Heinz Eichelbaum

Super-Heavyweight wrestler Heinz Eichelbaum was eliminated in the second round of the freestyle event at the 1976 Montréal Olympics. Internationally, he won two bronze medals at the 1974 European Championships and the 1975 Worlds. At the 1974 Worlds he finished fifth.

Domestically, Eichelbaum wrestled with KSV Styrum 1911, KSV Oberhausen, KSV Duisdorf, ASV Heros Dortmund and KSV Witten, and won four West German championships between 1959-77, enjoying a further 19 podium finishes in both styles. His career was overshadowed by the better-known Wilfried Dietrich, the “Crane of Schifferstadt”. Eichelbaum later wrestled at senior masters tournaments, and also turned to coaching.