Klaus Groh (weightlifter)
Klaus Groh (born August 30, 1954 in Pirmasens ) is a former German weightlifter .
Career
Klaus Groh, from Pirmasens , started lifting weights at AC Rodalben as a teenager. For this club he started in 1971 for the first time at the German Youth A championship and took 4th place in the lightweight in the Olympic three-way battle with 247.5 kg (75-77.5-95). Just one year later, starting for ASV Pirmasens , he became German youth champion (A-youth) and increased his lightweight to 325 kg (105-95-125).
After a weaker year in 1973, here he failed three times at the German junior championships with 110 kg and therefore remained unplaced, his ascent continued at a rapid pace in 1974. This year he became German junior middleweight champion with 285 kg and a little later also German champion in the senior category with 305 kg (135-170). He was then used in the same year at the World Championships for Seniors in Manila and reached the 8th place in the middleweight division with 297.5 kg (132.5-165).
In 1975 Klaus Groh was again German middleweight champion with 307.5 kg (135-172.5) in a duel before Norbert Bergmann from Oberhausen , who reached 302.5 kg (120-172.5). At the World and European Championships in Moscow in 1975 , he then achieved the best result of his career in the middleweight division. He took an excellent 5th place in the middleweight division with 315 kg (140-175).
In 1976 he won the German senior middleweight championship for the third time. His performance was 317.5 kg (142.5-175), with which he was clearly ahead of Karl Rimböck, Donaueschingen , 287.5 kg. At the European Championships in 1976 in Berlin (East) he reached 310 kg (140-170) in a duel and came in 8th place with this performance. It was also used at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal . He managed there in the middleweight 307.5 kg (137.5-170) and took 10th place.
At the German championships in 1977, Klaus Groh, starting in the light heavyweight division for the first time, scored 325 kg (147.5-177.5), placing himself ahead of Hans Schmidt from Donaueschingen , 312.5 kg and Horst Appel from Kassel , 307.5 kg 1st place. At the Welt- u. At the European Championships in 1977 in Stuttgart , he weighed 320 kg (145-175) and thus took an excellent 6th place in the fully assembled world elite.
In 1978 Klaus Groh had to bow to Norbert Bergmann in the German championship . Starting again in the middleweight division, he achieved 315 kg (142.5-172.5), while Norbert Bergmann came to 317.5 kg (135-182.5). At the European Championships in Havířov he achieved 305 kg (137.5-167.5), with which he finished 8th. Also at the World Championships in Gettysburg he lifted 305 kg (137.5-167.5) in a duel, which reached 10th place in the middleweight division.
In 1979 Klaus Groh became German senior champion for the fifth time. He achieved a personal best in the light heavyweight division with 337.5 kg (150-187.5), with which he stayed ahead of Norbert Bergmann , 335 kg (145-190) and Horst Appel , 330 kg (140-190). A few weeks later his performance at the European Championships in Varna was 330 kg (145-185), with which he finished 6th. At the German championship in Coburg in 1980 , Klaus Groh weighed 335 kg (155-180) in the light heavyweight division. He had to be satisfied with this performance behind Horst Appel, 345 kg (150-195) and Norbert Bergmann, 337.5 kg (147.5-190) with 3rd place. It is questionable whether it would have been used at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow . However, this start did not take place anyway, because the National Olympic Committee of the FRG, on the advice of the federal government, boycotted these games for political reasons.
After taking a break in 1981 due to injury, Klaus Groh was in 1982 behind Norbert Bergmann, 335 kg (145-190), German runner-up in the light heavyweight division with 315 kg (145-170). He then ended his career as a weightlifter. In 1984 he said goodbye as a sergeant major in the armed forces and, after working as a real estate agent, took over a fitness studio in 1993.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | |
| 1974 | 3. | EC cup tournament in Udine | medium | with 275 kg (125-150), behind Anselmo Silvino , Italy , 292.5 kg u. R. Chavigny, France , 282.5 kg |
| 1974 | 3. | Pannonia tournament in Budapest | medium | with 295 kg (130-165), behind Antal Stark, Hungary , 325 kg a. Tolew, Bulgaria, 310 kg |
| 1974 | 8th. | World Cup in Manila | medium | at 297.5 kg (132.5-165); Winner: Nedeltscho Kolew , Bulgaria , 335 kg (150-185), ahead of R. Russew, Bulgaria, 332.5 kg (152.5-180) |
| 1975 | 2. | EC cup tournament in Maastricht | medium | with 287.5 kg (125-162.5), behind Anselmo Silvino, 310 kg (140-170) |
| 1975 | 2. | Pannonia tournament in Budapest | medium | with 305 kg (140-165), behind Antal Stark, 320 kg |
| 1975 | 5. | WM + EM (5th) in Moscow | medium | with 315 kg (140-175); Winner: Peter Wenzel , GDR , 335 kg (145-190) ahead of Jordan Mitkow , Bulgaria, 332.5 kg (150-182.5) |
| 1976 | 4th | Danube Cup in Galați | medium | with 290 kg (130-160); Winner: Dragomir Cioroslan , Romania , 315 kg |
| 1976 | 8th. | EM in East Berlin | medium | with 310 kg (140-170); Winner: Wartan Militosjan , USSR , 340 kg (150-190) ahead of Peter Wenzel, 335 kg (150-185) |
| 1976 | 10. | OS in Montreal | medium | with 307.5 kg (137.5-170); Winner: Jordan Mitkow, 335 kg (145-190) ahead of Wartan Militosjan, 330 kg (145-185) |
| 1976 | 2. | Military World Cup in Baghdad | medium | with 295 kg, behind Ashrefi, Iran , 295 kg |
| 1977 | 1. | EC cup tournament in Dunstable | Slightly difficult | with 322.5 kg (147.5-175), before Horst Appel , Germany, 310 kg |
| 1977 | 6th | WM + EM (6th) in Stuttgart | Slightly difficult | with 320 kg (145-175); Winner: Gennadi Bessonow , USSR, 352.5 kg (157.5-195) ahead of Péter Baczakó , Hungary, 345 kg (152.5-192.5) |
| 1978 | 8th. | EM in Havířov | medium | with 305 kg (137.5-167.5); Winner: Wartan Militosjan, 342.5 kg (147.5-195) ahead of Zamari Todorow, Bulgaria, 330 kg (145-185) |
| 1978 | 10. | World Cup in Gettysburg | medium | with 305 kg (137.5-167.5); Winner: Roberto Urrutia , Cuba , 347.5 kg (155-192.5) ahead of Wartan Militosjan, 337.5 kg (147.5-190) |
| 1979 | 2. | EC cup tournament in Kassel | Slightly difficult | with 330 kg (150-180), behind Horst Appel, 332.5 kg (145-187.5) |
| 1979 | 6th | EM in Varna | Slightly difficult | with 330 kg (145-185); Winner: Blagoj Blagojew , Bulgaria, 380 kg (172.5-207.5) ahead of R. Rabczewski, Poland, 352.5 kg (155-197.5) |
| 1980 | 1. | EC cup tournament in Udine | Slightly difficult | with 325 kg (145-180), before Johansen, Denmark, 307.5 kg u. Hans Schmidt, FRG, 305 kg |
| 1980 | 4th | Danube Cup tournament in Trencin | Slightly difficult | at 317.5 kg (140-177.5); Winner: Bajraktarow, Bulgaria, 330 kg |
German championships
| year | space | Age group | Weight class | Result |
| 1971 | 4th | Youth A | Light | with 247.5 kg (75-77.5-95) |
| 1972 | 1. | Youth A | Light | with 325 kg (105-95-125) |
| 1973 | unpl. | Juniors | medium | after 3 unsuccessful attempts at tearing with 110 kg |
| 1974 | 1. | Juniors | medium | with 285 kg (125-160) in front of Norbert Bergmann , Oberhausen , 270 kg (120-150) |
| 1974 | 1. | Seniors | medium | with 305 kg (135-170), before Jürgen Wegel, Frankfurt , 282.5 kg a. Karl Rimböck, Donaueschingen , 280 kg |
| 1975 | 1. | Seniors | medium | with 307.5 kg (135-172.5), ahead of Norbert Bergmann , 302.5 kg (130-172.5) |
| 1976 | 1. | Seniors | medium | with 317.5 kg (142.5-175), ahead of Karl Rimböck, 287.5 kg |
| 1977 | 1. | Seniors | Slightly difficult | with 325 kg (147.5-177.5), before Hans Schmidt, Donaueschingen, 312.5 kg (150-162.5) and Horst Appel , Kassel , 307.5 kg |
| 1978 | 2. | Seniors | medium | behind Norbert Bergmann , 317.5 kg (135-182.5) |
| 1979 | 1. | Seniors | Slightly difficult | with 337.5 kg (150-187.5), ahead of Norbert Bergmann , 335 kg (145-190) and Horst Appel , 330 kg (140-190) |
| 1980 | 3. | Seniors | Slightly difficult | with 335 kg (155-180), behind Horst Appel , 345 kg (150-195) and Norbert Bergmann , 337.5 kg (147.5-190) |
| 1982 | 2. | Seniors | Slightly difficult | with 315 kg (145-170), behind Norbert Bergmann , 335 kg (145-190) |
Explanations
- Competitions until 1972 in the Olympic three-way fight (push, tear, push), since 1973 in one-on-one (tear, push),
- OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championships, EM = European Championships,
- Lightweight, then up to 67.5 kg, middle weight up to 75 kg and the like. Lightweight up to 82.5 kg body weight
swell
- Trade journal athletics ,
- Database of the Institute for Applied Training Sciences at the University of Leipzig
Web links
- Klaus Groh in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Klaus Groh Fitness World Champion 2006 in his age group
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Groh, Klaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German weightlifter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pirmasens |