 His personal best time was 20.43 seconds, achieved in July 1987 in Rhede.This ranks him ninth among German 200 m sprinters, behind Tobias Unger, Frank Emmelmann, Sebastian Ernst, Eugen Ray, Jürgen Evers, Ralf Lübke, Bernhard Hoff and Hans-Joachim Zenk.After retiring he has worked as a television presenter in the German media.