Adolf Seger ( German: Adolf Seger ); January 2, 1945 , Freiburg im Breisgau , Baden-Württemberg , Third Reich - German freestyle wrestler, two-time Olympic medalist, two-time world champion, three-time European champion, ten-time German champion (1971-1980) and a ten-time world champion among veterans (1990s and 2000s). Sibling of the 1960 Olympics, Greco-Roman wrestler Edmund Seger. [2] [3] .
| Adolf Zeger | |
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 Germany national freestyle wrestling team, 1978. Adolf Seger - second left in the back row. | |
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| Nicknames | "The strongest postman" |
| A country |  Germany |
| Club | RKG Freiburg 2000 |
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| Height | 172 cm |
| The weight | 75 kg |
Biography
Born in 1945 in a family with sports traditions: his father and five brothers all engaged in wrestling. Adolf Zeger began training at the age of five. For the first time, he achieved success at the German championship only in 1967, becoming a bronze medalist: the beginning of Zeger's great career was delayed due to numerous injuries. In 1969 and 1970, he became the silver medalist of the German championship, and since 1971, for ten years, became the unchanging champion of the country.
In 1969, he was fifth at the World Championships, and won a bronze medal at the European Championships. In 1970, he was fifth at the World Championships, and sixth at the European Championships.
In 1972 he became the first time European champion.
In 1972, he competed in the welterweight freestyle wrestling competitions at the Olympic Games and managed to win the bronze medal of the Olympic Games.
See tournament table .
In 1973, he became a two-time European champion, and was only fifth at the World Championships. In 1974, he won the German Grand Prix, was the silver medalist of the European Championship, and rose one more line at the World Championship, taking fourth place. In 1975, he was only sixth at the European Championships, second at the German Grand Prix and won the world championship, but already in middle weight.
In 1976, he competed in middleweight freestyle wrestling at the Olympic Games, and for the second time became the bronze medalist of the Olympic Games. As a world champion, he played at the rank of a clear favorite, but shortly before the tournament he caught an intestinal infection. [four]
See tournament table .
In 1977, he won the German Grand Prix and became the two-time world champion, but was only fifth at the European Championships. In 1978, he again won the German Grand Prix, was the silver medalist of the World and European Championships. In 1979 he became the bronze medalist of the European Championship, and was fifth at the World Championships and the German Grand Prix. In 1980, he was second at the German Grand Prix and this was his last international success. At the European Championship was only 12th.
Adolf Seger was known for his technique of fighting in the stalls , and one of the captures was named after him. Few people could defeat him in the struggle of lying. [5] [5]
During the 1990s and 2000s, Adolf Seger became a ten-time world champion among veterans, donated a prize for five consecutive championships in the amount of US $ 10,000 to the fund for the fight against childhood cancer. [6]
Adolf Seger is married, has three children in marriage. Until 2010, for more than 40 years he worked as a postman at the Deutsche Post AG in one of the districts of Freiburg. After retiring, he is engaged in charity, local politics and coaches at the RKG Freiburg 2000 club.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 1052669360 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ Adolf Seger Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- ↑ Database | United world wrestling
- ↑ Freiburg: Freiburger Olympioniken: Adolf und Edmund Seger: von der Matte an die Platte - badische-zeitung.de
- ↑ 1 2 Auf den Spuren von ... Adolf Seger: Adolf Seger kämpft nur noch für kranke Kinder - Sportmix - Stuttgarter Nachrichten
- ↑ Ringen: BZ-Interview: Freiburger Ringer-Legende Adolf Seger feiert 70. Geburtstag - badische-zeitung.de
Links
- Adolf Seger - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Adolf Seger - profile on International Wrestling Database