Name Manfred Nerlinger | ||
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Olympic medals Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's Super Heavyweight +110 kg Similar People Aleksandr Kurlovich, Leonid Taranenko, Martin Zawieja, Dean Lukin | ||
Manfred nerlinger weltmeister im stossen sofia 1986
Manfred Nerlinger (born September 27, 1960 in Munich, Bavaria) is a German former weightlifter, trainer and entrepreneur.
Contents
- Manfred nerlinger weltmeister im stossen sofia 1986
- Frank rothwell s olympic weightlifting history 1988 olympics manfred nerlinger snatch
- Biography
- References
Frank rothwell s olympic weightlifting history 1988 olympics manfred nerlinger snatch
Biography
He started with weightlifting in 1973. Competing in the superheavyweight category, he participated in four Summer Olympics, and won two bronze medals and one silver medal. Nerlinger participated in 11 World Championships, winning 3 medals in the snatch, 7 medals in the clean and jerk, 2 of them gold medals, and 5 medals in the combined competition.
He also participated in 10 European Championships, winning one medal in the snatch, 6 medals in the clean and jerk, one of them a gold medal, and 5 medals in the combined competition, one of them a gold medal. In 1993 he lifted a world record clean and jerk with 247.5 kg.
Nerlinger also lifted 37 German records. His personal bests were, before 1993: 197.5 kg snatch, 260.0 kg clean and jerk, 455.0 kg combined; after weight categories were changed in 1993: 192.5 kg snatch, 247.5 kg clean and jerk, 440.0 kg combined. Since 2000 he works as national youth trainer in the German weightlifting federation (BVDG). He also runs a shop selling weightlifting products.