Heinz Schattner

Heinz Schattner

Heinz Schattner (born June 20, 1912 in Danzig ; † February 2, 1954 in Munich ) was a German weightlifter .

Career

In his youth, the son of a master carpenter liked to play football and only turned to weightlifting at the age of 16 . Moved to Berlin in the meantime , he made rapid progress. From 1934 he was in the top German heavyweight division, but he had an indomitable opponent in Olympic champion Josef Manger . In 1936 he moved to Munich and joined the TSV 1860. He was a soldier from 1939 to 1945 and was seriously wounded in 1943. From 1945 to 1949 he formed an artist troupe with his wife and son and performed in variety theaters. It was only when he settled down again as a businessman in Munich in 1950 that he was able to spend another four successful years as a weight lifter. He died suddenly after an operation, only 42 years old.

At the European Championships in Stockholm in 1953, he won 1st place in the heavyweight division. For this he was awarded the silver bay leaf on December 6, 1953.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	power	Result
1937	3.	World Cup in Paris	Heavy	395 kg (115-120-160)	behind Josef Manger, Germany, 420 kg and Václav Pšenička , Czechoslovakia , 405 kg
1951	4th	World Cup in Milan	Heavy	405 kg	behind John Davis , USA , 432.5 kg, James Bradford , USA, 427.5 kg and Geissa, Egypt , 407.5 kg
1951	1.	EM in Milan	Heavy	405 kg	before Melville Barnett, England , 395 kg and Wilhelm Hafenscher, Austria , 380 kg
1952	4th	OS in Helsinki	Heavy	422.5 kg (130-130-162.5)	behind John Davis, 460 kg, James Bradford, 437.5 kg and Humberto Selvetti , Argentina , 432.5 kg
1953	4th	World Cup in Stockholm	Heavy	427.5 kg (137.5-125-165)	behind Doug Hepburn , Canada , 467.5 kg, John Davis, 457.5 kg and Humberto Selvetti, 450 kg
1953	1.	EM in Stockholm	Heavy	427.5 kg (137.5-125-165)	before Theo Aaldering , Germany, 415 kg and Franz Hölbl, 402.5 kg

Success at German championships

• 1934, 4th place in Nuremberg , pentathlon, S, with 537.5 kg;
• 1935, 4th place in Berlin, OD, S, with 362.5 kg, behind Manger, 385, Josef Straßberger , Munich , 380 kg and Paul Wahl , Möhringen, 372.5 kg;
• 1936, 3rd place in Berlin , OD, S, with 380 kg (107.5-117.5-155), behind Manger, 395 and Wahl, 387.5 kg;
• 1937, 2nd place in Augsburg , OD, S, with 395 kg (115-120-160), behind Manger, 415 kg, before choice, 385 kg;
• 1938, 3rd place in Breslau , OD, S, with 370 kg, behind Manger, 427.5 kg and Wahl, 397.5 kg;
• 1939, 2nd place in Nuremberg , OD, S, with 387.5 kg, behind Manger, 435 kg, before choice, 382.5 kg;
• 1940, 2nd place in Alsfeld , OD, S, with 385 kg, behind Manger, 400 kg, in front of Kallbach, Kamenz, 372.5 kg;
• 1941, 2nd place in Fellbach , OD, S, with 390 kg, behind Manger, 412.5 kg and Stropek, Vienna , 375 kg;
• 1943, 3rd place in Vienna, OD, S, with 355 kg, behind Theo Aaldering, Essen , 375 kg and Stropek, 367.5 kg;
• 1950, 1st place in Mönchengladbach , Vierkampf, S, with 485 kg, ahead of Aaldering, 485 kg and Hans Rudershausen , Trier , 395 kg;
• 1951, 1st place in Sprendlingen , OD, S, with 412.5 kg (125-125-162.5 kg), ahead of Aaldering, 412.5 kg;
• 1952, 1st place in Meißen , OD, S, with 420 kg (132.5-125-162.5);
• 1953, 1st place in Feuerbach , OD, S, with 425 kg (137.5-127.5-160), in front of Aaldering, 420 kg:

German records

• 1935 160 kg in two-armed pushing,
• 1937 165 kg in two-armed pushing,
• 1951 166.5 kg in two-armed pushing,
• 1953 170 kg in two-armed pushing,
• 1953 132 kg in two-armed tearing,
• 1953 437.5 kg in the Olympic three-way fight

Explanations

• Unless otherwise noted, the competitions were in the Olympic three-way fight, consisting of pushing, snatching and pushing
• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championships, EM = European Championships
• no European championship titles were awarded at the 1937 World Cup and the 1952 Olympic Games
• At that time, no medals were awarded for the individual disciplines
• Heavy weight, up to 1950 over 82.5 kg, from 1951 over 90 kg

swell

• Professional magazines athletics and strength training

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sports report of the federal government of September 29, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 54