Hans Abraham (weightlifter)

Hans Abraham ( January 20, 1886 - December 14, 1963 ) was a German weightlifter .

Career

Hans Abraham grew up in Nuremberg and, after doing gymnastics beforehand, joined the 1st Athletics Club Nuremberg-Steinbühl at the age of 16, from which AC Sandow Nuremberg emerged. At the age of 20 he reached the German and European top class and was at the start on many lifting platforms in Europe from 1907. His career was interrupted by participating in the First World War , in which he was wounded. After the war, he remained active in sports well into old age and won six German championship titles in the age groups. Hans Abraham was a Former by profession . Hans Abraham was without a doubt a pioneer of modern weight lifting.

International success

(WM = world championship, EM = European championship, DK = three-way fight, consisting of one-armed tearing on the left, one-armed tearing on the right and two-armed pushing, VK1 = four-way fighting, consisting of one-armed tearing on the left, one-armed tearing on the right, two-armed pushing and two-armed pushing, VK2 = four-way fight, consisting of one-armed tearing, one-armed pushing, two-armed pushing and two-armed pushing, FK = pentathlon, consisting of one-armed tearing, one-armed pushing, two-armed tearing, pushing and pushing, Mi = middleweight, HS = light heavyweight, Abraham, however, weighed around 80 in all competitions kg. The designation of the weight classes still fluctuated at that time.)

• 1907, 1st place , Championship of the Countries of the Bohemian Crown in Prague , Wed;
• 1907, 3rd place , World Cup in Frankfurt am Main , behind Andreas Lutz, Germany and Johann Formberger , Germany:
• 1909, 1st place , EM in Dresden , VK2, Wed, with 305 kg;
• 1909, 2nd place , EM in Vienna behind Johann Eibel , Austria ;
• 1910, 1st place , WM in Düsseldorf , VK1, HS, with 375 kg (70-70-105-130), ahead of Karl Ackermann, Germany and Rudolf Oswald, Austria ;
• 1911, 1st place , World Championships in Dresden , VK2, HS, with 402.5 kg (72.5-100-110-120), ahead of Beertye Berculon, Netherlands and August Stubner, Austria;
• 1911, 1st place , EM in Leipzig , DK, HS, with 270 kg (65-70-135);
• 1913, 2nd place , World Championships in Breslau behind Leopold Hennermüller , Austria and in front of Josef Buchegger, Austria;
• 1914, 1st place , EM in Vienna , VK1, HS, with 402.5 kg (70-72.5-120-140), ahead of Hennermüller;
• 1914, 1st place , Baltic Games in Malmö .

Success at German championships

(Note: in 1910, 1911 and 1914 no German championships were held.)

• 1909, 2nd place in Bonn , VK1, Wed, with 359.5 kg (68.5-70-95-126), behind Andreas Lutz , Nuremberg, 364.5 kg;
• 1912, 1st place in Frankfurt am Main, FK, Wed, with 492.5 kg (75-100-105-87.5-125), ahead of Hartmann, Weingarten, 460 kg and Hausmann, Frankfurt, 447.5 kg;
• 1913, 1st place in Kassel , FK, Wed, with 500 kg (77.5-100-102.5-90-130), before Göbl, Kassel, 442.5 kg and Stahl, Ladenburg , 437.5 kg.

source

Athletics magazine

Top performances

• one-armed snatch: 80 kg,
• one-armed thrusting: 107.5 kg,
• two-armed tearing: 92.5 kg,
• pushing with both arms: 120 kg,
• two-arm pushing: 140 kg.