Andreas Wels
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Born | 1 January 1975 Schönebeck, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany | (age 49)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andreas Wels (born 1 January 1975) is a German competitive and synchronized diver.[1] He has competed at three Olympic Games.[2]
In 1997 he won his first international title, European Champion in competitive diving on the 1 m springboard. In 1999 he became vice world cup champion in competitive diving on the 3 m springboard, and in 2000 European Champion in synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard together with his partner Tobias Schellenberg.
In 2002 he became vice European Champion in competitive diving and synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard. At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona he won bronze in synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard. In 2004 he became European Champion in competitive diving on the 3 m springboard.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Andreas Wels and Tobias Schellenberg won the silver medal in synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard. They also won the silver medal in synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal and a gold at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andreas Wels". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "Andreas Wels". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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[edit]- 1975 births
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- World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
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