Career
At his fourth Olympic games, in Atlanta (1996), he came fourth. Fischer was nicknamed The Manitoba with The Hammer for his ferocious penalty corners. He played 259 international matches for Germany, scored a total number of 154 goals and played club hockey at HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
He was born in Duisburg.
In 1990 he was diagnosed with diabetes and lost all his hair. He finished his international sports career in 1996, and his national career the next year.