Andreas Wecker

{{Short description|German gymnast (born 1970)}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1988 Seoul | Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1989 Stuttgart | Team}}

{{MedalSilver| 1989 Stuttgart | Pommel horse}}

{{MedalSilver| 1989 Stuttgart | Rings}}

{{MedalBronze| 1989 Stuttgart | Parallel bars}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1996 Atlanta | Horizontal bar}}

{{MedalSilver| 1992 Barcelona | Horizontal bar}}

{{MedalBronze| 1992 Barcelona | Pommel horse}}

{{MedalBronze| 1992 Barcelona | Rings}}

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{{MedalGold| 1995 Sabae | Horizontal bar}}

{{MedalSilver| 1991 Indianapolis | Rings}}

{{MedalSilver| 1993 Birmingham | Pommel horse}}

{{MedalSilver| 1993 Birmingham | Rings}}

{{MedalBronze| 1991 Indianapolis | Team}}

{{MedalBronze| 1993 Birmingham | All-around}}

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Andreas Wecker (born 2 January 1970 in Staßfurt){{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/andreas-wecker-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162914/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/andreas-wecker-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|access-date=30 June 2012}} is a German former world champion gymnast who had a long and successful career. He was 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. There, he beat gymnasts of such quality as Vitaly Scherbo and Alexei Nemov. In 1989 Wecker was named the last East German Sportsman of the Year.

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.

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 in 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.

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 along side Beth Tweddle and Catalina Ponor in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.