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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
SH1
Further personal information
Family
Wife Elke, daughters Christina and Claudia
Residence
Wörgl, AUT
Occupation
Athlete, Government Official
Languages
German
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport at age 14 in Worgl, Austria.
Why this sport?
Even before his accident in 1983 he was a passionate sports shooter, having made the national team in 1979. He was also active in taekwondo, skiing, sledding, and cycling. He took up para-shooting soon after the accident, and jokes that his list of sports actually grew bigger after his impairment to include table tennis, mono ski, hand cycling, wheelchair racing, swimming, basketball, diving, fishing and hunting.
Club / Team
Rollstuhl Sport Club Tirol Unterland-RSCTU [AUT] / Tiroler Behinderten Sport Verband-TBSV [AUT]:
Name of coach
Alfred Bauhofer [national]
Handedness
Right
International debut
Year
1986
Competing for
Austria
Tournament
European Championship
Location
Edinburgh, SCO
General interest
Hobbies
Spending time with family, listening to music, watching television. (aufschnaiter.info, 03 Nov 2015)
Hero / Idol
US sprinter Carl Lewis. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2011)
Injuries
He took two months to recover from a femoral neck fracture in 2008. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2011)
In 2003 he had tennis elbow for one year. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2011)
In 2003 he had tennis elbow for one year. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2011)
Awards and honours
He has received a Golden Merit of the Republic of Austria. (aufschnaiter.info, 03 Nov 2015)
Impairment
He has paraplegia as the result of a skiing accident in 1983. (aufschnaiter.info, 03 Nov 2015)
Other information
PARALYMPIC VETERAN
He competed at seven consecutive editions of the Paralympic Games from 1988-2012. (wienerzeitung.at, 29 Aug 2012; Athlete, 14 Dec 2011; oepc.at, 22 Jul 2008)
OTHER ACTIVITES
He serves as the deputy mayor of Worgl, Austria. (meinbezirk.at, 16 Apr 2017)
He competed at seven consecutive editions of the Paralympic Games from 1988-2012. (wienerzeitung.at, 29 Aug 2012; Athlete, 14 Dec 2011; oepc.at, 22 Jul 2008)
OTHER ACTIVITES
He serves as the deputy mayor of Worgl, Austria. (meinbezirk.at, 16 Apr 2017)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Free Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 11 | ||
| Men's Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 10 | ||
| Mixed Sport Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 8 | ||
| Mixed Sport Pistol SH1 | Final Round | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 | Preliminary | 23 | ||
| Men's Air Pistol SH1 | Preliminary | 4 | ||
| Men's Air Pistol SH1 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Mixed Sport Pistol SH1 | Preliminary | 6 | ||
| Mixed Sport Pistol SH1 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Mixed Free Pistol SH1 | Preliminary | 8 | ||
| Mixed Free Pistol SH1 | Final Round | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Air Pistol SH1 | Preliminary | 3 | ||
| Men's Air Pistol SH1 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Mixed Sport Pistol SH1 | Preliminary | 2 | ||
| Mixed Sport Pistol SH1 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Mixed Free Pistol SH1 | Preliminary | 3 | ||
| Mixed Free Pistol SH1 | Final Round | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Free Pistol .22 SH1 | Preliminary | 11 | ||
| Mixed Sport Pistol SH1 | Preliminary | 9 | ||
| Men's Air Pistol SH1 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's Air Pistol SH1 | Preliminary | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Air Rifle Prone Team 2-6 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Mixed Air Rifle Kneeling Team 2-6 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's Air Rifle Standing 2-6 | Final Round | 21 | ||
| Mixed Air Rifle Standing Team 2-6 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's Air Rifle 3 Positions 2-6 | Final Round | 19 | ||
| Mixed Air Rifle 3 Positions Team 2-6 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's Air Pistol 2-6 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Mixed Air Pistol team Open | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Mixed Air Rifle Prone 2-6 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's Air Rifle Kneeling 2-6 | Final Round | 18 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Sport Pistol SH1>3 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Mixed Sport Pistol SH1>3 | Preliminary | 3 | ||
| Men's Air Pistol SH2 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's Air Pistol SH2 | Preliminary | 6 | ||
| Mixed Free Pistol SH1>3 | Preliminary | 9 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 25m Sport Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2010-07-18 | 27 | |
| Mixed 50m Free Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2010-07-21 | 17 | |
| Mixed Air Pistol Standard SH1 | Qualification | 2010-07-21 | 2 | |
| Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2010-07-23 | 25 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 - Men's 10 m Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2012-08-30 | 12 | |
| P3 - Mixed 25 m Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2012-09-03 | 15 | |
| P4 - Mixed 50 m Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2012-09-06 | 25 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2014-07-20 | 49 | |
| Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2014-07-22 | 18 | |
| Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 | Qualification | 2014-07-24 | 17 | |
| Mixed Air Pistol Standard SH1 | Qualification | 2014-07-25 | 5 |