Name Andreas Wels | Role Olympic athlete | |
Born January 1, 1975 ( 1975-01 ) Schonebeck, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Olympic medals Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard People also search for Tobias Schellenberg, Robert Newbery, Steven Barnett, Thomas Bimis, Nikolaos Siranidis | ||
Athens 2004 Olympic Games - Diving - Men's synchronized 3 m springboard
Andreas Wels (born January 1, 1975 in Schönebeck, Saxony-Anhalt) is a German competitive and synchronized diver.
In 1997 he won his first international title, European Champion in competitive diving on the 1 m springboard. In 1999 he became vice world cup champion in competitive diving on the 3 m springboard, and in 2000 European Champion in synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard together with his partner Tobias Schellenberg.
In 2002 he became vice European Champion in competitive diving and synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard. At the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona he won bronze in synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard. In 2004 he became European Champion in competitive diving on the 3 m springboard.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Andreas Wels and Tobias Schellenberg won the silver medal in synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard. They also won the silver medal in synchronized diving on the 3 m springboard at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal and a gold at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest.