Andreas Wecker

Andreas Wecker (born 2 January 1970 in Staßfurt)^[1] is a German former world champion gymnast who had a long and successful career. He was a European, World, and Olympic champion. His greatest achievement during his gymnastics career was winning the gold medal on high bar at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1989, Wecker was named the last East German Sportsman of the Year.

Andreas Wecker

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Personal information
Born	(1970-01-02) 2 January 1970 (age 55) Staßfurt, East Germany
Gymnastics career
Sport	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Germany
Former country represented	East Germany
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team World Championships 1989 Stuttgart Team 1989 Stuttgart Pommel horse 1989 Stuttgart Rings 1989 Stuttgart Parallel bars Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Horizontal bar 1992 Barcelona Horizontal bar 1992 Barcelona Pommel horse 1992 Barcelona Rings World Championships 1995 Sabae Horizontal bar 1991 Indianapolis Rings 1993 Birmingham Pommel horse 1993 Birmingham Rings 1991 Indianapolis Team 1993 Birmingham All-around

Gymnastics career

Wecker qualified for the German team for the 2000 Sydney Olympics; however, just days before his events, he suffered a serious shoulder injury, where he tore a biceps muscle in his shoulder, ending his gymnastics career. While his gymnastics career had come to an end, Andreas still maintained his athleticism by training many hours every week, keeping his body and mind in superior health.

On May 17, 2025, Andreas Wecker will be inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame for his achievements during his gymnastics career. He will be inducted alongside Beth Tweddle and Catalina Ponor in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Personal life

Andreas moved to the United States and started cold-pressing seed oils for his own personal use and nutrition. Soon after, he created Andreas Seed Oils, a cold-pressed Organic seed oil company. Andreas developed his own cold-press machines for which he was granted a patent on the technology. Today, Wecker spends the majority of his time running and operating his company, Andreas Seed Oils, out of his facility in Bend, Oregon.^[2]