Christoph Etzlstorfer

Christoph Etzlstorfer (* 1963 in Linz) is a successful wheelchair athlete.

Life

Etzlstorfer suffered in 1981 due to an accident at school sports paraplegia, put 1983, the Matura and graduated in 1993 with a doctorate. Since then, he has been an assistant at the Institute of Chemistry of the Johannes Kepler University Linz and works in the field of organic chemistry.

Since 1984 he has participated in many major competitions in wheelchair athletics, including at the Paralympics. 1996 and 2004 he was voted Sportsman of the Year in Upper Austria. Since 1997 he works as a trainer; In addition, he is involved in a variety of ways and in sport for the disabled.

Achievements

  • 2004 Sportsman of the Year in Upper Austria
  • 2004 Paralympic Games Athens / Gre: hand bike road race bronze and gold in the time trial
  • 2003 European Championship Handbike Teplice / Cze: silver road race and time trial
  • 2002 World Championship Lille / Fra: Fourth place in the marathon
  • 2001 European Championship Wheelchair Marathon Oensingen / Sui: Gold
  • 2000 Sydney Paralympics / Off: Silver Marathon, bronze 1500 m
  • 2000 Marathon World Record Berlin / Ger
  • 1999 European Championship Wheelchair Marathon Rotterdam / Hol: Gold
  • 1998 Marathon World Record Berlin / Ger
  • 1998 World Championship 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 track Yverdon / Sui
  • 1994 Disabled Athlete of the Year in Austria
  • 1994 World Cup Berlin / Ger: gold and world record 10,000 m silver 1500 m, 5000 m and marathon
  • 1993 world record 10,000 m track 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
  • 1988 Seoul Paralympics / Kor: Bronze Pentathlon
  • 1986 World Games Gothenborg / Swe: Gold Javelin

Awards

  • 2001 Silver Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • 2004 Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • 2009 Silver Medal of the Province of Upper Austria
Athletics (sport) Intramural sports Disabled sports
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