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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Short stature
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
F41
Further personal information
Residence
Esslingen, GER
Languages
German
Higher education
Administration Studies, Construction, Draughting
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 2005 in Leverkusen, Germany.
Why this sport?
He was invited to an athletics trial training session.
Club / Team
FC Kaiserslautern: Germany
Name of coach
Markus Reichle [personal], GER
International debut
Year
2006
Competing for
Germany
Tournament
World Championships
Location
Assen, NED
General interest
Nicknames
Matze (swr.de, 04 Oct 2013)
Hobbies
Football, spending time with friends. (sporthilfe-rlp.de, 27 Aug 2018)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Most influential person in career
His father. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Injuries
Injury prevented him from competing at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (paralympic.org, 04 Oct 2019)
A knee injury meant he missed the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (dbs-npc.de, 09 Oct 2015)
He competed at the 2012 Paralympic Games despite sustaining an injury two weeks before the Games. (netzathleten.de, 26 Aug 2016)
In March 2010 he injured his back during a strength session. He underwent surgery on the injury five months later. (mathias-mester.de, 01 Dec 2010)
A knee injury meant he missed the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (dbs-npc.de, 09 Oct 2015)
He competed at the 2012 Paralympic Games despite sustaining an injury two weeks before the Games. (netzathleten.de, 26 Aug 2016)
In March 2010 he injured his back during a strength session. He underwent surgery on the injury five months later. (mathias-mester.de, 01 Dec 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Whether small or tall, we are all just people." (menshealth.de, 14 Aug 2012)
Awards and honours
He was named the 2018 Rhineland-Palatinate Sportsperson of the Year in Mainz, Germany. (swr.de, 13 Jan 2019)
In 2007, 2016 and 2017 he was named Sportsman of the Year in Coesfeld, Germany. (radiokiepenkerl.de, 04 Aug 2018; goxel.de, 18 Jan 2008)
He was named the 2008 Paralympic Sports Personality of the Year in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. (ksta.de, 14 Apr 2009)
In 2008 he was presented with the Felix Award by the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. (ksta.de, 14 Jan 2008)
He was named the 2007 German Para Athlete of the Year. (mathiasmester.de, 2016)
He has received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt [Silver Bay Laurel Leaf], the highest sports award in Germany. (mathias-mester.de, 01 Dec 2010)
In 2007, 2016 and 2017 he was named Sportsman of the Year in Coesfeld, Germany. (radiokiepenkerl.de, 04 Aug 2018; goxel.de, 18 Jan 2008)
He was named the 2008 Paralympic Sports Personality of the Year in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. (ksta.de, 14 Apr 2009)
In 2008 he was presented with the Felix Award by the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. (ksta.de, 14 Jan 2008)
He was named the 2007 German Para Athlete of the Year. (mathiasmester.de, 2016)
He has received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt [Silver Bay Laurel Leaf], the highest sports award in Germany. (mathias-mester.de, 01 Dec 2010)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (azonline.de, 25 Dec 2019)
Impairment
He was born with achondroplasia and is a person of short stature. (mathias-mester.de, 01 Dec 2010)
Other information
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He worked as a reporter for German television during the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (general-anzeiger-bonn.de, 10 Mar 2018)
He worked as a reporter for German television during the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (general-anzeiger-bonn.de, 10 Mar 2018)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F40 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's Javelin F40 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F40 | Final Round | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Javelin F40 | Final Round | 2012-09-07 | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Shot Put F41 | Final 1 | 2013-07-21 | 4 | |
| Men's Javelin F41 | Final 1 | 2013-07-22 | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Javelin F41 | Final Round | 2016-09-11 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Javelin F41 | Final 1 | 2017-07-17 | 3 |