WIESENTHAL Heiko

Sitting Volleyball

Date of Birth: 12 Feb 1975

Age: 46

Gender: Male

Sport Class: VS1

Place of birth: MAYEN

Birth Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sitting Volleyball	Men GER Germany	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men's Preliminaries Pool B #03 IRI Islamic Rep. of Iran 3 GER Germany 0	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men's Preliminaries Pool B #07 GER Germany 1 CHN China 3	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men's Preliminaries Pool B #10 BRA Brazil 1 GER Germany 3	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men's 5-6 Classification #14 EGY Egypt 3 GER Germany 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
3	Men	2012	London, GBR
6	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
6	Men	2014	Elblag, POL

Occupation:

Occupational Therapist

Languages spoken:

BSG Emmelshausen [GER] / TV Guls [GER]

Michael Merten [national], GER

Other sports:

Before his accident he played fistball at international level. He has also played Para beach volleyball for Germany. (teamdeutschland-paralympics.de, 25 May 2021; bsv-rlp.de, 30 Sep 2015)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sporthilfe-rlp.de, 04 Sep 2020)

Philosophy:

"Live, love, laugh." (sporthilfe-rlp.de, 04 Sep 2020)

He was named 2019 Athlete of the Year in Koblenz, Germany. (blick-aktuell.de, 03 Mar 2020)

In February 2014 he received the highest award for athletes in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. (bsv-rlp.de, 17 Feb 2014)

He received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt [Silver Laurel Leaf] in Germany in recognition of his bronze medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (saar-report.de, 07 Nov 2012)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (swp.de, 09 Aug 2012)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (swp.de, 09 Aug 2012)

Impairment Details
He received a 20,000 volt shock after being electrocuted in an accident while serving in the German military. He lost his lower left leg as a result of his injuries. (bsv-rlp.de, 30 Sep 2015; deutsche-paralympische-mannschaft.de, 2015; swp.de, 09 Aug 2012)

General
RETIREMENT AND RETURN
He retired from competitive sitting volleyball in late 2016. He returned to the sport in 2019 after he was contacted by members of the German national team with a view to competing at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (lsb-rlp.de, 15 Mar 2020; nationalmannschaft-sitzvolleyball.de, 20 Dec 2016)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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