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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T46, F46
Further personal information
Residence
Hanover, GER
Languages
German, English
Higher education
Marketing, Retail Consumer Studies
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up athletics at age 13, having found his previous sport of swimming too monotonous.
Why this sport?
After moving to a new school, he was teased by other children because of his impairment. The sport helped him to gain self-confidence and accept his amputation.
Club / Team
Rot-Weiss Koblenz [GER] / VfL Eintracht Hannover [GER]:
Name of coach
Willi Gernemann [national], GER
International debut
Year
1989
Competing for
Germany
Location
Miami Beach, FL, USA
General interest
Injuries
In 2018 he suffered from a back injury but recovered in time to compete at the start of the outdoor season. (Facebook page, 06 May 2018)
He missed the 2016 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, due to an injury. (vfl-eintracht-hannover.de, 11 Nov 2015)
He missed the 2016 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, due to an injury. (vfl-eintracht-hannover.de, 11 Nov 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto
''No medals without hard work.'' (reinhold-boetzel.de, 2016)
Awards and honours
He was voted Sportsman of the Year in the Nienburg/Weser region of Germany, by readers of newspaper Die Harke six times between 1995 and 2003. (dieharke.de, 2013)
In 2011 he was included in the Hall of Fame of the Niedersachsische Institut fur Sportgeschichte [Lower Saxony Institute for Sports History]. (reinhold-boetzel.de, 2017)
In 2001 he was awarded the Silbernen Lorbeerblatt [Silver Laurel Leaf] in Germany. (reinhold-boetzel.de, 2017)
In 2011 he was included in the Hall of Fame of the Niedersachsische Institut fur Sportgeschichte [Lower Saxony Institute for Sports History]. (reinhold-boetzel.de, 2017)
In 2001 he was awarded the Silbernen Lorbeerblatt [Silver Laurel Leaf] in Germany. (reinhold-boetzel.de, 2017)
Other sports
He has competed in para-swimming at national youth level. (reinhold-boetzel.de, 12 Sep 2012)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany, and to compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (blick-aktuell.de, 11 Jul 2018; reinhold-boetzel.de, 2017)
Impairment
He was involved in an accident in 1983 that resulted in his left arm being amputated. (reinhold-boetzel.de, 12 Sep 2012)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Long Jump F46 | Final Round | 14 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's High Jump F44/46 | Final Round | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's High Jump F44/46 | Final Round | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Long Jump F46 | Final Round | 9 | ||
| Men's High Jump F44/46 | Final Round | 9 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Long Jump F46 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's High Jump F46 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Long Jump F46 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's High Jump F46 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T46 | Final Round | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's High Jump F46 | Final | 2011-01-27 | 4 | |
| Men's 4x100 m T42-46 | Final | 2011-01-29 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's High Jump F46 | Final Round | 2012-09-08 | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's High Jump T47 | Final 1 | 2015-10-29 | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's High Jump T47 | Final Round | 2016-09-16 | 9 |