European Cup Winter Throwing
He and Latvian rival Sirmais repeated their placings at the 2014 European Cup Winter Throwing, the German again finishing second. He made regular appearances on the 2014 IAAF Diamond League circuit: he was fifth at the Prefontaine Classic and Bislett Games, then threw a best of for third at the Meeting Areva in Paris. He improved this further at the Glasgow Grand Prix, throwing the javelin to take a surprise victory over reigning world champion Vitezslav Vesely.