Kurt Helbig (June 28, 1901, in

Plauen Plauen (; Czech language, Czech: ''Plavno'') is, with around 65,000 inhabitants, the fifth-largest city of Saxony, Germany after Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz and Zwickau, the second-largest city of the Vogtland after Gera, as well as the larges ...

– January 30, 1975) was a German

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

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. He died in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

. In 1928 he won the gold medal in the lightweight class.

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* 1901 births 1975 deaths Sportspeople from Plauen German male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Germany Weightlifters at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany World record setters in weightlifting Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub