Occupation
Armed Forces Athlete
Spoken languages
German
Club
TV Schwabisch Gmund-Wetzgau [GER] / TK Hannover [GER]:
Coach
Valeri Belenki [national], GER; Adrian Catanoiu, ROU
Sporting relatives
His twin brother Lewis represented Germany in artistic gymnastics at the 2018 European Junior Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (sportbuzzer.de, 14 Apr 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 04 Oct 2021)
Injuries
He suffered a right knee injury at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Germany. (news.de, 21 Aug 2022)
In 2021 he sustained a shoulder injury. (sportbuzzer.de, 03 Jun 2021)
In 2018 he suffered a torn Achilles tendon. (sportbuzzer.de, 14 Apr 2021)
Start sporting career
He began gymnastics at age 10 in Kassel, Germany.
Reason for taking up the sport
As a child he was involved in a number of sports, including athletics and kickboxing. He began to focus on gymnastics after a teacher at high school told him to decide on one sport. "I was a kid who needed a lot of exercise."
Ambitions
To compete at the Olympic Games. (taz.de, 26 Jun 2022)
Most influential person in career
His first coach Hans-Rudiger Matzner, and German gymnast Andreas Toba. (taz.de, 26 Jun 2022)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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