Occupation
Athlete, Police Officer
Family
Wife Sandra
Spoken languages
English, German
Club
SV Halle: Germany
Coach
Hubert Brylok [club]
Sporting relatives
His mother Mandy was a gymnast and has worked as a gymnastics coach. (mittelhessen.de, 03 Aug 2018)
Other sports
He has also competed in judo at regional level in Germany. (dtb.de, 12 Jul 2019)
International senior debut
2016
Injuries
In September 2021 he underwent surgery on his left shoulder. The issue had been causing him problems for a number of years. He also had issues post-surgery, which affected him during 2022. (landesturnverband-sachsen-anhalt.de, 11 Jul 2023, 20 Jul 2022; Instagram profile, 21 Sep 2021)
He suffered a broken ankle in 2017. (dtb.de, 12 Jul 2019)
Start sporting career
He joined the TV 1840 Falkenstein club in Germany at age six.
Reason for taking up the sport
His mother was a gymnastics trainer. "Everyone can play football. Something like gymnastics, which not everyone can master, has always fascinated me. I thought it was great at school when the equipment was set up. Plus, I can't swim. But that's probably a gymnast thing."
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (landesturnverband-sachsen-anhalt.de, 11 Jul 2023)
Awards
In 2016 the city council of Rodewisch, Germany, honoured him with an entry in the 'Golden Book of Rodewisch City'. (rodewisch.de, 09 Sep 2016)
Additional information
INJURY BREAK
After a number of years competing with a shoulder issue, he finally underwent surgery on the problem in September 2021. He spent almost two years away from international competition before returning at the 2023 European Championships in Antalya, Turkiye. "It was of course a difficult year [2022], one has to be honest. I didn't recover as quickly as I had hoped. And I kept having a few setbacks, so it was just a stupid year. But things turned out for the best and I was able to prepare properly [in 2023]. [Retiring] wasn't an option for me. Sure, on bad days you sometimes think about why you're doing all this. But now I would say, absolutely not. I'm still far too young for that and there's still far too much to do. I haven't achieved my big goal of the Olympics yet and therefore I can't retire from gymnastics in peace." (landesturnverband-sachsen-anhalt.de, 11 Jul 2023; Instagram profile, 31 Mar 2023)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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