Berthold Tandler

Berthold Tandler (born March 27, 1880 ; † unknown) was an Austrian weightlifter . He was world and European heavyweight champion.

Career

From 1900 to the outbreak of World War I, Berthold Tandler was one of the best weightlifters in Austria and the world. He was a member of the Lohnfuhrwerker-Athletenklub Vienna and, together with his fellow Viennese Josef Grafl , Josef Steinbach and Karl Swoboda, dominated the world and European championships between 1907 and 1914 .

In the weightlifting competitions of that time, various competitions were carried out. They ranged from a three-way to a decathlon. In addition to the two-armed exercises of pushing, tearing and pushing, there were also one-armed exercises, mostly one-armed tearing and one-armed pushing. One-armed tearing and one-armed pushing left and right were also varied. Even one-armed pushing was often built into the competitions. Since different combinations of exercises took place at the championships, the performances cannot be compared directly with one another. At that time, the emphasis was primarily on strength and less on technology. This can also be seen in the fact that, for example, four-way fights consisted of the exercises one-armed snatching and one-armed pushing as well as two-armed pushing and two-arm pushing. Two-armed tearing, a speed strength exercise, was not very popular and was simply left out.

Berthold Tandler hadn't had any outstanding practice. He was pretty even in his performances and achieved his successes through this. That's why he didn't set any world records in his entire career. His best performance in two-armed pushing with unfree transferring was 170 kg. Karl Swoboda's world record in this exercise was 185 kg.

Berthold Tandler first appeared in an international championship in 1907 and took 3rd place in the heavyweight division at a European championship in Vienna . The greatest success of his career he achieved in 1911 at a world championship in Dresden, where he took 1st place. His compatriots Josef Grafl and Karl Swoboda did not start there. Berthold Tandler became European champion in 1911, 1912 and 1913. He even succeeded in leaving multiple world champion Josef Grafl behind at the European championship in Budapest in 1911 . It should also be noted that at that time several world or European championships were often held within one year.

After his career as a weightlifter, Berthold Tandler lived in Vienna. He was honorary president of his club and honorary member of the Association of Old Athletes in Vienna. He is without a doubt one of the most successful pioneers in the early days of modern weightlifting.

International success

(WM = world championship, EM = European championship, S = heavyweight, then over 82.5 kg body weight)

• 1907, 3rd place , EM in Vienna , 3-fight, S, with 350.5 kg; Winner: Josef Grafl , Austria , 380.5 kg;
• 1908, 2nd place , World Championship in Vienna, 7-fight, S, with 631 kg, behind Josef Grafl, 645 kg a. in front of Edmund Danzer, Austria, 587 kg;
• 1909, 3rd place , World Championship in Vienna, 5-fight, S, with 525.4 kg, behind Josef Grafl, 583.1 kg a. Karl Swoboda , Austria, 533.4 kg;
• 1910, 3rd place , World Championship in Düsseldorf , 4-fight, S, with 425 kg, behind Josef Grafl, 460 kg a. Heinrich Rondi , Germany;
• 1910, 3rd place , World Championship in Vienna, 7-fight, S, with 685 kg, behind Josef Grafl, 753.5 kg a. Karl Swoboda, 723 kg;
• 1911, 1st place , EM in Budapest , 3-fight, S, with 320 kg, in front of Josef Grafl, 310 kg a. Karl Fleischmann, Austria, 295 kg;
• 1911, 3rd place , World Championship in Vienna, 4-fight, S, with 420.8 kg, behind Karl Swoboda, 476.5 kg a. Josef Grafl, 464 kg;
• 1911, 2nd place , World Cup in Berlin , 4-fight, S, with 415 kg, behind Karl Swoboda, 464 kg a. before Franz Buchholz, Germany;
• 1911, 1st place , World Championship in Dresden , 4-fight, S, with 437.5 kg, by Anton Dorregeest, Netherlands and Hermann Gäßler , Germany;
• 1912, 1st place , EM in Vienna, 4-fight, S, with 430 kg, in front of Alois Barta, Austria, 410 kg a. Johann Plungg, Austria, 380 kg;
• 1913, 2nd place , World Championship in Breslau , 4-fight, S, with 442.5 kg, behind Josef Grafl, 442.5 kg a. before Jan Krause , Russia ;
• 1913, 1st place , EM in Brno , 4-fight, S, with 432.5 kg, ahead of Leopold Hennermüller , Austria, 390 kg

swell

• Professional journal Athletics , No. 36/1929, page 6,
• Professional magazine Athletik , No. 12/1950, page 6,
• Website "ogv.asn.or.at"