Samuel Scherrer
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| Born | 15 March 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6.04 ft; 72 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 92 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Samuel Scherrer (born 15 March 1997) is a Swiss freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time silver medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.
Career
In 2020, Scherrer won the silver medal in the 92 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[1][2][3]
In the same year, Scherrer also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 92 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] He was eliminated in his first match by Radosław Baran of Poland.[6] A month later, Scherrer won the silver medal in the men's 92 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[7][8] In May 2021, he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[9]
Scherrer competed in the 97 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 2020 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd | Freestyle 92 kg |
| 2021 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 2nd | Freestyle 92 kg |
References
- ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (16 February 2020). "Chamizo wins battle of the champions as Russia take two golds on final day of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Erözden, Can (16 February 2020). "Turkish wrestler Karadeniz becomes European champion". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (17 December 2020). "Russia claim four freestyle golds as UWW Individual World Cup continues". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (21 April 2021). "Russia claim three more golds on day three of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
External links
- Samuel Scherrer at the International Wrestling Database
