Georg Liebsch
Georg Liebsch (born April 5, 1911 in Düsseldorf ; † November 10, 1998 there ) was a German weightlifter .
Career
Georg Liebsch was small as a teenager, but already very strong. For this reason he was drawn to the weightlifting department of Fortuna Düsseldorf at the age of 18. It soon became apparent that he had chosen the right sport. Its development took place steadily, and it already took 2nd place in featherweight (up to 60 kg body weight) at the German championships in 1932. Two-armed pushing turned out to be his best discipline, where he could best use his natural strength and became world record holder. His prime began after the 1936 Olympics when he became world champion twice. He could to further Olympics no longer participate: He retired in 1940 in the war , from which he returned to captivity until 1949 to Dusseldorf.
He began lifting weights again and had other successes at the state level.
International success
(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, Fe = featherweight)
- 1935, 3rd place , EM in Paris , Fe, with 295 kg, behind Max Walter , Germany , 297.5 kg and in front of Anton Richter , Austria , 285 kg;
- 1936, 5th place , OS in Berlin , Fe, with 290 kg, behind Anthony Terlazzo , USA , 312.5 kg, Saleh Mohamed Soliman, Egypt , 305 kg, Ibrahim Shams , Egypt, 300 kg and Richter, 297.5 kg ;
- 1937, 1st place , World Championships in Paris , Fe, with 297.5 kg, in front of Richter, 287.5 kg and Walter, 287.5 kg;
- 1938, 1st place , World Championships in Vienna, Fe, with 305 kg, in front of Attilio Bescape , Italy , 300 kg and Richter, 297.5 kg;
- 1939, 1st place , intern. Tournament in Munich , Fe, with 315 kg, in front of Anton Richter, 302.5 kg a. Attilio Bescape, 290 kg
German championships
- 1932, 2nd place in Dortmund , Fe, with 270 kg, behind Eugen Mühlberger , Frankfurt , 275 kg and in front of Josef Wagner, Stuttgart , 265 kg;
- 1935, 3rd place in Berlin , Fe, with 282.5 kg, behind Max Walter , Saarbrücken , 285 kg and Helmut Schäfer (weightlifter) , Stuttgart, 285 kg;
- 1936, 3rd place in Möhringen , Fe, with 287.5 kg, behind Walter, 290 kg and Mühlberger, 290 kg;
- 1937, 1st place in Düsseldorf , Fe, with 295 kg, ahead of Walter, 287.5 kg and Schäfer, 282.5 kg;
- 1938, 1st place in Breslau , Fe, with 307.5 kg, ahead of Anton Richter, Vienna , 295 kg and Walter Dörrbecker Dortmund, 280 kg;
- 1939, 2nd place in Nuremberg , E, with 300 kg, behind Richter, 305 kg and in front of Dörrbecker, 282.5 kg
World records
when pressing with both arms:
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Georg Liebsch in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Liebsch, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German weightlifter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1998 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |