Peter Petzold
Peter Petzold (born June 1, 1949 in Wilsdruff ) is a former German weightlifter . He won several medals at world and European championships.
Career
Peter Petzold began lifting weights as a teenager in Meißen . He started for the SC unit Dresden / Meißen . His trainer was Karl Breuer. In 1968 he was junior champion of the GDR in the light heavyweight with 355 kg (102.5-112.5-140) in the Olympic three-way fight. He won this title in 1969, but in the middle heavyweight with an increase to 395 kg in the Olympic three-way fight.
At 1.72 meters tall, Peter Petzold was a very strong athlete. This was also shown by the fact that he performed very well in the press, which was part of the Olympic three-way battle until the end of 1972 and was abolished from 1973. In this respect, the abolition of this discipline was a disadvantage for him.
In 1971 he won a light heavyweight tournament of the ASK Vorwärts Leipzig with 450 kg (145-132.5-172.5) and in 1972 he won the DGV Cup tournament in medium heavyweight with 487.5 kg (167.5-145-175) in the Olympic three-way battle in front of Peter Käks from ASK Vorwärts Leipzig , who scored 475 kg (150-140-185). From 1972 Peter Petzold only started in the middle heavyweight division, the weight class that at that time had its weight limit of 90 kg body weight. He has not yet made the leap to the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich .
In 1973 he took second place at the GDR championship with 340 kg in a duel behind Bernhard Radtke from SC Karl-Marx-Stadt , 342.5 kg. In the same year he was first used at the European Championships in Madrid , where he finished 4th with 345 kg behind David Rigert from the USSR , 367.5 kg, Andon Nikolow , Bulgaria , 352.5 kg and Atanas Schopow , Bulgaria, 350 kg. Took place. At the World Championships held in Havana in autumn 1983 , Peter Petzold increased to 357.5 kg (160-197.5 kg) and won a bronze medal in snatch, push and triathlon .
1974 Peter Petzold was the first time GDR master with 362.5 kg (160-202.5) in a duel. He also won this title in 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1979.
He remained successful on the international weightlifting stage for the next few years. In 1974 he finished 4th at the European Championships in Verona with 355 kg, but won the bronze medal in a duel with the same result at the World Championships of the same year in Manila . In front of him there were only the two Soviets David Rigert and Sergei Poltorazki , who came to 387.5 kg and 367.5 kg respectively. In 1975 the world championship, the zgl. was considered the European Championship, held in Moscow . Peter Petzold took 3rd place in a duel with 362.5 kg (160-202.5 kg) and also won the WM + EM bronze medal in the push with 202.5 kg. David Riegert, 377.5 kg and Sergei Poltorazki, 372.5 kg, also placed in front of him in this championship.
At the 1976 European Championships in Berlin (East), Peter Petzold reached 350 kg (157.5-192.5) for the bronze medal in a duel behind David Rigert , 397.5 kg (177.5-220) and Adam Saidulajew , USSR To gain 360 kg (160-200). At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal , he wasn't in good shape. He reached there only 345 kg (152.5-192.5), with which he only took 6th place. Olympic champion was David Rigert with 382.5 kg (170-212.5) in front of the American Lee James , 362.5 kg (165-197.5). James won the silver medal with an achievement that even a Peter Petzold in good shape could have achieved.
In 1977 Peter Petzold competed at the World and European Championships in Stuttgart . There he achieved 342.5 kg (152.5-190) and came in 6th place (EM valuation 5th place). After that he was not used in any international championship. But he still started in a few national and international tournaments and still achieved performances of around 350 kg in a duel up to 1979.
After the end of his career, he worked as a youth coach for many years.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | |
| 1971 | 2. | Baltic Cup | Slightly difficult | with 442.5 kg, behind Pavlov, USSR , 475 kg |
| 1972 | 1. | Grand Prix of Berlin | Slightly difficult | with 452.5 kg, in front of Rohde, GDR , 447.5 kg u. Bernhard Radtke , GDR, 447.5 kg |
| 1972 | 8th. | Pre-Olympic tournament in Ulm | Slightly difficult | with 460 kg; Winner: Valeri Schari , USSR, 492.5 kg, ahead of Norbert Ozimek , Poland , 490 kg |
| 1973 | 2. | Grand Prix of Berlin | Medium difficulty | with 337.5 kg, behind Jaakko Kailajärvi , Finland , 342.5 kg, in front of Bernhard Radtke, 325 kg |
| 1973 | 4th | EM in Madrid | Medium difficulty | with 345 kg, behind David Rigert , USSR, 367.5 kg, Andon Nikolow , 352.5 kg u. Atanas Schopow , 350 kg, bde. Bulgaria |
| 1973 | 3. | World Cup in Havana | Medium difficulty | with 357.5 kg (160-197.5), behind David Rigert, 365 kg (165-200) and Vasily Kolotov , USSR, 360 kg (157.5-202.5) |
