Hans Wölpert

Hans Wölpert (born May 13, 1898 in Munich ; † January 1, 1957 there ) was a German weightlifter.

Life

Hans Wölpert grew up in Munich and played soccer and gymnastics as a boy. Soon, however, his extraordinary strength was recognized and so he got into weightlifting. Immediately after the First World War , in which he still had to participate, he achieved his first successes and then remained in the top German weightlifting class until 1937. He started for TSV 1860 Munich and was German team champion several times with the team of this club. After 1919, however, he had to neglect weightlifting because of his training with the city of Munich. Since Germany was excluded from the Olympic Games in 1924 and no international championships were held from 1925 to 1927, Hans Wölpert was not able to start again internationally until 1928. From 1928, however, there was success after success.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, EM = European Championship, OD = Olympic three-way fight, consisting of two-armed pushing, snatching and pushing, VK = four-way combat, consisting of one-armed pulling and pushing and pushing and pushing with both arms, FK = OD and one-armed pulling and pushing, Fe = Featherweight, Le = lightweight)

• 1921, 1st place , EM in Offenbach am Main , VK, Fe, with 315 kg (60-70-85-100), ahead of Eugen Wiedmann , Germany , 310 kg;
• 1928, bronze medal , OS in Amsterdam , OD, Fe, with 282.5 kg, behind Franz Andrysek , Austria , 287.5 kg and Gabetti, Italy , 282.5 kg;
• 1930, 2nd place , EM in Munich, OD, Fe, with 280 kg, behind Eugen Mühlberger , Germany , 280 kg and Suvigny, France , 270 kg;
• 1932, silver medal , OS in Los Angeles, OD, Fe, with 282.5 kg, behind Raymond Suvigny , 287.5 kg and in front of Anthony Terlazzo , USA , 280 kg;
• 1933, 1st place , EM in Essen , FK, Fe, with 420 kg, in front of Mühlberger, 410 kg and Helmut Schäfer , Germany, 397.5 kg.

Success at German championships

• 1919, 2nd place in Munich, FK, Fe, with 375 kg, behind Junge, Göppingen, 377.5 kg;
• 1924, 1st place in Mannheim , FK, Fe, with 407.5 kg, ahead of Eugen Widmann, Stuttgart, 397.5 kg;
• 1928, 1st place in Koblenz , OD, Fe, with 282.5 kg, in front of Helfmann, Cologne, 267.5 kg:
• 1930, 1st place in Breslau , OD, Fe, with 287.5 kg, ahead of Troppert, Vienna, 277.5 kg;
• 1933, 1st place in Dortmund , FK, Fe, with 417.5 kg, ahead of Helmut Schäfer , Stuttgart, 407.5 kg and Eugen Mühlberger , Frankfurt am Main , 405 kg;
• 1935, 3rd place , in Berlin, OD, Le, with 302.5 kg, behind Karl Jansen , Essen, 310 kg and Karl Schwitalle , Breslau, 302.5 kg.

World records

When pressing with both arms:

• 1921 in Plauen , 90 kg, Le
• 1924 in Munich, 90 kg, Fe
• 1924 in Mannheim, 92.5 kg
• 1925 in Munich, 91 kg, le
• 1925 in Mannheim, 95 kg, le
• 1925 in Munich, 97.5 kg, le
• 1926 in Munich, 100 kg, Le
• 1933 in Weiden , 102.5 kg, Le
• 1935 in Berlin , 104 kg, le
• 1936 in Benneckenstein (Harz) , 95.5 kg, Fe

In two-armed tearing:

• 1919 in Munich, 75 kg, Fe

In the Olympic three-way battle:

• 1919 in Munich, 255 kg, Fe
• 1928 in Amsterdam, 282.5 kg, Fe
• 1930 in Breslau, 287.5 kg
• 1933 in Essen, 292.5 kg.

Web links

• Olympic medalist in weightlifting
• Hans Wölpert in Top Lifters of the 20th Century
• Hans Wölpert in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )