Andreas Wecker
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Andreas Wecker (born 2 January 1970 in Staßfurt) is a former German gymnast who had a long and successful career. His greatest achievement was the gold medal on high bar at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he beat gymnasts of such quality as Vitaly Scherbo and Alexei Nemov. In 1989 he was named the last East German Sportsman of the Year. He competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.
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Preceded by Olaf Ludwig |
East German Sportsman of the Year 1989 |
Succeeded by Boris Becker(as German Sportsman of the Year) |
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