Name Eugen Deutsch | Role Olympic athlete | |
Olympic medals Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's Light Heavyweight 75-82.5 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.
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