Mathias, 1m42, exceptional finalist

“You have to know what you’re getting into, because when you don’t fit the norm, you can also expose yourself to a lot of criticism.”

Mathias Mester is the first person with dwarfism to appear on Dancing with the Stars in Germany. On the dance floor, he shows how dance doesn’t need standards.

“I feel like in general all people who are disabled or ‘different’ are, let’s say, undervalued”says the finalist.

“I have a lot of self-mockery and I find it very important to be able to laugh at yourself. When you’re having fun, life is so much easier.”

While the 2020 Olympic Games were canceled due to the pandemic, the athlete launched the “parantaine” games on his social networks, where he reproduces sporting events while he is confined.

Today, Mathias Mester shares with his 272,000 subscribers on Youtube scenes from his daily life, always in a humorous way. The sportsman totals 7 world champion titles, in javelin throw, discus throw, and shot put.