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Louis Hostin (1936)

Louis Hostin (born April 21, 1908 in Saint-Étienne , † June 29, 1998 in Boisseron ) was a French weightlifter .

Career

Louis Hostin started lifting weights when he was 17. His role models were the famous compatriots around Olympic champions Ernest Cadine and Charles Rigoulot . In 1927 he was the first French champion and in 1928 he won a medal at the Olympic Games. In 1932 and 1936 he became an Olympic champion. From 1928 to 1939 he was one of the world's best light heavyweight lifters. He was a model of consistency. Whenever it came down to it, he performed at his best. Only at the European Championships in Turin in 1934 did he "fail" with three failed attempts in two-armed pushing.

The French state honored Louis Hostin with a high medal in 1978.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, HS = Light Heavyweight)

• 1928, silver medal , OS in Amsterdam , HS, with 352.5 kg, behind Sayed Nosseir , Egypt , 355 kg and in front of Verheyen, Netherlands , 337.5 kg and Jakob Vogt , Germany , 335 kg;
• 1930, 1st place , EM in Munich , HS, with 350 kg, ahead of Josef Zeman (weightlifter) , Austria , 340 kg and Vogt, 340 kg;
• 1932, gold medal , OS in Los Angeles , HS, with 365 kg, ahead of Olsen, Denmark , 360 kg and Duey, USA , 350 kg;
• 1934, unplaced, EM in Turin , HS, with 3 failed attempts in two-armed pushing, winner Fritz Haller , Austria, 370 kg ahead of Eugen Deutsch , Germany, 365 kg;
• 1935, 1st place , EM in Paris , HS, with 370 kg, ahead of Deutsch, 357.5 kg and Haller, 340 kg;
• 1936, gold medal , OS in Berlin , HS, with 372.5 kg, ahead of German, 365 kg and Ibrahim Wasif, Egypt , 360 kg;
• 1937, 2nd place , World Championships in Paris, HS, with 372.5 kg, behind Haller, 375 kg and in front of Anton Gietl , Germany, 365 kg;
• 1938, 3rd place , World Championships in Vienna, HS, with 372.5 kg, behind John Davis , USA, 387.5 kg and Fritz Haller, 377.5 kg.

National successes

Louis Hostin won the French light heavyweight championship in a row from 1927 to 1939.

World records

in two-armed tearing:

• 111 kg, 1928 in Marseille , HS,
• 112.5 kg, 1928 in Paris, HS,
• 114 kg, 1928 in Paris, HS,
• 118 kg, 1930 in Paris, HS,
• 122.5 kg, 1936 in Paris, HS,
• 123 kg, 1937 in Paris, HS.

in two-armed thrusting:

• 145.5 kg, 1928 in Paris, HS,
• 150.5 kg, 1930 in Paris, HS,
• 153 kg, 1931 in Paris, HS,
• 157 kg, 1936 in Paris, HS.

in the Olympic three-way battle:

• 345 kg, 1928 in St. Etienne, HS,
• 385 kg, 1936 in Lyon , HS.

Web links

• Louis Hostin in Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century
• Louis Hostin in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Louis Hostin at www.sports-reference.com