Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Danish, English |
Higher education |
International Business, Language Studies - German - Copenhagen Business School: Denmark |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He first tried fencing at age five. |
Why this sport? |
Fencing was a family tradition. |
Club / Team |
Hellerup Faegteklub: Denmark |
Name of coach |
Mads Hejrskov [club], DEN |
Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Relaxing, watching Spanish football team Barcelona, spending time with friends. (hellerupfaegteklub.dk, 2015) |
Hero / Idol |
Russian fencer Pavel Kolobkov. (tagesspiegel.de, 11 Jan 2016) |
Famous relatives |
His father Hans was an international fencer and began serving as chairman of Hellerup Fencing Club in Denmark in 1991. His grandfather was the 1959 Danish foil champion and the military world champion in 1962. His great-grandfather co-founded the Hellerup Fencing Club. (politiken.dk, 15 Jan 2015; hellerupfaegteklub.dk, 2015) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (politiken.dk, 02 Mar 2017) |