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Norwegian Greco-Roman wrestler
Fritz Aanes
Aanes at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships
Personal information
Born (1978-07-20) 20 July 1978 (age 46)
Narvik, Norway
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubNarvik Atletklubb
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Nordic Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Herning 96 kg
Silver medal – second place 1998 Vaajakoski 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Narvik 96 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Eslöv 96 kg

Fritz Aanes (born 20 July 1978) is a Norwegian Greco-Roman wrestling coach, TV personality and former wrestler. He is a two-time Olympian and competed in the Greco-Roman 85 kg event at the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the Greco-Roman 84 kg event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is a Nordic Championships gold, two-time silver, and bronze medallist, and eight-time national champion.

Aanes placed fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was later disqualified after testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone and was banned for 15 months. Aanes retired from competing in 2008. Following his retirement, he became part of the coaching staff of the Norwegian national wrestling team in 2013 and was head coach from 2017 to 2022. Aanes has also made appearances in Norwegian reality TV series and competitions.

References

  1. Bouhlou, Nadina (2023-09-29). "– Jeg liker å være macho, ja". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  2. ^ Joakimsen, Trygve Strand (3 July 2015). "Snakker om dopingsak for første gang". Tidens krav (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  3. "Armenian lifter, Norwegian wrestler test positive for drugs". Sports Illustrated. 30 September 2000. Archived from the original on June 22, 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  4. Karlsen, Håvard (2008-08-08). "Valgte familien foran OL". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  5. Opsahl, Per (2022-11-17). "Fritz Aanes og Stig-André Berge ferdige som trenere for brytelandslaget". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  6. Løland, Tuva Mathilde; Turøy, Henrik Ingebrethsen (2024-09-14). "«Vokteren»-Fritz fikk panikk: – Hjertet i halsen". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-23.

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