Manfred Nerlinger

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Manfred Nerlinger Weightlifting
Personal information
Surname: Manfred Nerlinger
Nationality: GermanyGermany Germany
Date of birth: September 27, 1960
Place of birth: Munich
Size: 182 cm
Medal table
Medals

Manfred Nerlinger (born September 27, 1960 in Munich ) is a former German weightlifter who is now a trainer and entrepreneur.

Athletic career

Nerlinger began weightlifting in 1973 and was used internationally for the first time in 1982 at the World Championships in Ljubljana . In the super heavyweight over 110 kg, he finished 9th with a duel result of 370 kg (162.5 kg / 207.5 kg). At the World Cup in Moscow a year later, he achieved 6th place with 375.0 kg.

Nerlinger played his first Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984. Due to the Soviet boycott of the games, most classes were rather weak and Nerlinger won his first Olympic bronze medal with 397.5 kg, behind Dean Lukin with 412.5 kg and Mario Martinez with 410.0 kg. At the same time, this meant bronze at the World Cup, because both events were combined here for the last time.

Just one year later, at the World Cup in Södertälje 1985, Nerlinger was able to increase to 422.5 kg (185.0 kg / 237.5 kg) and took third place behind Krastew with 437.5 kg and Alexander Gunjaschew with 432.5 kg. At the 1986 World Cup in Sofia he was able to win the silver medal again behind Krastew with a duel result of 430.0 kg.

In 1987 in Ostrava his now achieved 450.0 kg (195.0 kg / 255.0 kg) were not enough for a duel medal due to the very strong competition. Kurlowitsch had won with 472.5 kg, ahead of Taranenko with 467.5 kg and Krastew with 460.0 kg. Nerlinger was able to win bronze in the push.

At the Olympic Games in 1988, Nerlinger was a favorite for a medal, especially after the Bulgarian federation no longer allowed its super heavyweight Krastew to start due to the previous doping scandal. Nerlinger was after the break with 190.0 kg, after he failed twice on 195.0 kg, in second place behind Kurlowitsch with 212.5 kg. In pushing, he secured the silver medal with his initial attempt of 240.0 kg and then waited. Kurlowitsch presented 250.0 kg and thus a duel result of 462.5 kg. Nerlinger then tried twice on 266.0 kg, but failed the first time on the output and the second time on the turnover. Martin Zawieja came third with 415.0 kg.

At the World Championships in Athens in 1989, Nerlinger lifted a total of 420.0 kg (177.5 kg / 242.5 kg). Above all, his relatively poor performance in the tear prevented a podium place in the duel. He won silver in pushing. Kurlowitsch became first again.

In 1990, Nerlinger started at a European championship for the first time and raised his absolute best here. After 197.5 kg in the tear, which meant bronze, he hit 257.5 kg and won silver with a duel of 455.0 kg behind Kurlowitsch with 467.5 kg. Also at the EM 1991 in Donaueschingen he reached second place with 422.5 kg, this time behind Taranenko with 447.5 kg. At the World Cup in the same year, his performance of 425.0 kg was enough for second place behind Kurlowitsch with 455.0 kg.

His third Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 also meant his third Olympic medal. With 412.5 kg (180.0 kg / 232.5 kg) and only two of six valid attempts, he achieved third place behind Kurlowitsch with 450.0 kg and Taranenko with 425.0 due to his lower body weight compared to fourth place kg.

For this he received the silver bay leaf on June 23, 1993.

In the following year 1993 Nerlinger won the European Championship with 427.5 kg, ahead of Tschemerkin with 425.0 kg. At the World Cup in Melbourne, however, he had to admit defeat to Ronny Weller , who now competed for the first time in the super heavyweight over 108 kg. Weller achieved 442.5 kg, Nerlinger 440.0 kg. In addition, he won silver in snatching with 192.5 kg and gold in jerking with 247.5 kg, which after the restructuring of the classes after 1992 meant a new world record.

At the 1994 World Cup in Istanbul, Nerlinger only came in fifth with 425.0 kg. At the European Championship in 1995, however, his duel result of 417.5 kg was enough again for the silver medal behind Tschemerkin with 442.5 kg. When the field of participants got stronger again for the World Cup in China, Nerlinger placed fourth with 427.5 kg. Tschemerkin was the winner again ahead of Weller.

Nerlinger's last international competition was the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. With his absolute highest competition weight of 164.42 kg, he achieved 422.5 kg, which was enough for sixth place with the high power density of this weight class.

Others

  • Nerlinger is a car mechanic, was with the Bundeswehr from 1980 to 1999 and has a diploma as a trainer from the Sports University in Cologne.
  • From 2000 to 2007 he trained the youngsters in the Association of German Weightlifters.
  • In 2004 he was awarded the Bavarian Sports Prize in the “Ambassador of Bavarian Sports” category.
  • In addition, Nerlinger runs a company in Munich that sells weightlifting and weight training equipment.
  • Nerlinger has been married since 1994 and has two children.
  • In the course of his career, Nerlinger set 37 German records.

Personal best

  • Tear: 197.5 kg at the European Championships in Aalborg 1990 in the 110 kg class.
  • Jerk: 260.0 kg at the 1988 Olympic Trials in the 110 kg class.
  • Duel: 455.0 kg at the European Championships in Aalborg 1990 in the class over 110 kg.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Manfred Nerlinger in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on December 15, 2009.
  2. ↑ a b Tabular autobiography of Manfred Nerlinger ( Memento of the original from 23 August 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 15, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nerlinger.com
  3. ↑ Landessportbund Niedersachsen e. V., VIBSS: The Federal President and his duties in the field of sport: “… on June 23, 1993, Federal President von Weizsäcker signed…. disabled and non-disabled athletes, namely the medal winners of the Olympic and Paralympic Games 1992, with the Silver Loebeerblatt from ... "
  4. ^ Evi Simeoni: In conversation: Manfred Nerlinger. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . August 11, 2009, accessed April 12, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Olympic Weightlifting: All-Time Top Lists (200-250-450) , accessed December 15, 2009.
personal data
SURNAME Nerlinger, Manfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich