WIESENTHAL Heiko

12 Feb 1975
46
Male
VS1
MAYEN
 
Germany

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
VBS Sitting Volleyball Men 6

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Makuhari Messe Hall A
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
3
GER
Germany
0
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
GER
Germany
1
CHN
China
3
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
BRA
Brazil
1
GER
Germany
3
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
EGY
Egypt
3
GER
Germany
2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
3Men2012London, GBR
6Men2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
6Men2014Elblag, POL
:
Occupational Therapist
:
Wife Tanja
:
German
:
BSG Emmelshausen [GER] / TV Guls [GER]
:
Michael Merten [national], GER
:
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)
:
"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)
Legend
:
Gold Medal Event
:
Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event
Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos