Frank Stäbler


Frank Stäbler is a German Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the 2012 European Championship and 2015 World Championship in the welterweight category. Stäbler trains at TSV Musberg in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany, coached by Janis Zamanduridis from the national wrestling team.

Career

Stäbler represented Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the [Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman 66 kg|66 kg] class in men's Greco-Roman wrestling. He received a bye for the second preliminary match, before losing out to Hungary's Tamás Lőrincz, 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 Manuchar Tskhadaia, who pushed him out of the wrestling mat in the third period, with a score of 1–3.

International achievements

German Championships

YearPlaceWeight classComment
200910LightWinner: Christian Fetzer
20102Lightlost to Christian Fetzer
20113Lightlost to Marcus Thätner and Christian Fetzer
20131Lightwin against Toni Stade, Sven Dürmeier and Benjamin Raiser
20151Lightwin against Maximilian Schwabe, Fabian Reiner and Sven Dürmeier

Trivia

Stäbler's logo, which appears on the official merchandise, his video diary and printed media, is a jumping squirrel. During the final fight in 2012 European Wrestling Championships, Stäbler literally jumped on the opponent and won the title of European champion 2012. Later, this jump was called as "squirrel jump" by German journalists.