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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
LW9
Further personal information
Family
Wife Iris, children Lea, Nils and Nele
Residence
Lesachtal, AUT
Occupation
Athlete, Teacher
Languages
English, German
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He has always loved two-wheeled sports such as cycling, free-riding and mountain biking [for which he is a former national champion]. He would ski in the winter to keep fit for these summer sports. He took up para-skiing after his accident in 1999.
Why this sport?
As an able-bodied athlete he would ski in the winter in order to keep fit. He quit para-cycling after the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens because it kept him away from his family too often. He lives in the mountains, so naturally continued with skiing.
Club / Team
Dynafit Race Team: Austria
Name of coach
Wolfgang Egger [national], AUT
International debut
Year
2003
Competing for
Austria
General interest
Hobbies
Cycling, mountain biking, rock climbing, running. (oepc.at, 20 Feb 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"He who fights may lose, but he who never fights has already lost." (michaelkurz.jimdo.com, 11 Mar 2011)
Awards and honours
He has been awarded the Silver Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria. (michaelkurz.jimdo.com, 11 Mar 2011)
Other sports
He competed in both road and track cycling at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. Before his accident in 1999, he was a national champion in mountain biking. (michaelkurz.jimdo.com, 11 Mar 2011; freak-online.at, 12 Mar 2010; Vancouver, 12 Feb 2010)
Impairment
He broke two vertebrae in a skiing accident in France in 1999, which resulted in incomplete paraplegia. (michaelkurz.jimdo.com, 11 Mar 2011)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 7.5 km Standing | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 10 km Standing | Final Round | 19 | ||
| Men's 5 km Standing | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's 12.5 km Standing | Final Round | 9 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Road Road Race / Time Trial Bicycle CP Div 4 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's Track Individual Pursuit Bicycle CP Div 4 | Qualifying | 9 | ||
| Men's Track 1 km Time Trial Bicycle CP Div 3/4 | Final Round | 17 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 20 km Standing | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 10 km Standing | Final Round | 14 | ||
| Men's 1 km Sprint Standing | Qualification | 9999 | ||
| Men's 12.5 km Individual Standing | Final Round | 9 | ||
| Men's 3 km Pursuit Standing | Qualification | 19 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 7.5 km Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-08 | 12 | |
| Men's 20 km Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-10 | 10 | |
| Men's 12.5 km Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-11 | 15 | |
| Men's 1 km Sprint Standing | Qualification | 2014-03-12 | 27 | |
| Men's 15 km Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-14 | 16 | |
| Men's 10 km Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-16 | 13 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Long Distance - Free Style Standing | Race 1 | 2015-01-25 | 10 | |
| Men's Sprint - Classic Standing | Race 1 | 2015-01-28 | 19 | |
| Men's Middle Distance - Classic Standing | Race 1 | 2015-01-31 | 15 |