Nickname
Matze (matthiasfahrig.de, 28 Dec 2011)
Spoken languages
English, German
Club
SV Halle [Germany]
Coach
Uwe Ronneburg [personal] Andreas Hirsch [national], GER (dtb-online.de, 11 Jun 2016)
International senior debut
2004 for Germany (ueg.org, 24 Mar 2015)
Injuries
He suffered a double jaw fracture due to an assault in a restaurant in November 2015. He was unconscious after the incident and required hospitalisation. He took one month to recover from the injury. (t-online.de, 23 Nov 2015)
He tore the right lateral meniscus of his right knee during the 2015 European Championships and underwent surgery in June 2015. He returned to competition three months later. (focus.de, 14 Jun 2015; mz-web.de, 12 Jun 2015; swp.de, 21 Sep 2015)
He suffered a foot injury in 2014 that sidelined him for the whole season. (ueg.org, 24 Mar 2015)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at age eight. (matthiasfahrig.de, 28 Dec 2011 )
Reason for taking up the sport
He was discovered when playing on a bouncy castle in Wittenberg, Germany. (dtb-online.de, 28 Dec 2011)
Philosophy / Motto
"If you are negative, all the people around you become negative." (ueg.org, 24 Mar 2015)
Last update : 2016-09-23
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