Frank Stäbler (also spelled Staebler; born 27 June 1989) is a German

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wrestler. He won the 2012 European Championship and 2015 World Championship in the welterweight category. Stäbler trains at TSV Musberg in

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, Germany, coached by Janis Zamanduridis from the national wrestling team.

Career

Stäbler represented

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at the

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, where he competed in the

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class in men's Greco-Roman wrestling. He received a bye for the second preliminary match, before losing out to Hungary's

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, who was able to score six points in two straight periods, leaving Stäbler with a single point. Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Stäbler offered another shot for the bronze medal by successfully defeating United States' Justin Lester in the repechage bout. However, he lost the bronze medal match to Georgia's

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, who pushed him out of the wrestling mat in the third period, with a score of 1–3.

International achievements

* all competitions are held in Greco-Roman style of wrestling * OG – Olympic Games; ECh – European Championships; WCh – World Championships * Light weight is a class under 66 kg in UWW classification.

German Championships

(only Senior)

Trivia

Stäbler's logo, which appears on the official

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, his video diary and printed media, is a jumping squirrel. During the final fight in

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, Stäbler literally jumped on the opponent and won the title of European champion 2012. Later, this jump was called as "squirrel jump" (orig. ''"Eichhörnchen Sprung"'') by German journalists.SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg, Germany (7 August 2012)
"London 2012: Der deutsche Ringer Frank Stäbler"

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