Jan grew up as the oldest of 4 brothers. Since he was able to walk, he played football in every free minute. Other than that, he was an active kid and tested a lot of different sports. After a ski crash back in 2011 he started swimming in his rehabilitation as well as cycling and running.

In terms of coffee there are maybe just a few triathletes out there who can compete with Jan's knowledge. Not without reason people started to challenge themselves in the Latte Art game with the Stratmannscale.

Having a big family behind me, gives me a lot of power. As the oldest, I try to be a role model for my younger brothers and sisters. I´m grateful to have my family backing me whenever I need them.

After finishing school in 2013, Jan started studying Sportsmanagement at the Ruhr- Universität Bochum. He got his Bachelor degree in 2017 and started his General Management Master at the International Hochschule Bad Honnef. Currently about to write his thesis...

Close to, the old German capital, Bonn with lot's of smaller hills and a nice training area around Jan found his safe heaven since 2020.

Since 2019 Jan can say that he makes his passion to a living. Of course, like for every athlete the first years are challenging and especially with COVID we needed to rethink all aspects, but here he is!