Rolf Scherrer (born 24 May 1972 in Willisau) is a retired amateur Swiss freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.[1] Scherrer has achieved a total of eighteen Swiss championship titles, picked up the top eight spot at the World Championships (2002), and represented his nation Switzerland in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004). Before his wrestling career ended in 2009, Scherrer trained full-time for Ringerclub Willisau under his personal coach Erwin Mühlemann.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rolf Scherrer |
| Nationality |  Switzerland |
| Born | 24 May 1972 Willisau, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Freestyle |
| Club | Ringerclub Willisau |
| Coach | Erwin Mühlemann |
Scherrer made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's heavyweight division (97 kg). He lost his opening match 1–7 to Iran's Alireza Heidari, but wrestled his way to overwhelm Turkey's Ahmet Doğu with a vigorous 4–3 verdict. Placing second in the prelim pool and tenth overall, Scherrer's performance was not enough to advance him to the quarterfinals.[2][3]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Scherrer qualified for his second Swiss squad, as a 32-year-old, in the men's heavyweight class (96 kg) by placing fifth and receiving a berth from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bratislava, Slovakia.[4][5][6] Unlike his previous Olympics, Scherrer suffered through a disastrous game plan, as he lost two straight matches each to Ukraine's Vadim Tasoyev (1–6), and Russia's Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (0–3), leaving him on the bottom pool and placing sixteenth overall.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rolf Scherrer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Wrestling – Heavyweight Freestyle (97kg)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 132–133. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Olympics: Fischer makes final as fellow Swiss struggle". Swissinfo. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (18 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "2 Americans Gain Olympic Wrestling Berth". Washington Post. 1 February 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Ringen: Rolf Scherrer holt Olympia-Quotenplatz" [Wrestling: Rolf Scherrer grabs an Olympic place] (in German). News.ch. 1 February 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ "Rolf Scherrer an Olympia vorzeitig ausgeschieden" [Rolf Scherrer made his early exit at the Olympics] (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
External links edit
- Rolf Scherrer at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Rolf Scherrer at Olympics.com
- Rolf Scherrer at Olympedia
