Webinar

Webinar Schedule for June 1-5

Friday, May 29, 2020 - 12:55 By United World Wrestling Press

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Webinar Schedule for 1-5 June

Topic:  Risk Management for Coaches by Vincent AKA

Date:  Tuesday, 2 June
Time:  11:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 5:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  French
Level:  Introductory Level Coach
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/93316757544

Topic:  Basic Point Scoring by Zach ERRETT

Date:  Wednesday, 3 June
Time:  14:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 8:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  English
Level:  National Referees and Coaches
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/96329354757

Topic:  Risk Management for Coaches by Zach ERRETT

Date:  Thursday, 4 June
Time:  16:00 – Zurich (UTC+2) – 10:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:   English     
Level:  Introductory Level Coach
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/91290294940

Topic:  Basic Point Scoring by Carlos GARCIA

Date:  Friday, 5 June
Time:  17:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 11:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  French
Level:  National Referees and Coaches
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/95387107478

 

 

Should you have any questions, please contact Zach Errett, UWW Education Manager, at zach.errett@unitedworldwrestling.org.

 

Obituary

Olympian and longtime referee Eberhard Probst passes away

Thursday, February 22, 2024 - 10:11 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (February 22) -- Two-time world bronze medalist and Olympian Eberhard PROBST from Germany passed away at the age of 69 years.

Probst was born on June 4, 1955, in Querfurt, where he grew up and began wrestling in 1966 at his club the BSG Merseburg. He attended the Children's and Youth Sports School in Halle an der Saale. From 1970 to 1985, Probst collected 17 East German championship titles for the Chemie Halle Sports Club, making him one of the most successful national freestyle wrestling champions all over Germany. 

At the international level, Probst won World Championships bronze medals in 1979 and 1982 while finishing fifth at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He also placed eighth at the 1976 Montreal Games. He also won bronze medals at the European Championships in 1976, 1979 and 1981.

After his active career, Probst began a career as a referee in 1984 and, due to his reserved, factual-calm, and expert manner, also internationally developed into one of the best referees in the world from 1986 onwards.

Probst was nominated for his first Olympic Games as a referee in 2004, the third overall, in Athens. As the only German mat official, he represented Germany at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. At the World Championships in Herning, Denmark, in 2009, he received the Golden Whistle, the highest award for referees by UWW.