Thomas Wegscheider (strength athlete)
Thomas Wegscheider alias Bomber (born October 11, 1974 ) is an Austrian strength athlete .
Life
In his childhood and adolescence, he first started swimming, cycling, basketball, skiing and finally he ended up in weight training. His first trainers were Manfred Messlender (European champion in powerlifting and weightlifting ) and Beate Dräbing (multiple world champion in bodybuilding and master in weightlifting and powerlifting, participant in strongwomen competitions).
In 1996 he teamed up with Hubert Dörer (World and European Champion KDK and bench press , Strongest Man in Austria and World Strongest Man participant) and has been training with him to this day (2010) at the CPC Weissenstein.
Achievements in powerlifting and bench press
- First competition in 1992 (KDK) - and immediately Austrian champion in the teenage class + 125 kg
- 1992 national champion (KDK)
- 1993 National Champion (KDK and BD) and State Champion (KDK)
- 1994 national champion (KDK and BD)
- 1994 3rd place national championships juniors + 125 kg
- 1995 National Champion (KDK)
- 1996 break
- 1997 State Champion (KDK)
- 1997 Regional Champion Carinthia, Salzburg, Styria (KDK)
- 1998 Regional Champion Carinthia, Salzburg, Styria (KDK and BD)
- 1998 national champion (KDK and BD)
- 1998 European Champion (KDK) Juniors + 140 kg
- 1998 4th place World Championships (KDK) Open + 140 kg
- 1998 Junior record holder (KDK)
- 1999 2nd place state championship (KDK) Open + 140 kg
- 1999 2nd place State Championship (BD) Open + 140 kg
- 1999 4th place World Championships (KDK) Open + 140 kg
- 1999 World Champion (BD) Open + 140 kg
- 2005 State Champion (KDK)
Success in strongman
- Powerman Team 1998 - 3rd place
- Strongest man in Germany 1998 - 1st place
- Austrian - Summer - Giants Starter 1999 - 6th place
- Austrian - Summer - Giants Starter 2001 - 4th place
- Austrian - Winter - Giants Starter 1999 - 9th place
- Austrian Open Stone Lifting Championship - 3rd place
- Austrian Team Giants Starter 1999 - 1st place
- Austrian Team Giants Starter 2000 - 1st place
- Austrian Team Giants Starter 2000 - 1st place
- Austria Power and Beauty Giants Starter 2001 - 4th place
- International Powerman Eisenstrasse - 3rd place
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wegscheider, Thomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | bomber |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian strength athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1974 |