Anton Zwerina

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Anton Zwerina (born June 7, 1900 - May 19, 1973 ) was an Austrian weightlifter . He won a silver medal in the lightweight pentathlon at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris .

Career

Anton Zwerina began weightlifting as a young man after the end of the First World War in Vienna. He initially started for the Ottakringer Straßenbahner Athleten-Klub Vienna and moved to the Währinger Athleten-Klub Vienna in 1923 .

In 1921 he started for the first time in the Austrian championship and took 8th place in the lightweight four-way battle with 314 kg. In 1922 he reached 4th place at the Austrian championship in the light weight four-way battle with 332 kg.

In 1923 he qualified for participation in the World Cup, which took place in his hometown of Vienna. He took 4th place in the lightweight in four-way combat with 342.5 kg behind his compatriot Rudolf Edinger , Heinrich Baumann from Germany and Bohumil Durdis from Czechoslovakia .

1924 turned out to be the most successful year in Anton Zwerina's career. At the end of May 1924 he won the Austrian Olympic elimination in Vienna in the lightweight pentathlon with 430 kg in front of Wilhelm Etzenberger. He was also in good shape at the Olympic Games this year in Paris and won the silver medal in the lightweight pentathlon with a total performance of 420 kg behind Frenchman Edmond Decottignies , who came in at 440 kg.

Then Anton Zwerina competed in various international and national competitions until the end of 1927 and was able to achieve consistently good results. World or European championships did not take place between 1925 and 1927.

Successes in international competitions

year space competition Competition type Weight class Results
1923 2. Gothenburg fighting games Triathlon (DK) Light with 247.5 kg (72.5-75-100), behind Alfred Neuland , Estonia , 260 kg
1923 1. International Championship of Bohemia in Prague Pentathlon (FK) Light with 407.5 kg (72.5-75-80-75-105), in front of Andreas Stadler , Austria, 385 kg (65-75-80-65-100)
1923 4th World Cup in Vienna Four-way fight (VK) Light with 342.5 kg behind Rudolf Edinger , Austria, 360 kg, Heinrich Baumann, Germany, 350 kg and Bohumil Durdis , Czechoslovakia, 347.5 kg
1924 silver OS in Paris FK Light with 427.5 kg (75-80-72.5-82.5-112.5), behind Edmond Decottignies , France, 440 kg, in front of Bohumil Durdis, 425 kg and Leopold Treffny , Austria, 425 kg (65-85 -77.5-85-112.5)
1925 1. International championship of Moravia in rent certificate DK Light with 277.5 kg
1926 6th German fighting games in Cologne FK Light with 412.5 kg; Winner: Willi Reinfrank , Germany, 455 kg, ahead of Hans Haas , 481.5 kg and Anton Hangel , 439.5 kg, both Austria

Successes in national competitions

year space competition Competition type Weight class Results
1921 8th. Austrian championship VK Light with 314 kg; Winner: Karl Okrouhly , AK "Altona" Vienna, 338 kg
1922 4th Austrian championship VK Light with 332 kg; Winner: Karl Okrouhly, 354 kg
1923 2. Qualification tournament for the international match between Austria and Switzerland in Vienna FK Light with 392.5 kg behind Karl Okrouhly, 412.5 kg
1923 2. Viennese championship FK Light with 439.5 kg (72.5-82.5-80-75-110)
1924 2. Viennese championship FK Light with 431.5 kg (70-80-77.5-75-110), behind Wilhelm Etzenberger, AK "Siegfried" Vienna, 433.25 kg
1924 1. Olympic elimination in Vienna FK Light with 430 kg (75-85-80-77.5-112.5), before Wilhelm Etzenberger, 422.5 kg
1924 1. Viennese trade fair championship VK Light with 345 kg (72.5-85-77.5-110), in front of Konrad Huber, Wiener Zeitung AK, 337.5 kg
1924 5. Austrian championship VK Light with 353.5 kg; Winner: Konrad Huber, 372.5 kg, ahead of Karl Okrouhly, 366.75 
1926 2. Viennese championship FK Light with 457.5 kg (77.5-80-82.5-77.5-115), behind Hans Haas, AC "Herkules" Vienna, 481.5 kg, in front of Anton Hangel, AC "Oswald" Vienna, 439, 5 kg
1926 5. Austrian championship VK Light at 353.75 kg; Winner: Hans Haas, 412.5 kg (80-100-82.5-127.5)
1927 2. Viennese championship FK Light with 425 kg (77.5-85-72.5-80-1109); behind Hans Haas, 480 kg (82.5-100-80-92.5-125)
Explanations
  • Lightweight, then up to 67.5 kg body weight
  • Triathlon (DK), consisting of one-armed snatch, one-armed thrust and two-armed thrust
  • Vierkampf (VK), consisting of one-armed tearing, one-armed pushing, two-armed pushing, and two-armed pushing, at international competitions in those years both arms were often torn instead of two-armed pushing
  • Pentathlon (FK), consisting of one-armed snatch, one-armed pushing, two-armed pushing, two-armed snatching and two-armed pushing
  • Until 1927 it was allowed to implement "unfree" and "free" in national competitions by the Austrian Weightlifting Association. The athletes who turned "freely" received a surcharge of 10% of the lifted weight

literature

  • Athletics magazine
  • Wiener Sporttageblatt and Illustrated Österreichisches Sportblatt, digitized editions (anno.onb.ac.at)

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Zwerina, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1900
DATE OF DEATH May 19, 1973