 Manfred Rieger in 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 April 1941 Zittau, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104–126 kg (229–278 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SG Robur Zittau | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manfred Rieger (born 25 April 1941) is a retired German weightlifter. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, as heavyweight in 1964 and 1968 and super heavyweight in 1972, and finished in eleventh, fourth and fifth place, respectively.[1] Between 1966 and 1970 he won a bronze medal in the super heavyweight category at every European championship (the championships were not conducted in 1967).[2]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Rieger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ↑ Manfred Rieger. chidlovski.net
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