From 1971 to 1990 he was sports journalist and eventually editor for the newspaper Junge Welt.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal of the National People's Army in 1989.

[1][2] His books include Olympische Spiele 1896 – 1980 (1981), Meilenweit bis Marathon (1987), Katarina – eine Traumkarriere auf dem Eis (1988), Olympiastadion Berlin.

Steine beginnen zu reden (1999), Otto der Seltsame.

[de] and in his 2004 book Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler, by omitting or toning down negative information, such as doping issues or Stasi collaboration.