Personal information | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | Karlsruhe, Germany | 29 January 1962
Died | March 2024 (aged 62) |
Sport | |
Sport | Wrestling |
Martin Herbster (29 January 1962 – March 2024) was a German wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 62 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] Herbster died in March 1962, at the age of 62.[2]
Herbster qualified for wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics by placing highly at the European Wrestling Championships.[3]
Herbster was from Graben-Neudorf and he started wrestling at six years old, quickly becoming German student, youth, and junior champion four times each. He worked as a chemical technician, and as a laboratory assistant he helped produce paint.[3][4]