Eugen Mühlberger
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 30 August 1902 Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| Died | 1 August 1944 (aged 41) or 1943[1] Soviet Union |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | featherweight |
| Club | VfK 86 Mannheim |
| Updated on 12 December 2016 | |
Eugen Mühlberger (30 August 1902 – 1 August 1944 or 1943[1]) was a German weightlifter, who competed in the featherweight category and represented Germany at international competitions. He won German national championships in 1925–27, 1929, 1930 and 1932.[2] He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics, where he placed 11th among 21 competitors.[3] Mühlberger set the world record in the featherweight category in the snatch, lifting 93 kg on 18 March 1929 in Hamburg.[1][4][5] He won the European Weightlifting Championships in 1930,[2] placed second the following year, held the world record in his division in 1931, but did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles.[6][7]
Mühlberger died during the Second World War in August 1944 having been missing in action while fighting on the eastern front in the Soviet Union.[3][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "TOP OLYMPIC LIFTERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY". Lift Up History of Olympic Weightlifting. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ a b http://www.habe-web.de/gewichtheben-2015/gewichtheben-2014/heben-gehört-zum-leben/ [dead link]
- ^ a b "Profile of Eugen Mühlberger". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Eugen Muhlberger, Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century @ Lift Up".
- ^ "Featherweight class". dhost.info. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Sports References. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "LES RÉSULTATS HALTÉROPHILIE > CHAMPIONNAT D'EUROPE". Sports Quick (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Alfabetische lijst letter M". Olympische Spelen Anekdotes (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
External links
[edit]- "EUGEN MÜHLBERGER". Profile at Olympic.org. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- Eugen Mühlberger at Olympedia
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