PFEIFFER Hendrik

Socialising with friends, playing darts. (heldendeslaufsports.at, 01 Feb 2020)

Athlete, Communications Professional, Student

Journalism - TU Dortmund University, Germany

English, French, German

TV Wattenscheid 01 [Germany]

Tono Kirschbaum [club], GER

He competed in cross-county skiing at junior European level. (heldendeslaufsports.at, 01 Feb 2020)

He had heel surgery in 2016 and 2018. His 2016 injury forced him to miss the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, even though he had met the qualification standard. (larasch.de, 06 Jun 2020; sueddeutsche.de, 23 Feb 2020)

He began taking athletics seriously at age 15. (heldendeslaufsports.at, 01 Feb 2020)

"I was a very passable footballer, but I had my weaknesses especially in the field of running. To compensate for this, I registered with the local athletics club, LAZ Rhede. After a few weeks of training I knew that it would be a lot more fun." (heldendeslaufsports.at, 01 Feb 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (larasch.de, 06 Jun 2020)

He runs between 120 and 140 kilometres a week. (larasch.de, 06 Jun 2020)

"Hard work pays off." (larasch.de, 06 Jun 2020)