The HOLMENKOL athlete Daniel Graf was elected athlete of the month September by the newspaper „Thüringer Allgemeine“. The 27 years old biathlete stood up to great athletes like the blind ultra runner Steffen Klitschka, sprinter Maria Seifert, goalkeeper Robert Enke and biker Patrick Gretsch.

His greatest successes: Winner of the Snowflake Awards „Aufsteiger des Jahres“ 2008, 3rd place at the City Biathlon at Blink Festival in Norway, 3rd place at the City Biathlon in Püttlingen, 2nd place at the German Masters (singles) and 3rd place at the pursuit in Ruhpolding, 2nd place at the German Masters in Oberhof with the relay and German Master in the mass start, 2nd place WC Khanty-Mansiysk in the mass start, 3rd place WC in Hochfilzen in the pursuit, 7th place at the World Masters in Östersund in sprint.