Andreas Schröder

Andreas Schroeder ( born August 7, 1960 in Jena ) is a retired German wrestler. He was world champion and European champion in freestyle wrestling.

Life

Andreas Schroeder was 13 years old to wrestle. In Jena he found in Peter Germer a coach and Uwe Neupert a training partner, from whom he had learned a lot. Until 1990, he competed for the SC Motor Jena, after 1990 for the KSV Aalen, the SV Siegfried Hallbergmoos - Goldach and TSV Dewangen. With a 3rd place at the 1982 World Cup in Edmonton, Andreas Schröder ranked in the top world's top freestyle wrestler a super heavyweight and was this a decade. During this period, the Soviet Union / CIS sat down opposite him following a Ringer: Hasimikow, Gobedischwili, Mermianishvili, Naniev, Khadartsev, Bigajev, Schilzow, Tourmanidze and Shumilin. Even the American Bruce Baumgartner, against the Schroeder wrestled several times, is a legend. Adam Sandurski from Poland, Mahmut Demir from Turkey and Ali Reza Soleimani from Iran complete the series of opponents Schroeder.

Schroeder wrestled in 20 championship tournaments (Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships ), winning 13 medals. An Olympic victory was denied him. Even as a veteran Andreas Schröder remained successful. He won five world titles in this age group. After his playing days, during which he worked as an employee of the Stadtwerke Aalen, he trained at the Coaches Academy in Cologne and is a trainer at the Olympic base Aalen / Stuttgart.

International success

(all competitions in free style, OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, SS = Super Heavyweight )

National success

• East German champion in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988
• German champions in 1991 and German Vice Champion 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996.