Uwe Neupert

Uwe Neupert

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1982-0815-008, Uwe Neupert.jpg Neupert (top) in 1982
Personal information
Born	5 August 1957 (1957-08-05) (age 68) Greiz, Bezirk Gera, East Germany
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Club	Tus Jena
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing East Germany Olympic Games File:Olympic rings.svg Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow 90 kg World Championships Gold medal – first place 1978 Mexico City 90 kg Gold medal – first place 1982 Edmonton 90 kg Silver medal – second place 1977 Lausanne 90 kg Silver medal – second place 1979 San Diego 90 kg Bronze medal – third place 1981 Skopje 90 kg Bronze medal – third place 1983 Kiev 90 kg Bronze medal – third place 1985 Budapest 100 kg Bronze medal – third place 1989 Martigny 100 kg European Championships Gold medal – first place 1978 Sofia 90 kg Gold medal – first place 1979 Bucharest 90 kg Gold medal – first place 1981 Lodz 90 kg Silver medal – second place 1980 Prievidza 90 kg Silver medal – second place 1982 Varna 100 kg Silver medal – second place 1984 Jönköping 100 kg Silver medal – second place 1985 Leipzig 100 kg Bronze medal – third place 1983 Budapest 90 kg Bronze medal – third place 1986 Piraeus 100 kg Bronze medal – third place 1988 Manchester 100 kg

Uwe Neupert (born 5 August 1957) is a retired East German heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1980 and 1988 Olympics and placed second and fourth, respectively. Between 1978 and 1989 he collected 18 medals at the world and European championships, including five gold medals. He won both the European and world title in 1978.