Stefan Höck had his best time as a biathlete in the mid-1980s. He contested his first races in the biathlon world cup in 1985 in Antholz , and in the sprint he was the 14th to win his first world cup points. The 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary were successful . Höck finished 26th in the sprint and won silver in the relay race alongside Ernst Reiter , Peter Angerer and Fritz Fischer . In the 1987/88 season he achieved a top ten placement for the first time in Ruhpolding as tenth of an individual. He won the following sprint race. After the season he ended his career.