He is married to Kathrin since 1994 and they have three sons: Marco (*1995), Simon (*1998) and Gabriel (*2004). He is a Hauptfeldwebel (Sergeant First Class) of the German Bundeswehr.
His first club was the SG Dynamo Klingenthal until 1991. In the Biathlon World Cup of 1997/1998 he won the overall second place. In the biathlon competition at the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics he won gold at the men's 4 x 7.5km relay. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 4 x 7.5 km for men his team won silver and at the 12.5 km pursuit for men, he won bronze for himself.
In the Biathlon World Championships Sprint (10 km) he won bronze in 1995, silver in 2003 and silver again in 2004. In 1999, 2003 and 2004 he won gold in the pursuit (12.5 km). In the individual (20 km) he won gold in 1997, silver in 1999, bronze in 2003 and bronze again in 2005.
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