| 1973 | 2. | Baltic Cup in Schwedt | Medium difficulty | with 347.5 kg, behind Ramonow, USSR, 347.5 kg, in front of Bernhard Radtke, 332.5 kg |
| 1974 | 1. | Friendship tournament in Yerevan | Medium difficulty | with 360 kg (160-200), before Sergei Poltorazki , USSR, 360 kg a. Awizen, Poland, 345 kg |
| 1974 | 4th | EM in Verona | Medium difficulty | with 355 kg (155-200), behind David Rigert , 385 kg, Andon Nikolow , 385 kg a. Sergei Poltorazki , 362.5 kg |
| 1974 | 1. | Baltic Cup in Växjö / Sweden | Medium difficulty | with 357.5 kg, before Sergei Poltorazki, 347.5 kg a. Hans Bettembourg , Sweden, 340 kg |
| 1974 | 3. | World Cup in Manila | Medium difficulty | with 355 kg (155-200), behind David Rigert , 387.5 kg (172.5-215) and Sergei Poltorazki , 367.5 kg (162.5-205) |
| 1975 | 1. | Grand Prix of Berlin | Medium difficulty | with 350 kg, in front of Rüdiger Grohnwald, GDR, 330 kg u. Paterka, Poland, 322.5 kg |
| 1975 | 2. | Friendship tournament in Zaporozhye | Medium difficulty | with 362.5 kg, behind David Rigert, 377.5 kg |
| 1975 | 1. | Blue Swords Cup in Meissen | Medium difficulty | with 355 kg, in front of Rüdiger Grohnwald, 330 kg u. Meinecke, bde. GDR, 327.5 kg |
| 1975 | 3. | WM + EM (3rd) in Moscow | Medium difficulty | with 362.5 kg (160-202.5), behind David Rigert , 377.5 kg u. Sergei Poltoratski , 372.5 kg |
| 1975 | 1. | Baltic Cup in Zopot | Medium difficulty | with 352.5 kg, before Adam Saidulajew , USSR, 340 kg a. Sochanski, Poland, 340 kg |
| 1976 | 3. | EM in Berlin (East) | Medium difficulty | with 350 kg (157.5-192.5), behind David Rigert, 382.5 kg (170-212.5) and Adam Saidulajew, 360 kg (160-200) |
| 1976 | 6th | OS in Montreal | Medium difficulty | with 345 kg (152.5-192.5); Winner: David Rigert , 382.5 kg (170-212.5) ahead of Lee James , USA , 362.5 kg (165-197.5) |
| 1976 | 1. | Baltic Cup in Lahti / Finland | Medium difficulty | with 365 kg (160-205), before Pawel Korusiewicz, 345 kg a. Henrik Stepien, 310 kg, bde. Poland |
| 1977 | 3. | Blue Swords Cup in Meissen | Medium difficulty | with 315 kg (140-175), behind Rolf Milser , FRG , 360 kg (157.5-102.5) u. Archandrov, Bulgaria, 335 kg |
| 1977 | 1. | Grand Prix of Berlin | Medium difficulty | with 340 kg (150-190), in front of Frank lamp, GDR, 325 kg |
| 1977 | 6th | WM + EM (5th) in Stuttgart | Medium difficulty | Winner: Sergei Poltorazki , 375 kg (167.5-207.5) ahead of Rolf Milser , 370 kg (162.5-207.5) |
| 1977 | 1. | Baltic Cup in Stralsund | Medium difficulty | with 350 kg (157.5-192.5), before Michael Hennig , GDR, 342.5 kg |
| 1978 | 3. | Blue Swords Cup in Meissen | Medium difficulty | with 340 kg (150-190), behind Michel Hennig, 342.5 kg a. Westphal, 340 kg, bde. GDR |
| 1978 | 2. | Baltic Cup in Wolfsburg | Medium difficulty | with 350 kg (150-200), behind Gennadi Bessonow , USSR, 375 kg (170-205) |
WM + EM individual medals
- World Cup bronze medals: 1973 / tearing - 1973 / pushing - 1975 / pushing
- European Championship bronze medals: 1974 / pushing - 1975 / pushing
GDR championships
| year | space | Age group | Weight class | Result |
| 1968 | 1. | Juniors | Slightly difficult | with 355 kg (102.5-112.5-140) |
| 1969 | 1. | Juniors | Slightly difficult | with 395 kg |
| 1971 | 2. | Seniors | Slightly difficult | behind Rohde, TSC Berlin |
| 1973 | 2. | Seniors | Medium difficulty | with 340 kg, behind Bernhard Radtke , SC Karl-Marx-Stadt , 342.5 kg |
| 1974 | 1. | Seniors | Medium difficulty | with 362.5 kg (160-202.5), in front of Hentschel, SC unit Dresden , 315 kg |
| 1975 | 1. | Seniors | Medium difficulty | with 357.5 kg (157.5-200), in front of Rüdiger Grohnwald, ASK forward Frankfurt / Oder, 340 kg (150-190) |
| 1976 | 1. | Seniors | Medium difficulty | before Michael Hennig , SC Einheit Dresden a. Dieter Schluricke, Motor Magdeburg |
| 1977 | 1. | Seniors | Medium difficulty | with 342.5 kg (150-192.5), before Michael Hennig, 342.5 kg a. Frank lamp, SC unit Dresden, 335 kg |
| 1979 | 1. | Seniors | Medium difficulty | with 352.5 kg (155-197.5), in front of Günter Jahnel, ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt / Oder, 345 kg a. Frank lamp, 335 kg |
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 Championship, EM = European Championship,
- Light heavy weight, then up to 82.5 kg, medium heavy weight, then up to 90 kg body weight
literature
- Athletics magazine , Karlsruhe ,
- Heavy athletics trade journal , Berlin (East),
- Database of the Institute for Applied Training Sciences at the University of Leipzig
Web links
- Peter Petzold in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Brief portrait of Peter Petzold
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petzold, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German weightlifter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilsdruff |