Eugen Deutsch

Olympic medal record
Men's Weightlifting
1936 BerlinMen's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)

Eugen Deutsch (born November 9, 1907 in Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, killed February 8, 1945 (Aged 37) in Großsteinhausen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany) was a German weightlifter who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in light-heavyweight category. He lifted a total of 365 kg (clean and press - 105 kg, snatch - 110 kg, clean & jerk - 150 kg) at bodyweight of 81 kg.

He set one light-heavyweight press world record in 1934. He was a member of the club SC Augusta Augsburg from Augsburg. He was killed in action during World War II.[1]

References

  1. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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