Fritz Haller (weightlifter)
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
Web links
- Fritz Haller in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Fritz Haller in Top Lifters of the 20th Century
- Report in the “Fußball-Sonntag” (digitized edition) with a photo by Fritz Haller
- Photo of the winners of the 1938 World Light Heavyweight Championship
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Haller, Fritz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian weightlifter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1908 |
DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1961 |