Samuel Scherrer

{{short description|Swiss freestyle wrestler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Samuel Scherrer | honorific_suffix = | image =  | image_size =  | alt = | caption = | headercolor = | textcolor =  | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name =  | full_name =  | nickname = | nationality =  | national_team =  | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|3|15}} | birth_place = | death_date =  | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = {{convert|184|cm|ft in|abbr=on}} | weight =  | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website =  | module =  | country = Switzerland | sport = Amateur wrestling | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = 92 kg | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = Freestyle | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 =  | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb =  | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's freestyle wrestling }} {{Medal|Country| {{SUI}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Individual World Cup}} {{MedalBronze|2020 Belgrade|92 kg}} {{Medal|Competition| European Championships }} {{Medal|Silver| 2020 Rome | 92 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2021 Warsaw | 92 kg }} {{Medal|Competition|Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament}} {{MedalBronze|2026 Plovdiv|92 kg}} }} '''Samuel Scherrer''' (born 15 March 1997) is a Swiss freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time silver medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. He also won a bronze medal at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.

== Career ==

In 2020, Scherrer won the silver medal in the 92{{nbsp}}kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.<ref name="uww_european_championships_results_2020">{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/eucs-rome-final-book_1.pdf|title=2020 European Wrestling Championships Results|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412124934/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/eucs-rome-final-book_1.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2020|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="chamizo_wins_battle_2020">{{Cite news|last=Shefferd|first=Neil|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1090670/european-wrestling-championships|title=Chamizo wins battle of the champions as Russia take two golds on final day of European Wrestling Championships|date=16 February 2020|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="turkish_wrestler_karadeniz_aa_2020">{{Cite news|last=Erözden|first=Can|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/turkish-wrestler-karadeniz-becomes-european-champion/1736011|title=Turkish wrestler Karadeniz becomes European champion|date=16 February 2020|work=Anadolu Agency|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> In the final, he lost against Süleyman Karadeniz of Turkey.<ref name="uww_european_championships_results_2020"/>

In the same year, Scherrer also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 92{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.<ref name="uww_individual_world_cup_results_book_2020">{{Cite web|title=2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218212337/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf|archive-date=18 December 2020|access-date=18 December 2020|website=United World Wrestling}}</ref><ref name="russia_four_golds_uww_champs_2020">{{Cite news|last=Shefferd|first=Neil|date=17 December 2020|title=Russia claim four freestyle golds as UWW Individual World Cup continues|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102130/russia-four-golds-uww-champs|access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="european_olympic_qualifier_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324185322/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book.pdf|archive-date=24 March 2021|access-date=24 March 2021|website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> He was eliminated in his first match by Radosław Baran of Poland.<ref name="european_olympic_qualifier_2021"/> A month later, Scherrer won the silver medal in the men's 92{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.<ref name="russia_claim_three_more_golds_european_championships_2021">{{Cite news|last=Shefferd|first=Neil|date=21 April 2021|title=Russia claim three more golds on day three of European Wrestling Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1106954/russia-three-golds-european-wrestling|access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="uww_european_wrestling_championships_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2021_senior_european_championships.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425200427/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2021_senior_european_championships.pdf|archive-date=25 April 2021|access-date=25 April 2021|website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> In May 2021, he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.<ref name="uww_world_olympic_qualification_tournament_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/world_og_qualifier_final_book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509161754/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/world_og_qualifier_final_book.pdf|archive-date=9 May 2021|access-date=9 May 2021|website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>

Scherrer competed in the 97{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.<ref name="results_book_world_wrestling_championships_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> He also competed at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria and in the 97{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. In the same year, Scherrer also competed in the 97{{nbsp}}kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.<ref name="world_wrestling_championships_results_book_2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-09/final-book-2023-senior_world_championships_and_og_qualif.pdf?VersionId=Vw6R1se4WK.11kPw_YnsfzZdbwCSiIiI |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104205225/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-09/final-book-2023-senior_world_championships_and_og_qualif.pdf?VersionId=Vw6R1se4WK.11kPw_YnsfzZdbwCSiIiI |archive-date=4 November 2023 |access-date=4 November 2023 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>

Scherrer competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.<ref name="european_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408164811/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2024 |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.<ref name="european_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024"/> Scherrer also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.<ref name="world_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2024 |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !Year !Tournament !Venue !Result !Event |- |2020 |European Championships |Rome, Italy |align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Freestyle 92{{nbsp}}kg |- |2021 |European Championships |Warsaw, Poland |align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Freestyle 92{{nbsp}}kg |}

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