Wilfried Dietrich
![]() Taylor and Dietrich at the 1972 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 14 October 1933[1] Schifferstadt, Germany[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 2 June 1992 (aged 58)[1] Durbanville, South Africa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | VfK Schifferstadt ASV Mainz 1888[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wilfried Dietrich (14 October 1933 – 2 June 1992) was a German heavyweight wrestler. Between 1956 and 1972 he took part in five Olympics and six world championships,[2] often entering both the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling contests – a feat unmatched by any other wrestler. He won five Olympic and five world championship medals, becoming an Olympic (1960), World (1961) and European champion (1967). Between 1955 and 1962 he won all his freestyle bouts.[1][3]
In 1968 Dietrich was selected as the Olympic flag bearer for West Germany at its first appearance at the Summer Olympics;[4] he won a bronze medal at those games. He failed to medal at his last Olympics in 1972, yet he produced the most spectacular victory of his career by throwing over his back the 182 kg American Chris Taylor in the Greco-Roman contest.[5] Dietrich lost to Taylor in their freestyle bout.[1][6] In 2008 he was inducted into the Germany's Sports Hall of Fame and in 2014 to the International Wrestling Hall of Fame.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Profile: Wilfried Dietrich". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ Wilfried Dietrich. iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ "Stats: Wilfried Dietrich". abc.net. 2008.
- ^ West Germany. sports-reference.com
- ^ Video. youtube.com
- ^ Chris Taylor: The giant Olympian. slam.canoe.com
External links
Media related to Wilfried Dietrich at Wikimedia Commons
- Wilfried Dietrich at the International Wrestling Database
- Wilfried Dietrich at CageMatch worker
- Wilfried Dietrich at Olympedia
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