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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
PTS2
Further personal information
Occupation
Information Technology
Languages
English, German
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up triathlon in 2006 at age 22.
Club / Team
GC Nendorf: Germany
Name of coach
Tom Kosmehl [national]
International debut
Year
2013
Competing for
Germany
Tournament
European Championships
Location
Alanya, TUR
General interest
Most influential person in career
Coach Herwig Reupichler. (Athlete, 19 Jan 2015)
Other sports
He competed in snowboarding at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. He also won silver in Para duathlon at the 2012 World Championships in Nancy, France. (sochi2014.arch.articul.ru, 2014; triathlon.org, 2016)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (deutsche-paralympische-mannschaft.de, 18 Jun 2017)
Impairment
He was involved in a traffic accident in 2010, in Graz, Austria, which resulted in the amputation of his right leg below the knee. (para-sports.de, 19 Jun 2017; teckbote.de, 29 Dec 2012)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Para Snowboard Cross Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-14 | 22 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men PT2 | Final Round | 2016-09-10 | 8 |