Sven Thiele

Sven Thiele
Personal information
NationalityGermany
Born (1973-08-21) 21 August 1973
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1995 Atlanta 130 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2003 Boise120 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2001 Budapest130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2000 Budapest130 kg
Bronze medal – third place1999 Minsk130 kg
Bronze medal – third place1997 Warsaw130 kg
Silver medal – second place1996 Budapest130 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place1997 Sofia130 kg
Grand Prix of Germany
Gold medal – first place2003 Leipzig120 kg
Gold medal – first place1998 Leipzig130 kg
Gold medal – first place1993 Leipzig130 kg

Sven Thiele (born 12 May 1969 in Merseburg) is a German former wrestler who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] He is father of Erik Thiele.[2]

Highlight achievements

  • Silver medal at World Championships, 1995.
  • World Cup Champion, 2003.
  • Silver medal at European Championships, 1996.
  • Four-time European Championships bronze medalist.
  • Gold medal at World Military Championships, 2001.
  • 1997 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Champion. Sven Thiele beat the 1996 Olympic medalist and 1994 World Champion Arawat Sabejew in the final.
  • Three-time Germany′s Grand Prix Champion. At the 1993 and 1998 Grand Prix, Sven Thiele beat the 1988 Olympic medalist and World Champion Andreas Schröder, and reining World Champion Zekeriya Güçlü 2-0, respectively.
  • 1992 German National Champion. Sven Thiele beat the 1988 Olympic medalist and reining World Champion Andreas Schröder in the final.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sven Thiele". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ↑ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/erik-sven-thiele_1558938
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