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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
LW6/8-2
Further personal information
Occupation
Armed Forces
Languages
English, German
Higher education
English, Geography - University of Klagenfurt: Austria
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took his first skiing lessons at age four at Petzen, Austria.
Why this sport?
His father was friends with Walter Lackner, who won a gold medal in alpine skiing at the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Turin. "I did ski races in school with his [Lacker's] son so my father thought I should try Para ski races."
Club / Team
SC Petzen: Austria
Name of coach
Andreas Kristan [club]; Markus Gutenbrunner [national], AUT
International debut
Year
2011
Competing for
Austria
Location
Austria
General interest
Hobbies
Watching ice hockey, playing football, inline skating. (oesv.at, 01 Jan 2020)
Hero / Idol
Italian alpine skier Christof Innerhofer. (IPC, 10 Feb 2018)
Injuries
He broke his collarbone in November 2017. (IPC, 10 Feb 2018)
Awards and honours
He was named the 2012 Male Young Athlete of the Year by the Austrian Disabled Sports Association [OBSV]. (parasport.at, 26 Feb 2016)
Impairment
He was born without his right forearm. (IPC, 10 Feb 2018)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Super-G Standing | Race 1 | 2015-03-05 | 12 | |
| Men's Super-Combined Standing | Race 1 | 2015-03-07 | 13 | |
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2015-03-08 | 6 | |
| Men's Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2015-03-10 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Downhill Standing | Race 1 | 2017-01-25 | 15 | |
| Men's Super-G Standing | Race 1 | 2017-01-26 | 11 | |
| Men's Super-Combined Standing | Race 1 | 2017-01-28 | 14 | |
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2017-01-30 | 9999 | |
| Men's Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2017-01-31 | 16 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Downhill Standing | Final | 2018-03-10 | 12 | |
| Men's Super-G Standing | Final | 2018-03-11 | 9999 | |
| Men's Super Combined Standing | Final | 2018-03-13 | 9999 | |
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Final | 2018-03-14 | 9999 | |
| Men's Slalom Standing | Final | 2018-03-17 | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2019-01-21 | 9 | |
| Men's Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2019-01-23 | 11 | |
| Men's Downhill Standing | Race 1 | 2019-01-30 | 8 | |
| Men's Super-Combined Standing | Race 1 | 2019-01-31 | 8 | |
| Men's Super-G Standing | Race 1 (from SC) | 2019-01-31 | 11 |