Gerhard Himmel

Gerhard sky ( born May 12, 1965 in Hanau ) is a former German wrestler.

Career

Gerhard sky grew up in Großkrotzenburg and began as a teenager when SRV Großkrotzenburg with the rings. In 1983 he was German Youth Champion and 1983, 1984, German Junior Champion in Greco- Roman style. At the Junior World Championships in 1983, he took an excellent second place in the class to 87 kg body weight and was on his way to world-class wrestler, as in 1985 he was seriously injured in a car accident and had to interrupt his wrestler 's career. After his recovery, he was able in 1986 to intervene again in the Ringer happening. He wrestled in the meantime for unity Aschaffenburg Damm and then for the AC Bavaria Goldbach. Taking the Plunge into the world top he made in 1988. He won an Olympic silver medal in the heavyweight division and in 1989 became even world champions. 1990 ended Gerhard sky, at the age of only 25 years, his international career Ringer due to studies.

He studied business administration led him among other things, also available in Switzerland (University of St. Gallen) and the USA ( University of Iowa). He completed this successfully, a doctorate ( Dr. oec. ) And started his career at a German chemical company. In early 2004 he founded his own company with the divisions China Consulting ( www.china - competence.biz ) and Workplace Health Promotion ( www.coheso.de ).

International success

Notes

  • All competitors In Greco-Roman style
  • Heavy Weight = then weight class to 100 kg body weight
  • OS = The Olympic Games, WM = World Championships, European Championships EM =

German Championships

Swell

  • Journal " The Ringer " from the years 1983-1990,
  • " One Hundred Years of struggle in Germany ", published by " The Ringer ", Lower Mount, 1991
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