Fritz Haller (weightlifter)

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Fritz Haller (* 1908 ; † November 8, 1961 ) was an Austrian weightlifter .

Life

Fritz Haller worked as a gymnast and soccer player in his early youth. In 1924 he joined the athletes' club in Himberg near Vienna and began weightlifting. At regional championships he achieved attractive performances and in 1926 the first regional championship of Lower Austria . He won his first Austrian championship in 1929. However, it was not until 1934 that his first international assignment.

His debut at the European Championships in Turin was furious. He won the title and beat the French Olympic champion Louis Hostin , who was so surprised by Haller's achievements that he made three failed attempts with two-armed pushing. In 1935 and 1936 Haller stagnated due to various injuries and illnesses. But 1937 and 1938 were once again great years for Haller when he won a world championship and a runner-up world title. Haller could hardly train during the war. In 1946 at the World Championships in Paris and in 1948 at the Olympic Games in London Haller was there again, but could no longer place in the front field.

International success

year space competition Weight class Competition type Results
1931 1. World Workers Games in Vienna medium DK with 325 kg (87.5-107.5-130), before Willner, Austria, 305 kg (80-95-130)
1934 1. EM in Turin Semi-difficult OD weighing 370 kg, ahead of Eugen Deutsch , Germany , 365 kg and Josef Zeman (weightlifter) , Austria , 342.5 kg
1935 3. EM in Paris Semi-difficult OD with 340 kg, behind Louis Hostin , France, 370 kg and German, 357.5 kg
1936 5. OS in Berlin Semi-difficult OD with 350 kg, behind Hostin, 372.5 kg, German, 365 kg, Ibrahim Wasif, Egypt , 360 kg and Helmut Opschruf , Germany, 355 kg
1937 1. World Cup in Paris Semi-difficult OD with 375 kg, before the hostess, 372.5 kg and Anton Gietl , Germany, 365 kg
1938 2. World Cup in Vienna Semi-difficult OD with 377.5 kg, behind John Davis , USA , 387.5 kg and in front of Hostin, 372.5 kg
1948 14th OS in London Semi-difficult OD with 342.5 kg (100-107.5-135)
Explanations
  • DK = three-way fight, consisting of one-armed snatch, one-armed thrusting and two-armed thrusting
  • OD = Olympic three-way fight, consisting of two-armed pushing, tearing and pushing
  • OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
  • Middle weight, weight class up to 75 kg, light heavy weight, up to 82.5 kg body weight

World records

in two-armed tearing:

  • 121 kg, 1935 in Vienna, HS,
  • 123.5 kg, 1937 in Paris, HS

in the Olympic three-way battle:

  • 377.5 kg, 1936 in Vienna, HS

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personal data
SURNAME Haller, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH 1908
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 1961