Frank Stäbler
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| Nationality |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1989 Böblingen, Germany[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | frank-staebler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TSV Musberg / SV Germania 04 Weingarten (GER)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Janis Zamanduridis[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frank Stäbler (or Frank Staebler, born 27 June 1989) is a professional Greco-Roman wrestler from Germany, who won the 2012 European title and 2015 World title in the welterweight category.[1][3] He trains at TSV Musberg in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany, coached by Janis Zamanduridis from the national wrestling team.
Career
Stäbler represented Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the 66 kg class in men's Greco-Roman wrestling. He received a bye for the second preliminary match, before losing out to Hungary's Tamás Lőrincz, who was able to score six points in two straight periods, leaving Stäbler with a single point.[4] Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Stäbler offered another shot for the bronze medal by successfully defeating United States' Justin Lester in the repechage bout. Unfortunately, he lost the bronze medal match to Georgia's Manuchar Tskhadaia, who formidably pushed him out of the wrestling mat in the third period, with a score of 1–3.[5]
International achievements
| Year | Rank | Competition | Weight class | Achievement |
| 2005 | 7. | Junior-ECh (Cadets) in Tirana | under 50 kg | Winner: David Musaev (Russia) |
| 2006 | 3. | Junior-ECh (Cadets) in Istanbul | under 58 kg | after Rahman Bilici (Rumania) und Ibrahim Erdzhan (Bulgaria) |
| 2009 | 3. | Junior-ECh in Tiflis | Light | after win over Benedikt Puffer (Austria), Paata Bakunidse (Georgia), Mate Hencz (Slovakia) und Oskar Parra Fernandez (Spain) and loose against Jakub Tim (Poland) |
| 2009 | 3. | Junior-WCh in Ankara | Light | after win over Sebastian Brandström (Sweden), and loose against Saeid Mourad Abdvali |
| 2010 | 1. | Intern. Tournamentin Sassari | Light | after Christian Fetzer and Marcus Thätner |
| 2010 | 12. | ECh in Baku | Light | after win in points over Frederik Ekström (Denmarn) |
| 2011 | 3. | Granma-Cerro Pelado-Cup in Havana | Light | after Reineri Salas Perez und Reinier Lescuy (both from Cuba) |
| 2011 | 7. | Wladiyslaw-Pytlasinski-Memorial in Radom | Light | Winner: Ambako Vachadze (Russia) |
| 2011 | 5. | WM in Istanbul | Light | after win in points over Ivan de Jesus Duque Arango (Columbia), Mateusz Wanke (Poland) and Darchan Bajachmedow (Kazakhstan) |
| 2012 | 1. | "Thor-Masters" in Nykøbing Falster | Light | after win over Juri Denisow (Russia), Artyom Wesialonu (Belarus), Marius Thommesen (Norway), Danielo de Feola (Sweden) und Mateusz Wanke (Poland) |
| 2012 | 2. | Granma-Cerro Pelado-Cup in Havanna | Light | after win over Tiziano Corriga (Italy) und Miguel Martinez (Cuba) and loose against Pedro Mulens Herrera (Cuba) |
| 2012 | 1. | ECh in Belgrad | Light | after win over Sergejs Mironovs (Latvia), Ove Günther (Sweden), Hugo Da Silva Passos (Portugal), Alexander Maksimovic (Serbia) und Georgian Carpen (Rumania) |
| 2012 | 1. | Gran Prix of Germany in Dortmund | Light | after win over Ondrej Ulip (Czech Republic), Matthias Maasch (Germany), Alan Dschakajew (Ukraine) und Hassan Alijew (Azerbaijan) |
| 2012 | 5. | OG in London | Light | after win over Justin Lester (USA) and loss against Tamás Lőrincz (Hungary), Manuchar Chadaia (Georgia) |
| 2013 | 1. | Gran Prix of Germany in Dortmund | Light | after win over Andreas Eisenkrein (Germany), Edgar Melkumow (Poland), Marius Thomessen (Norway) und Daniel Janecis (Croatia) |
| 2013 | 1. | "Ion-Cerneanu"-Memorial in Târgoviște | Light | after win over Georgian Carpen (Rumania), Alexander Chwoschtsch und Witali Kononow (both from Ukraine) |
| 2013 | 3. | WCh in Budapest | Light | after win over Yerbol Konitarov (Kazakhstan), Edgaras Venckaitis (Lithuania), Hasan Aliyev (Azerbaijan) and loose against Islambek Albijew (Russia) |
| 2014 | 3. | ECh in Vantaa | Light | after win over Davor Stefanek (Serbia), Marius Thommesen (Norway) and loose against Hasan Aliyev (Azerbaijan) |
| 2014 | 3. | "Wladyslaw-Pytlasinski"-Memorial in Danzig | Light | behind Hamid Sokyano, Iran and Dominik Etlinger, Croatia, together with Edgaras Venckaitis |
| 2014 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in Bucharest | Light | after win over Jung Ji-hyun, South Korea, Georgian Carpen and Yunus Özel, Turkey |
| 2014 | 5. | WCh in Tashkent | Light | |
| 2015 | 3. | 1st European Games in Baku | under 71 kg | after win over Woitiech Jakus, Slovakia; Pavel Lyach, Belarus; Zacharias Tallroth, Sweden; and Mindia Zukulidse, Georgia; and loose against Balint Korpasi, Hungary |
| 2015 | 1. | WCh in Las Vegas | under 66 kg | after win over Hansu Ryu, Bryce Saddoris und Davor Stefanek |
- all competitions are held in Greco-Roman style of wrestling
- OG – Olympic Games; ECh – European Championships; WCh – World Championships
- Light weight is a class under 66 kg in UWW classification.
German Championships
(only Senior)
| Year | Place | Weight class | Comment |
| 2009 | 10 | Light | Winner: Christian Fetzer ( TSV Herbrechtingen) |
| 2010 | 2 | Light | lost to Christian Fetzer |
| 2011 | 3 | Light | lost to Marcus Thätner and Christian Fetzer |
| 2013 | 1 | Light | win against Toni Stade (RSV Greiz), Sven Dürmeier (SV Johannis Nürnberg) and Benjamin Raiser (ASV Nendingen) |
| 2015 | 1 | Light | win against Maximilian Schwabe (KSV Pausa), Fabian Reiner (KSV Tennenbronn) and Sven Dürmeier (SV Johannis Nürnberg) |
Trivia
Stäbler's logo, which appears on the official merchandise, his video diary and printed media, is a jumping squirrel. During the final fight in 2012 European Wrestling Championships Stäbler literally jumped on the opponent and won the title of European champion 2012. Later this jump was called as "squirrel jump" (orig. "Eichhörnchen Sprung") by German journalists.[6]
References
- ^ a b Frank Stäbler. sports-reference.com
- ^ http://www.frank-staebler.com/index.php/en/
- ^ a b "Frank Stäbler". London 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's 66kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Final". London 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's 66kg Greco-Roman Bronze Medal". London 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg, Germany (7 August 2012). "London 2012: Der deutsche Ringer Frank Stäbler".
External links
- Official Website of Frank Stäbler
- Profile – International Wrestling Database
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Frank Stäbler — Olympic medal hope of Germany, Der Spiegel (in German)
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