He represented the sports team South Carolina Empor Rostock. This result ranks him ninth among German discus throwers, behind Jürgen Schult, Lars Riedel, Wolfgang Schmidt, Armin Lemme, Hein-Direck Neu, Alwin Wagner, Michael Möllenbeck and Rolf Danneberg.
He finished eighth at the 1978 European Athletics Championships and won the bronze medal at the 1982 European Athletics Championships. He never became East German champion, but won silver medals at the national championships in 1977, 1978, 1982 and 1984. His personal best throw was 67.56 metres, achieved in June 1980 in Rostock.
