Bill Scherr

Not to be confused with Bill Scher.

William "Bill" Harold Scherr (born July 27, 1961) is an American former wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, for the United States.^[1]

Bill Scherr

Personal information
Full name	William Harold Scherr
Born	July 27, 1961 (1961-07-27) (age 63) Eureka, South Dakota, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team	Nebraska
Club	Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club
Team	USA
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 100 kg World Championships 1985 Budapest 90 kg 1986 Budapest 100 kg 1989 Martigny 100 kg 1987 Clermont-Ferrand 100 kg Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis 100 kg Pan American Championships 1987 Indianapolis 100 kg 1989 Colorado Springs 100 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Nebraska Cornhuskers NCAA Division I Championships 1984 East Rutherford 190 lb 1983 Oklahoma City 190 lb

Born in Eureka, South Dakota, Scherr also competed in the World Championships as a freestyle wrestler (85', 86, 87', and 89'), earning a gold medal in 1985 at the FILA Wrestling World Championships in Budapest. In college, Scherr wrestled at the University of Nebraska and won the 190 pound NCAA championship in 1984.^[2][3] His twin brother Jim Scherr was also an Olympian.^[1]

In 1998, Scherr was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.^[3]

Accomplishments

• Gold Medal – 1985 FILA World Championship 90 kg
• Silver Medal – 1986 FILA World Championship 100 kg
• Bronze Medal – 1987 FILA World Championship 100 kg
• Bronze Medal – 1988 Olympics Freestyle Wrestling 100 kg
• Silver Medal – 1989 FILA World Championship 100 kg
• 1998 – National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Scherr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
2. "Honoree: Bill Scherr". nwhof.org. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 27, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
3. "William Scherr". nwhof.org. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2022.

External links

• Bill Scherr at the International Wrestling Database
• Bill Scherr at Olympics.com
• Bill Scherr at Olympedia
• Bill Scherr at the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame