Christoph Etzlstorfer
Christoph Etzlstorfer (* 1963 in Linz ) is an Austrian wheelchair - Athlete .
Life
Etzlstorfer suffered in 1981 due to an accident at the school sports a spinal cord injury , put 1983-levels, and graduated in 1993 with the promotion from. Since then he has been an assistant at the Institute for Chemistry at the Johannes Kepler University Linz and works in the field of organic chemistry .
Since 1984 he has participated in numerous major competitions in wheelchair athletics, including the Paralympics . In 1996 and 2004 he was voted Sportsman of the Year in Upper Austria . Since 1997 he has also worked as a trainer; he is also involved in and for disabled sports in a variety of ways .
successes
- 2004 Sportsman of the Year in Upper Austria
- 2004 Paralympics Athens / Gre: Handbike bronze road race and gold in the time trial
- 2003 European handbike championship Teplice / Cze: silver road running and time trial
- 2003 European Championships Assen / Hol: Silver Marathon
- 2002 World Championships Lille / Fra: fourth place in the marathon
- 2001 European Wheelchair Marathon Championships in Oensingen / Sui: Gold
- 2000 Paralympics Sydney / Aus: Silver Marathon, Bronze 1500 m
- 2000 world record marathon Berlin / Ger
- 1999 European Wheelchair Marathon Marathon Rotterdam / Hol: Gold
- 1998 world record marathon Berlin / Ger
- 1998 World Championships Birmingham / UK: Silver 5000 m and marathon
- 1998 world record 10,000 m track Jona / Sui
- 1997 world record marathon Wr. Neustadt / Aut
- 1996 Sportsman of the Year in Upper Austria
- 1996 Paralympics Atlanta / USA: Fifth place marathon
- 1996 world record marathon Sempach / Sui
- 1995 World record 10,000 m Yverdon / Sui track
- 1994 Disabled Sportsman of the Year in Austria
- 1994 World Championship Berlin / Ger: gold and world record 10,000 m, silver 1,500 m, 5,000 m and marathon
- 1993 World record 10,000 m run Nottwil / Sui
- 1992 Paralympics Barcelona / Esp: silver marathon, bronze 5000 m
- 1991 world record 10,000 m track Wil / Sui
- 1990 world record marathon Oita / Jpn
- 1990 World Championship Assen / Hol: Gold Marathon, Bronze 1500 m
- 1988 Paralympics Seoul / Kor: bronze pentathlon
- 1986 World Games Gothenborg / Swe: Gold javelin throw
Awards
- 2001 Silver Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2004 Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
Web links
- Homepage of Christoph Etzlstorfer
- JKU employee receives the silver medal of merit of the state of Upper Austria
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Etzlstorfer, Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian wheelchair athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |