Friedrich "Fritz" Hünenberger (14 March 1897 – 30 August 1976) was a

Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ...

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

and in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. He won two Olympic silver medals in the light-heavyweight class.

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* 1897 births 1976 deaths Swiss male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Switzerland Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1924 Summer Olympics World record setters in weightlifting {{Switzerland-Olympic-medalist-stub