he competed for west germany in the 1988 summer paralympics in seoul, south korea. there he finished sixth in the men's discus throw - a2a9 event, finished fifth in the men's javelin throw - a2a9 event and finished sixth in the men's shot putt - a2a9 event. following reunification he competed for germany in the 1992 summer paralympics in barcelona, spain. there he won a gold medal in the men's discus throw - ths2 event and finished fourth in the men's pentathlon - ps3 event. he also competed at the 1996 summer paralympics in atlanta, united states. there he won a gold medal in the men's pentathlon - p42 event, a silver medal in the men's discus throw - f42 event and a bronze medal in the men's shot putt - f42 event. he also competed at the 2000 summer paralympics in sydney, australia. there he won a bronze medal in the men's pentathlon - p42 event, finished sixth in the men's discus throw - f42 event and finished seventh in the men's shot putt - f42 event