Josef Manger (26 May 1913 – 13 March 1991) was a German heavyweight weightlifter who won a European title in 1935, an Olympic gold medal in 1936, and two world titles in 1937 and 1938. Between 1935 and 1941 he set 11 ratified world records, ten in the press and one in the snatch.[1] His career was cut short by World War II, after which he worked as a salesman. A street in Bamberg, his hometown, was named in his honor.[2]
josef, manger, 1913, march, 1991, german, heavyweight, weightlifter, european, title, 1935, olympic, gold, medal, 1936, world, titles, 1937, 1938, between, 1935, 1941, ratified, world, records, press, snatch, career, short, world, after, which, worked, salesma. Josef Manger 26 May 1913 13 March 1991 was a German heavyweight weightlifter who won a European title in 1935 an Olympic gold medal in 1936 and two world titles in 1937 and 1938 Between 1935 and 1941 he set 11 ratified world records ten in the press and one in the snatch 1 His career was cut short by World War II after which he worked as a salesman A street in Bamberg his hometown was named in his honor 2 Josef MangerJosef Manger c 1936Personal informationBorn26 May 1913Bamberg GermanyDied13 March 1991 aged 77 Tutzing GermanySportSportWeightliftingClubSC Roland BambergMedal record Men s weightliftingRepresenting GermanyOlympic Games1936 Berlin 82 5 kgWorld championships1937 Paris 82 5 kg1938 Vienna 82 5 kgEuropean championships1934 Genoa 82 5 kg1935 Paris 82 5 kgReferences edit Josef Manger chidlovski net Josef Manger sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 nbsp This biographical article relating to weightlifting in Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a German Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josef Manger amp oldid 1163686229, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
