Torsten Scheibler

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Torsten Scheibler (* 1971 in Berlin ) is a German judo and sumo athlete. He has received international titles in both sports and is one of the most successful sumōtori outside of Japan. With a height of 1.96 m, he is taller than most of his opponents. Before his career as a sumo wrestler, he fought for three years in the judo league .

successes

Judo

  • 1984-1989:
    • GDR champions (with the team)
    • 2 × silver at GDR championships
  • 1991: 3rd place in the German championship
  • 1997: North German champion

Sumo wrestling

  • 1997: 2nd place at the European heavyweight championships in Riesa
  • 1998: 3rd place at the World Championships (open and team)
  • 2000: Vice World Champion open class São Paulo , Brazil
  • 2000: World Champion (team) São Paulo , Brazil
  • 2001: German champion
  • 2001: World Champion in Aomori , Japan
  • 2001: Vice world champion open class Aomori , Japan
  • 2004: 3rd place at the World Championships in Riesa
  • 2005: World Champion in the open classes in Osaka , Japan

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Athlete profiles of our Berlin SUMOTORIS ( Memento of the original from December 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / sumo.arashi-berlin.de
personal data
SURNAME Scheibler, Torsten
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sumo wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin