Josef Leppelt

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Josef Leppelt (born March 19, 1900 - November 1950 ) was an Austrian weightlifter . He was runner- up in the heavyweight division in 1923 and took part in the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games.

Career

Josef Leppelt began lifting weights as a teenager in Vienna . He belonged to the Währing athlete club "Herkules" Vienna . Throughout his entire career, he always started in the heavyweight division, which in his day started at 82.5 kg body weight. In terms of performance, he reached the Austrian top class in 1921, in which he then held for over ten years. His main competitors in Austria were Franz Aigner and Rudolf Schilberg .

In 1922 Josef Leppelt was the first Austrian heavyweight champion. He scored 415 kg in a four-way fight, which consisted of one-armed snatch, one-armed pushing, two-armed pushing and two-armed pushing. In 1923 he qualified for the start of the world championship , which took place in Vienna. There he achieved 400 kg in the four-way fight and came in second behind Franz Aigner, who came to 420 kg. That was his greatest international success.

In 1924 he took part in the Olympic Games for the first time . He came to 455 kg in a pentathlon in Paris . With this achievement he only finished 11th. No world or European championships took place between 1924 and 1928. For this reason, participating in the Olympic Games in 1928 was Josef Leppelt's next start at an international championship. For the first time in Amsterdam, the Olympic three-way fight, consisting of two-armed pushing, tearing and pushing, was on the program. He achieved 355 kg (105-110-140) in this competition and achieved an excellent 5th place with this performance.

In 1931 Josef Leppelt started at the 2nd Workers 'Gymnastics and Festival (so-called Workers' Olympics) in Vienna and won there in the heavyweight division in a three-way fight, which consisted of one-armed snatch, one-armed pushing and two-armed pushing, weighing 325 kg (90- 105-130).

In 1934 he was again Austrian heavyweight champion and scored 532.5 kg in the pentathlon. Then he started until the end of the 1930s, mainly in team fights for his club.

International success

year space competition Competition type Weight class Results
1923 2. World Cup in Vienna VK Heavy with 400 kg (90-90-95-125), behind Franz Aigner (weightlifter) , Austria, 420 kg (85-90-114-130)
1924 2. Exhibition championship in Vienna VK Heavy with 400 kg, behind Franz Aigner, 417.5 kg, in front of Eugen Becke, Austria, 397.5 kg
1924 11. OS in Paris FK Heavy with 455 kg; Winner: Giuseppe Tonani , Italy , 517.5 kg (80-95-112.5-100-130) ahead of Franz Aigner, 515 kg (80-92.5-112.5-95-130)
1928 5. OS in Amsterdam OD Heavy with 355 kg (105-110-140), behind Josef Straßberger (weightlifter) , Germany , 372.5 kg (122.5-107.5-142.5), Arnold Luhaäär , Estonia , 360 kg (100-110- 150), Jaroslav Skobla , Czechoslovakia , 357.5 kg (100-107.5-150) and Karlis Leilands, Latvia , 355 kg
1931 1. 2. Workers-Turn- u. Festival (2nd Workers' Olympics) in Vienna DK Heavy with 325 kg (90-105-130), in front of Mödlagel, Austria, 307.5 kg and Kehr, Germany, 305 kg

National successes

year space competition Competition type Weight class Results
1921 3. Anniversary celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the ÖGV in Vienna DK Heavy with 312.5 kg (85-95-132.5), behind Karl Swoboda , KSV Vienna, 337.5 kg (72.5-115-150) and Rudolf Schilberg, Vienna, 320 kg (75-100-145)
1922 2. Qualif. fd German fighting games in Vienna FK Heavy with 465 kg (80-80-90-95-120), behind Franz Aigner, 485 kg (80-80-90-110-125)
1922 1. Austrian championship VK Heavy with 415.5 kg, ahead of Karl Rieß, KSK "Karl-Swoboda" Vienna, 375 kg and Leopold Hennermüller , AK "Lohnfuhrwerker" Vienna, 375 kg
1923 2. Viennese championship FK Heavy with 489.5 kg (82.5-82.5-90-95-135), behind Franz Aigner, 534 kg (85-90-90-110-150)
1923 3. Austrian championship VK Heavy with 429.5 kg (90-95-95-140), behind Franz Aigner, 448.5 kg (85-85-110-160) and Rudolf Schilberg, 441.75 kg (80-92.5-150)
1924 1. Viennese championship FK Heavy with 519 kg (85-90-95-95-145), before Eugen Becke, 513.5 kg
1924 3. Olympic qualification in Vienna FK Heavy with 412.5 kg, behind Franz Aigner, 502.5 kg and Eugen Becke, 470 kg
1924 2. Austrian championship VK Heavy with 434 kg (85-90-100-150), behind Rudolf Schilberg, 434.5 kg (72.5-95-112.5-140), in front of Gustav Becker, Vienna, 404 kg
1926 2. Viennese championship FK Heavy with 534.75 kg (85-97.5-105-100-125), behind Rudolf Schilberg, 553 kg (75-100-105-120-130)
1926 2. Austrian championship VK Heavy with 439.5 kg (80-95-105-150), behind Rudolf Schilberg, 453 kg (80-100-120-130)
1927 1. Austrian championship VK Heavy with 425 kg (95-95-105-130), ahead of Rudolf Schilberg, 417.5 kg (77.5-92.5-117.5-130)
1928 2. Olympic qualification in Vienna OD Heavy with 355 kg (105-110-140), behind Rudolf Schilberg, 362.5 kg (117.5-105-140)
1928 1. Austrian championship OD Heavy with 345 kg, before Karl Haberl, Vienna, 320 kg
1934 1. Austrian championship FK Heavy with 532.5 kg (82.5-90-110-115-135), in front of Veigl, Police AK Vienna, 505 kg
Explanations
  • DK = three-way fight, consisting of one-armed snatch, one-armed pushing and two-armed pushing; OD = Olympic three-way fight, consisting of two-armed pushing, tearing and pushing; VK = four-way fight, consisting of one-armed snatch, one-armed pushing, two-armed pushing and two-armed pushing; Pentathlon, consisting of one-armed snatch, one-armed pushing, two-armed pushing, two-armed snatching and two-armed pushing
  • Until 1927, unfree and free transfer was allowed in competitions in Austria; for lifts with free transfer, the athlete received a "supplement" of 10% of the lifted weight
  • Heavyweight, weight class over 82.5 kg body weight
  • OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship

literature

  • Athletics magazine
  • Österreichisches Sport-Tageblatt (digitized edition at www.anno.onb.ac.at)

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Leppelt, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1900
DATE OF DEATH November 1950