Thomas Zander (wrestler)

Thomas Zander (born 25 August 1967) is a German Greco-Roman wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] Zander also won four medals at the World Wrestling Championships, including gold in 1994, and six medals at the European Wrestling Championships, including gold in 1990, 1992, 1993, and 1994. Sabejew was also a two-time World Championships medalist, winning gold in 1994 and silver in 1995.[2]

For the German footballer, see Thomas Zander (footballer).
Thomas Zander
Personal information
Born (1967-08-25) 25 August 1967
Aalen, West Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubKSV Aalen
Coached byLothar Ruch
Hans Juergen Weichert
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1996 Atlanta82 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 Tampere82 kg
Bronze medal – third place1995 Atlanta82 kg
Bronze medal – third place1997 Krasnojarsk85 kg
Silver medal – second place1999 Athens85 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1991 Aschaffenburg82 kg
Gold medal – first place1992 Copenhagen82 kg
Gold medal – first place1993 Istanbul82 kg
Gold medal – first place1994 Athens82 kg
Silver medal – second place1997 Kouvola85 kg
Representing  West Germany
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 Poznan82 kg

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Zander". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. "Zander, Thomas". FILA-Official.com. International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.


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