Andreas Wecker

Olympic athlete

1970 –

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Who is Andreas Wecker?

Andreas Wecker is a former German gymnast who had a long and successful career. His greatest achievement was the gold medal on high bar at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he beat gymnasts of such quality as Vitaly Scherbo and Alexei Nemov. In 1989 he was named the last East German Sportsman of the Year. He competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.

Andreas had a serious shoulder injury during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney where he tore a bicep muscle from his shoulder.

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Born
Jan 2, 1970
Staßfurt
Nationality
  • Germany

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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