 At that competition he placed eighth in the two-man bob with Max Kaltenberger and 13th in the four-man event.After retiring from sports he entered politics through the labour movement, working as secretary for ÖAAB Tyrol, which was a socialist Christian trade union body associated with the Austrian People's Party.He worked as kammerrat for the Tyrol-level Austrian Chamber of Labour in 1979 and served as the vice-chairman of that body from 1985 to 1989.