Hobbies
Photography. (anderswesch.dk, 08 Mar 2015)
Occupation
Athlete, Business Owner, Information Technology
Education
Information Technology - University of Southern Denmark: Odense, DEN
Family
Partner Anne Sofie Okkerstrom Mikkelsen
Spoken languages
Danish, English, German
Club
Odense Gymnastik Forening: Denmark
Coach
Michael Moselund Jensen [national], DEN
International senior debut
2011
Injuries
He had a recurring Achilles tendon injury in 2014 which disrupted his training and forced him to take breaks from gymnastics. (gymdanmark.dk, 17 Oct 2015)
Start sporting career
He originally took up TeamGym [a team discipline of gymnastics] in Velling, Denmark, but switched to tumbling during his second year at the Gymnastics and Sports Academy in Viborg, Denmark.
Reason for taking up the sport
"It was fun to jump backwards, and so I avoided the rhythm section [in TeamGym] that I was not crazy about."
Hero / Idol
Russian tumbler Timofey Podust. (gymdanmark.dk, 17 Oct 2015)
Additional information
OCCUPATION
He works as a software developer for a Danish dictionary publisher. He is also the owner and CEO of Tumblingshop.dk, a company that sells sports tape in Odense, Denmark. He started the company in January 2014. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2017; Facebook profile, 18 May 2016)
Last update : 2024-07-22