Fritz Aanes

Fritz Aanes (born 20 July 1978) is a Norwegian Greco-Roman wrestling coach, TV personality and former wrestler. He is a two-time Olympian and competed in the Greco-Roman 85 kg event at the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the Greco-Roman 84 kg event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is a Nordic Championships gold, two-time silver, and bronze medallist, and eight-time national champion.^[1][2]

Fritz Aanes

Aanes at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships
Personal information
Born	(1978-07-20) 20 July 1978 (age 47) Narvik, Norway
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	Narvik Atletklubb
Medal record Representing  Norway Nordic Championships 2002 Herning 96 kg 1998 Vaajakoski 85 kg 2005 Narvik 96 kg 2003 Eslöv 96 kg

Aanes placed fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was later disqualified after testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone and was banned for 15 months.^[2][3] Aanes retired from competing in 2008.^[4] Following his retirement, he became part of the coaching staff of the Norwegian national wrestling team in 2013 and was head coach from 2017 to 2022.^[2][5] Aanes has also made appearances in Norwegian reality TV series and competitions.^[6]