Werner Arnold (weightlifter)

Werner Arnold wins the GDR heavyweight championship in 1965

Werner Arnold (born June 11, 1931 in Oberlungwitz ) is a former German weightlifter ( GDR ).

Career

Werner Arnold, who was born in Saxony, grew up in his birthplace and learned the saddlery trade. As a strong young man he turned to weightlifting and started doing this sport at the BSG "Chemie" Chemnitz . There, under the direction of Herbert Svejkovski, a successful weightlifting center had formed. Later he also started for BSG Chemie Karl-Marx-Stadt and SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt. Werner Arnold soon saw his first successes. In 1953 he took second place in the heavyweight division of the German youth championships, which were then still held all over Germany, and in 1954 he became all-German junior champion. In the course of his career he also came to some international assignments. In 1960 he represented Germany at the Olympic Games in Rome . In 1964 he failed in the Olympic qualification due to three invalid attempts in pressing. After 1955, the central German athletes only started at the GDR championships. Werner Arnold achieved excellent results with these until 1965 and was GDR heavyweight champion six times. He was the first heavyweight in the GDR to reach an international level.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, S = Heavyweight)

• 1957, 6th place , EM in Kattowitz , S, with 407.5 kg;
• 1959, 9th place ( 6th place ), WM + EM in Warsaw , S, with 417.5 kg;
• 1960, 12th place , OS in Rome , S, with 425 (135.0, 125.0, 165.0) kg

International battles

• 1956, GDR - Hungary , S, 377.5 kg - Toth, György, 390,
• 1959, GDR - France , S, 417.5 kg - Hamm, 377.5 kg,
• 1964, GDR - Finland , S, 465 kg - Eino Mäkinen , 462.5 kg

GDR championships

• 1957, 1st place, S, with 407.5 kg, ahead of Kurt Stemplinger , Leipzig , 357.5 kg;
• 1958, 1st place, S, with 400 kg;
• 1959, 1st place, S, with 407.5 kg, ahead of Stemplinger, 400 kg;
• 1960, 1st place, S;
• 1961, 1st place, S;
• 1962, 3rd place, S, with 405 kg, behind Stemplinger, 440 kg and Manfred Rieger , Zittau , 417.5 kg;
• 1964, 2nd place, S, with 450 kg, behind Stemplinger, 465 kg;
• 1965, 1st place, S, with 455 kg, in front of Pfeil, Leipzig, 412.5 kg

Web links

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• Werner Arnold in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )