-23 | 14 | |
| Men's Super-G Standing | Final | 2009-02-23 | 5 |