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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
LW10-2
Further personal information
Residence
Germany
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English, German
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began para-skiing in 1995, a year after his accident.
Why this sport?
"After my accident I just wanted to be able to ski with my friends again."
Club / Team
ESV-Traunstein: Traunstein, GER
International debut
Year
1997
General interest
Nicknames
Hase, Rabbit (Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010)
Hobbies
Fishing, historic cars, kayak, golf, swimming (Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010; martin-braxenthaler.de, 14 Dec 2011)
Memorable sporting achievement
"My first Paralympic win." (dguv.de, 06 Mar 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"If you aren't striving for high goals, you aren't living life to the fullest." (dguv.de, 06 Mar 2012)
Awards and honours
He won the Jetzt-erst-recht-Preis [a Bavarian sports award] in 2006. In 2007 he won the Laureus Award. (martin-braxenthaler.de, 14 Dec 2011)
Impairment
A workplace accident in 1994 resulted in paraplegia. (dguv-aug.de, 14 Dec 2011)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Slalom LW10 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's Giant Slalom LW10 | Final Round | 9999 | ||
| Men's Super-G LW10 | Final Round | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Downhill Sitting | Final Round | 9999 | ||
| Men's Super-G Sitting | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's Super Combined Sitting | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Giant Slalom Sitting | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Slalom Sitting | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Slalom Sitting | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Giant Slalom Sitting | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Super-G Sitting | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Downhill Sitting | Final Round | 12 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Slalom LW10 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Giant Slalom LW10 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Super-G LW10 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's Downhill LW10 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Slalom Sitting | Final | 2009-02-20 | 3 | |
| Men's Giant Slalom Sitting | Final | 2009-02-21 | 4 | |
| Men's Super-Combined Sitting | Final | 2009-02-23 | 1 | |
| Men's Super-G Sitting | Final | 2009-02-23 | 9 | |
| Men's Super-G Sitting | Run 2 | 2009-02-24 | 4 |