Heinrich Schneidereit (23 December 1884 – 30 September 1915) was a German heavyweight weightlifter who competed at the

1906 Intercalated Games The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games i ...

. He won a gold medal in the tug of war and bronze medals in the one hand lift and two hand lift. Schneidereit joined a weightlifting club when he was aged 16, but owing to his athletic background soon became one of the best German competitors and won four medals at the world weightlifting championships of 1903–1911. In 1914 he won his last competition and was studying business administration. The following year, he was killed in France during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schneidereit, Heinrich 1884 births 1915 deaths Olympic weightlifters of Germany German male weightlifters German military personnel killed in World War I Sportspeople from Cologne Weightlifters at the 1906 Intercalated Games Tug of war competitors at the 1906 Intercalated Games Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games World Weightlifting Championships medalists

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