| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 9 | Men | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2009 | Stavanger, NOR | |
| 3 | Men | 2011 | Rome, ITA | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2012 | Scheveningen, NED | |
| 1 | Men | 2011 | Kristiansand, NOR | |
| 4 | Men | 2009 | Sochi, RUS | |
| World Tour | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2009 | Moscow, RUS | |
| 1 | Men | 2009 | Gstaad, SUI | |
| 1 | Men | 2009 | Stavanger, NOR | |
| 1 | Men | 2009 | Rome, ITA | |
| 2 | Men | 2011 | Agadir, MAR | |
| 2 | Men | 2011 | Klagenfurt, AUT | |
| 2 | Men | 2011 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 2 | Men | 2010 | Stare Jablonki, POL | |
| 2 | Men | 2010 | Shanghai, CHN | |
| 2 | Men | 2009 | Aland, FIN | |
| 2 | Men | 2009 | Stare Jablonki, POL | |
| 2 | Men | 2008 | Dubai, UAE | |
| 3 | Men | 2011 | Gstaad, SUI | |
| 3 | Men | 2011 | Stavanger, NOR | |
| 3 | Men | 2011 | Rome, ITA | |
| 3 | Men | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | |
| 3 | Men | 2010 | Prague, CZE | |
| 3 | Men | 2010 | Moscow, RUS | |
| 3 | Men | 2010 | Myslowice, POL | |
| 3 | Men | 2009 | Marseille, FRA | |
| 3 | Men | 2009 | Shanghai, CHN | |
| 3 | Men | 2008 | Guaruja, BRA | |
Hobbies
Football, basketball, fishing and surfing the internet. (NOC 17/12/04)
Occupation
Student
Education
German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, GER
Language(s) spoken
German
Club name
VC Olympia 93 Berlin, Berlin, GER
Position and style
Blocker (German Volleyball Federation, 10 May 2004)
Handedness
Right (German Volleyball Federation, 10 May 2004)
Debut
2001 (German Volleyball Federation, 10 May 2004)
Injuries
Pain in his shoulder saw him sit out a tournament in April 2012 as a precautionary measure leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games. (brinkreckermann.de, 17 Jun 2012)
He had an operation on his meniscus in June 2010. (brinkreckermann.de, 17 Jun 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
Since 1990 in Germany. (German Volleyball Federation, 10 May 2004)
Awards
FIVB Best Blocker 2009, FIVB Team of the Year [with Julius Brink] 2009. (bvbinfo.com, 06 Mar 2012)
Voted German Beach Volleyballer of the Year in 2002, 2003 and 2004. (majo-beach.de, 06 Dec 2004)
Previous Olympics
Athens 2004
