Samuel_Scherrer

Samuel Scherrer

Samuel Scherrer

Swiss freestyle wrestler

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.

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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 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]

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References

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    "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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    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.
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    Erözden, Can (16 February 2020). "Turkish wrestler Karadeniz becomes European champion". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
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    "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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    Shefferd, Neil (17 December 2020). "Russia claim four freestyle golds as UWW Individual World Cup continues". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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    "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.
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    Shefferd, Neil (21 April 2021). "Russia claim three more golds on day three of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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    "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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    "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.
  10. [10]
    "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  11. [11]
    "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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