Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
LW11
Further personal information
Languages
German
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up Para Nordic skiing in 2016.
Club / Team
SV Kirchzarten [GER] / WSC Oberwiesenthal [GER] / SK Nesselwang [GER]:
Name of coach
Ralf Rombach [national], GER
General interest
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Freedom." (hollister-lifeblog.de, 12 Dec 2016)
Other sports
He has represented Germany in Para canoe sprint, and placed 17th in single kayak KL2 200m at the 2015 World Championships in Milan, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Jan 2019; deutsche-paralympische-mannschaft.de, 23 Aug 2015)
Impairment
In 2002 he was involved in a motorcycle accident that resulted in incomplete paraplegia. (deutsche-paralympische-mannschaft.de, 19 Jan 2018; hollister-lifeblog.de, 12 Dec 2016)