Andrew Rein

Andrew Rein ( born March 11, 1958 in Stoughton, Wisconsin ) is a former American professional wrestler. He won the silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles in free style at lightweight.

Career

Andrew Rein grew up in Stoughton (Wisconsin ) and attended a high school, where he also began with the rings. He specialized in doing the free style. In the years 1975 and 1976, he scored his former major success when he became master of Wisconsin bantamweight or featherweight. From 1978, he attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison. At this university studied Andrew Rein Agricultural Economics. He finished his studies later on with the ranks of a Bachelor and a Masters.

But at this university he also continued the struggle and had to Duane Kleven one of the best American coach. In 1979, he finished in the NCAA Division I Collegiate Championships ( = U.S. students Championship) in the lightweight yet to 6th place, but a year later he won this championship at lightweight. Previously, he had already become Midland champion.

Andrew Rein launched next even in the USA Championships AAU (Amateur Athlete Union). After a 5th place in 1980, it was 1981 and 1982 U.S. champion at lightweight. Andrew Rein had to deal in the United States, especially with James Humphrey, Andre Metzger and Nate Carr at the grid positions at the international championships in those years. These four wrestlers were roughly equivalent, which evidenced by the fact that they all came in the 1980s to international operations and all this also won medals at the Olympic Games or the World Championships.

The international career of Andrew Rein began at the Pan American Games in 1979 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He won it in a light weight before the strong Cuban wrestler José Ramos and the Canadian Egon Beiler. In 1981, he came at the World Championships in Skopje for use. He was there with five wins quite convincing, but did not win any medal, because he lost in the pool - final against Saidullah Absaidow from the USSR and was narrowly defeated in the battle for the bronze medal against the Bulgarians Kamen Penev.

In 1984, Andrew Rein won in the Olympic excretion ( Trials ) the right to start against Andre Metzger and Nate Carr. In Los Angeles, he fought in the lightweight up in the final but it lost to the South Koreans You In - Tak, which he had already defeated before on other occasions several times and therefore had the silver medal, but still a great success for it was to be satisfied.

After a second place at an international tournament in Tokyo in 1985, which was equipped by the Japanese organizers with the high-sounding title of " World Super Championships ", but a normal invitation tournament without World Cup ranking was behind the outstanding Soviet athletes arsenic Fadsajew finished Andrew Rein its international wrestler 's career.

During his career he worked for the Ringer world, Procter & Gamble, but since 1986 the head coach at the University of Wisconsin for the freestyle wrestling.

Achievements

International

National

(Note: OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, F = free style, Le = Lightweight, then to 68 kg body weight)

Swell

  • Journal The wrestler, numbers: 10/1981, page 6 and 9/1984, pages 12/13
  • Database of the Institute for Applied Training Science at the University of Leipzig
  • Website of the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association
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