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Andreas Wecker (born 2 January 1970 in Staßfurt) is a former German gymnast
who had a long and successful career. He was European, World and Olympic
champion. 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 Wecker was named the last East German
Sportsman of the Year. He competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin /
Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.
Wecker qualified for the German team for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Just
days before his events, he suffered a serious shoulder injury where he tore a
bicep muscle in his shoulder, ending his career. Today, Wecker is the chairman
and founder of Andreas Seed Oils, headquartered in Bend, Oregon and
distributed through his office in Germany.
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