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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. He also won a bronze medal at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.
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 final, he lost against Süleyman Karadeniz of Turkey. [1]
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] He also competed at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria and in the 97 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.
Scherrer competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [11] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. [11]
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 |
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