East german biathlete (1955–2016).
Born April 29th, 1955 in Schlettau.
Died April 24th, 2016 at 60 years old in Altenberg (colorectal cancer). [ref]
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks