| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 2 | Men | 2010 | New Delhi, IND | |
| Champions Trophy | ||||
| 2 | Men | 2009 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
| 4 | Men | 2010 | Monchengladbach, GER | |
| EuroHockey Nations Championships | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2011 | Monchengladbach, GER | |
| 2 | Men | 2009 | Amstelveen, NED | |
Hobbies
Playing golf. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2007)
Occupation
Student
Education
Sports Administration - University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, GER
Language(s) spoken
English, German
Club name
Nurnberger HTC , Nuremberg, GER
Position and style
Defence (hockeyworldcup.de, 20 Nov 2007)
Handedness
Right (Athlete, 09 Dec 2007)
Debut
2005 for Germany, against India (Athlete, 09 Dec 2007)
Injuries
He suffered a serious infection in his left hand and has had to play with a glove ever since. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2010)
He suffered an injury to his talus bone [foot] in 2000, and did not play hockey for one year. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2007)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started playing hockey at age three in Nuremberg, Germany. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2007)
Reason for taking up this sport
His father played hockey, representing Germany in a junior national team. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2007; hockey.de, 02 Dec 2009)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Claiming gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2010)
Most influential person in career
His father. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2007)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never give up." (hockey.de, 02 Dec 2009)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
