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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
Born | Lastrup, Lower Saxony, West Germany | 22 December 1966||||||||||||||
Died | 6 October 2022 Lingen, Lower Saxony, West Germany | (aged 55)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
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Andreas Schnieders (22 December 1966 – 6 October 2022) was a German boxer.
He competed in the men's super heavyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
After his career ended in 1994 he worked as a security guard at the Emsland Nuclear Power Plant.
Schnieders committed suicide on October 6, 2022. He was survived by his wife and two sons.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andreas Schnieders Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Richters, Hauke (11 October 2022). "Große Bestürzung über Tod von Andreas Schnieders" (in German). NWZ Online. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.