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He first competed in the Olympics at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he finished in tenth place, with a time of 1:37:21.
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He came fourth at the 1971 European Championships in a time of 1:27:52.8. He had retired early from the sport by the time of the 1974 European Championships. He used a decompression chamber belonging to the state airline Interflug in training for the 1972 Olympics, so as to simulate the effects of altitude training.
He set two World Records during his racing career, the first in 1970 (1:25:50), the second in 1972 (1:25:194) equalling Hans-Georg Reimann"s record.
He served in the East German Army while training, rising to the rank of Major. After finishing his racing career, he became a well-known photographer in East Germany.
He was vice-president of the Union of German Olympians (Gemeinschaft Deutscher Olympiateilnehmer, or GDO) from 1991 to 1998. He then became a press officer for OSC Potsdam athletic club
He raced for the ASK Group (a software company) Vorwärts Potsdam club (the army sports club).
He was coached by Wilhelm Kustak until 1968, and then by Hans-Joachim Pathus. In his racing years he was 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) tall, and weighed 76 kg (168 lb).
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He defended his title at the 1976 Olympics held in Montreal, Canada, finishing in third place.
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