Eugen Deutsch (born 9 November 1907 in
Ludwigshafen
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,
Rheinland-Pfalz,
Germany
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, killed 8 February 1945 (aged 37) in
Großsteinhausen,
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany) was a
German
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weightlifter who competed in the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
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
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. He was killed in action during World War II.
References
External links
Eugen Deutsch's profile at Sports Reference.com
1907 births
1945 deaths
German male weightlifters
Weightlifters at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Germany
Olympic medalists in weightlifting
Olympic weightlifters for Germany
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Ludwigshafen
German Army personnel killed in World War II
People from the Palatinate (region)
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