Anna Carmen Schell (born 3 August 1993) is a German freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a two-time medalist, including gold, at the European Wrestling Championships. She also represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Anna Schell
Anna Schell at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Full nameAnna Carmen Schell
Born (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 30)
Height175 cm (5.74 ft; 69 in)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
  • 68 kg
  • 72 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 72 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 72 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bucharest 72 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2021 Istanbul 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Istanbul 72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Istanbul 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Istanbul 68 kg

Career edit

In 2017, Schell lost her bronze medal match against Svetlana Saenko of Moldova in the 75 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.[1] In 2018, she competed in the 68 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her first match by Blessing Oborududu of Nigeria.[2]

In 2019, Schell won the silver medal in the 72 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[3][4] In 2020, she competed in the 68 kg event without winning a medal.[5] She lost her bronze medal match against Danutė Domikaitytė of Lithuania.[5]

At the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, she won one of the bronze medals in the 68 kg event.[6][7] She defeated Sara Dosho of Japan in her bronze medal match.[6][7]

Schell competed in the 68 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan where she was eliminated in her second match by eventual bronze medalist Alla Cherkasova of Ukraine.[8] Two months after the Olympics, she won one of the bronze medals in the 72 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[9][10] In her bronze medal match she defeated Enkh-Amaryn Davaanasan of Mongolia.[10]

In 2022, Schell won the silver medal in the 72 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[11] In April 2022, she won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[12][13] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[14]

Achievements edit

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 2nd Freestyle 72 kg
World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rd Freestyle 68 kg
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 3rd Freestyle 72 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Freestyle 72 kg

References edit

  1. ^ "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ Pavitt, Michael (12 April 2019). "Orshush and Yusein defend titles at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b Rowbottom, Mike (20 September 2019). "Tynybekova earns first-ever world wrestling gold for Kyrgyzstan". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. ^ Burke, Patrick (7 October 2021). "Helen Louise Maroulis wins third title at Wrestling World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  12. ^ Lloyd, Owen (1 April 2022). "Ukraine record golden double at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

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