Friedrich Scharrer

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFriedrich•Scharrer
Used nameFriedrich•Scharrer
Born27 May 1891 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
AffiliationsWiener Sportverein, Wien (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Austrian wrestler Friedrich Scharrer finished third in the Greco-Roman 60.0 kg class at the unofficial World Championships at Vienna (Wien) in 1911. He qualified for the 1912 Olympics when he finished second (to Heinrich Rauß) in the featherweight class at the selection competition held in Vienna (Apollo-Säle) on 9 June 1912. At the Games, Scharrer was eliminated in the fourth round of the Greco-Roman featherweight class. Two months after the Olympics, Scharrer won the Greco-Roman 60.0 kg class at the unofficial European Championship.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Wrestling AUT Friedrich Scharrer
Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) AC r4/8

Errata

Previously shown as "Friedrich Schärer", but FILA and contemporary Austrian newspapers show him as "Scharrer".