William "Bill" Harold Scherr (born July 27, 1961) is an American former wrestler who competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

, for the United States. Born in

Eureka, South Dakota Eureka is a city in western McPherson County, South Dakota, United States, that is near the North Dakota state line. The population was 813 at the 2020 census. History Eureka was laid out in 1887, and named "Eureka", a Greek exclamation meaning ...

, Scherr also competed in the World Championships as a

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(85', 86, 87', and 89'), earning a gold medal in 1985 at the FILA Wrestling World Championships in Budapest. In college, Scherr wrestled at the University of Nebraska and won the 190 pound NCAA championship in 1984. His twin brother Jim Scherr was also an Olympian. In 1998, Scherr was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.

Accomplishments

* Gold Medal – 1985 FILA World Championship 90 kg * Silver Medal – 1986 FILA World Championship 100 kg * Bronze Medal – 1987 FILA World Championship 100 kg * Bronze Medal – 1988

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Freestyle Wrestling 100 kg * Silver Medal – 1989 FILA World Championship 100 kg * 1998 – National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member

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* 1961 births Living people American male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1987 Pan American Games People from Eureka, South Dakota Sportspeople from South Dakota {{US-wrestling-bio-stub