Andreas Wels (born 1 January 1975) is a German

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and synchronized diver. He has competed at three Olympic Games. In 1997 he won his first international title, European Champion in competitive diving on the 1 m springboard. In 1999 he became vice world cup champion in competitive diving on the 3 m springboard, and in 2000 European Champion in

synchronized diving Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-comp ...

on the 3 m springboard together with his partner

Tobias Schellenberg Tobias Schellenberg (born November 17, 1978, in Leipzig) is a German competitive and synchronized diver. In 2000 he became three-time German Champion in competitive diving, and European Champion in synchronized diving on the 3 m spring ...

. In 2002 he became vice European Champion in competitive diving and

on the 3 m springboard. At the

2003 World Aquatics Championships The 10th FINA World Aquatics Championships were held July 12–27, 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. The championships featured competition in all 5 of FINA's disciplines: Swimming, Diving, Synchronised swimming, Water Polo, and Open Water Swimming. C ...

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he won bronze in

on the 3 m springboard. In 2004 he became European Champion in competitive diving on the 3 m springboard. At the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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Andreas Wels and

won the silver medal in

on the 3 m springboard. They also won the silver medal in

on the 3 m springboard at the

2005 World Aquatics Championships The 2005 World Aquatics Championships (french: Championnats du monde de natation 2005) or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005. They took place in Parc Jean-Drapeau on Saint Helen's I ...

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and a gold at the

2006 European Aquatics Championships The 2006 European Swimming Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 26 July – 6 August 2006. Disciplines include swimming, diving, synchronised swimming (synchro) and open water swimming. European Water Polo Championships for 2006 ...

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1975 births Living people People from Schönebeck German male divers Olympic divers of Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in diving Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt 21st-century German people 20th-century German people {{Germany-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub