Eugen German

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Eugen Deutsch (born November 9, 1907 , † February 8, 1945 ) was a German weightlifter .

Life

Deutsch began his career together with two brothers at KSC Friesenheim in the Arbeiter-Athletenbund Deutschlands (AABD). In this association he won the 1928 federal middleweight championship in Ludwigshafen am Rhein . In 1930 he moved to KSV Augusta Augsburg and thus to DASV v. 1891. He succeeded in increasing his performance and by 1936 he was one of the world's best light-heavyweight lifters. After the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin , he returned to Friesenheim, ended his career and became a youth coach.

He died as a soldier shortly before the end of the war on February 8, 1945 in the Palatinate , his home country.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, EM = European Championship, OD = Olympic three-way fight, consisting of two-armed pushing, snatching and pushing, FK = pentathlon, consisting of OD and one-armed pulling and pushing, Mi = middleweight, HS = light heavyweight)

  • 1934 2nd place , EM in Genoa , with 365 kg (100-115-150) behind Fritz Haller , Austria , 370 (100.0, 115.0, 155.0) kg;
  • 1935 2nd place , EM in Paris , with 357.5 kg (100-112.5-145), behind Louis Hostin , France , 370 (105.0, 115.0, 150.0) kg and in front of Haller, 340 (92.5, 107.5, 140.0 ) kg;
  • 1936 silver medal , OS in Berlin, with 365 kg (105-110-150), behind Hostin, 372.5 (110.0, 117.5, 145.0) kg and in front of Wasif, Egypt , 360 (100.0, 110.0, 150.0) kg.

Success at German championships

  • 1932 2nd place with 327.5 kg, OD, Wed, behind Rudolf Ismayr , Munich , 337.5 kg;
  • 1933 3rd place with 465 kg, FK, Wed, behind Ismayr, 500 kg and Eugen Jordan , Cannstatt, 465 kg;
  • 1934 1st place with 542.5 kg, FK, HS, ahead of Richard Leopold (weightlifter) , Erfurt , 525 kg and Anton Gietl , Munich, 512.5 kg;
  • 1935 1st place with 365 kg, OD, HS, ahead of Leopold, 345 kg and Duschka, Welzow, 337.5 kg;
  • 1936 1st place with 362.5 kg, OD, HS, ahead of Gietl, 357.5 kg and Karl Bierwirth , Essen , 352.5 kg.

World records

  • 1931 92.5 kg in one-armed snatch, Wed
  • 1934 113.5 kg when pushing with both arms, HS

literature

Div. Issues of the specialist magazine "Athletik" from 1930 to 1936

Web links

personal data
SURNAME German, Eugene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1907
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1945